Career questions tagged costume-design
How likely is it that I would be able to start a successful costume design business? Am I likely to become well-known in the field through this?
For context I have been designing costumes since I was in elementary school. My dad was a set designer for a well known private school in Iowa where I got connected and was able to start helping with the costuming. When we moved away from there he became a director at a high school which meant that I was heading up the costuming department on my own. When we moved again I was able to take full control of the costuming department of my new school and designed and made or found every costume in my final high school musical. I am getting a degree in business while double majoring in technical theater with the hope to go on and get my masters in costume design. I’m just curious if this is going to be a successful course of action or not. I would like to do costuming for theater but would be open to film as well. I also will be taking courses in special effects makeup to broaden my skill set and allow me to use a lot of my interests and skills. I am a painter, a seamstress, a drawer, a sculptor, and easily adaptable to learning new creative skills.
What are Some Careers in Theatre?
I'm majoring technical theatre and design in college, which is my passion. I'd like to know what my options are, for a career. I do scenic design, but it isn't what I'd want to spend my life doing. I like the idea of having a higher position in the performing theatre. Perhaps, overseeing the designs done by the costuming, lighting, and scenic designers. I want something more overall that pertains to the entire field itself. #theatre #theatrical-production #set-design #construction-set-building #technical-design #stage-lighting #costume-design #costumer #production
What advice would you give a theater major who isn't quite sure where they want to put most of their focus, i.e. acting, costume design, stage design, etc...?
I'm very passionate about theater and love ever aspect of it from cutting scripts to lighting to being the star of the show. I just don't know what I want to be my primary focus in order for me to start focusing my education and training on what I want to do for the rest of my life in the world of theater. #theatre #theater #set-design #costume-design