PRODUCTION AND TIME PLANNING

MAJOR KEY AREAS

Research
- First hand research, interviewing people and seeing if they know the story- trying to get different versions of the same story for people
- British Folk art, looking at different methods used
-Crafts, exploring different mediums I could utilise in the costume

--- BOOKS
- Wildermann, Charles Freger
-Axel Hoedt: Dusk
- Axel Hoedt: Once a Year
- Arcadia Britannica: A Modern British Folklore Portrait
-Haunted Air, Ossian Brown 
- Mummer, Maypoles and Milkmaids: A Journey Through the English Ritual Year

Design Development
- Rough Plans for costume- x3 different ideas
- Rough Plans for illustrations
-Story board for illustrations
- Different experiments for structure + textile
   ----- cardboard head
   ----- willow weaved head
   ----- embroidery
   ----- tapestry
   ----- print making
-Gather stories from different people

Production
-Create illustrations of story (These may influence/be a part of the costume itself)
-Create head of costume
-Make body and attach to the head
-Record audio of people telling the story
-Arrange so that the audio can be played from within the costume
-Somewhere amongst this possible arrange for photographs to be taken (Myself, friend or photography student)

Final Production
- Final assembly/ final touches to the costume
- Edit/ Print illustrations
- Frame illustrations
- Make sure it is possible for the costume to be suspended from the ceiling
-Set up exhibition


ROUGH TIME PLAN

18th Oct- Pitch and Plan deadline

Late Oct- Nov Start research---- collect ideas from books mentioned and make a list of methods/skills that I would like to use i.e. weaving, sewing
Look at illustrators and keep drawing everyday and try and establish drawing style to take forward for the narrative illustrations

Nov- Jan design development--- sketch out three ideas for costumes, experiment and see if any new ideas lead anywhere. Produce rough plans for costume. Make rough plans/story board the illustrations. Depending on what I find in research set time aside to practice and strengthen skills I need to make the costume. Practice any techniques that may be used for the illustrations e.g.. printmaking. Carry this on over the xmas holidays so I can come back with a concrete plan of what I will be doing for production.

Feb - May Production + Final Production- Creating the costume- making the head and putting together the body. Drawing and painting the illustrations, arrange audio etc. Organise photoshoot Assemble costume, print and frame illustrations