Practical courses for the artists, designers and writers of the future who wish to develop a competitive portfolio and experience university life. Book your place on a Summer School course today!
Introduction:
Get hands-on experience of designing, casting, mould making and using paint effects to fabricate realistic props and costumes for theatre performances and TV.
This practical and fun course is ideal if you’re interested in finding out what it’s like to work behind the scenes on a theatre or TV project to bring characters to life.
It’s also ideal if you are considering further studies and wish to start your portfolio with a unique and creative project.
What You'll Study:
On this course you’ll design and create a character, producing a prop and a piece for a costume that could be used in a scene on stage or screen.
You’ll create a leather belt for your character, whether it’s for a medieval knight or a gun slinging cowboy, considering the costume breakdown realism of the piece, giving it a history and aiding in the character development.
You’ll also delve into making a sculptural headpiece, whether for fantasy characters, zombies, or creatures, developing the features of the piece based on your character.
Working from an industry style brief, you’ll design a character to create your pieces for and provide them with a backstory.
Observing professional prop and costume maker’s work, you'll learn about the process they go through in the development of a character, from initial sketches to a finished piece.
By the end of the course you'll have imaginative pieces that demonstrate character development, aging and realism for theatre and TV projects.
You’ll also leave with experience of working with various industry materials using a variety of different tools and techniques, with lots of images to add to your portfolio.
During this course, you will:
practice using hand tools for leatherworking, carved foam and latex
add surface decoration techniques to the pieces through dyeing, stamping, and aging
make a leather belt using raw vegetable tanned leather with distressed and aged elements
create a model headdress to make into a mould that reflects your individual interests
turn your 2D designs into a model and a 3D structure to understand the design process
work in 3D to create a model, mould and cast replica with paint effects for a realistic finish
consider how to create a believable costume or prop, whether based in reality or fantasy.
Social Events:
We appoint NTU Student Ambassadors who host social events on Monday and Wednesday evening to help you make friends across the whole of our summer school programme for 15 – 17 year olds, which are free to attend.
Duke of Edinburgh:
This course can count as your Gold DofE Residential Award and is an amazing opportunity to make new friends and memories. It will be fun and gently challenging, allowing you to follow your passion and discover talents you never knew you had.
DofE participants must book both the course and accommodation on campus for this to count towards your Gold Award.
You must also attend the social events that are planned on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and you must plan and attend your own social activities with other participants on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Prices:
Course: £525.00 + (optional) Accommodation: £259.00
You can find out more about our facilities, tutors and how to book your place on the NTU website.