Kaiapoi High School

Level 3 Wearable Art

Course Description

Head of Faculty/Teacher in Charge: Mx R. Goldstein, Mr B. Morrison.

Recommended Prior Learning

To be accepted for this course, students should have earned 14 or more credits from Level 2 Wearable Arts, or have received HOF approval

This is a practical 3D making course for students who want to create designs for an event or performance context.

This could be film, fashion, theatre, kapa haka, dance, or a cultural performance.

It can be a real or fictitious event.

You choose themes based on your own interests

In year 13 students will need to choose 4 courses from the options available.

Course Overview

What is taught in courses varies from year to year. This course could include:
In year 13 students will need to choose 4 courses from the options available. The options are: Design costumes/ Make costumes/ Design props and scenery/ Make props and scenery/ Design special effects makeup/ Create the special effects makeup.

*You can design four themed costumes of your choice. You can have one main costume and 3 supporting costumes.
* You can make your four costumes. You can create your costumes by upcycling existing garments and using found materials. The supporting costumes can involve making a smaller accentuating item. For example a waist weaving, vest, or a cape for a particular role.

* You can develop props and scenic elements for an event or performance.
* You can construct props and scenic elements for an event or performance.

*You can design special effects makeup applications to enhance your costume and props. Special effects makeup can utilise prosthetics/ stage makeup/ fashion makeup/ stencils/ and found materials.
* You can realise (create) the special effects makeup on yourself, models, performers.

Overall:
*You will create drawings to realise your designs, and models to realise your designs.
*You will experiment with materials.
*You can use the basic patterns in class or create your own.
* You should use found textiles, and recycled or donated materials.
*At the end of the year there is the opportunity to showcase your costume, props, and makeup at the fashion runway event.
*If your class occurs during a school production year, you could create for this context.

Faculties:

The Arts

Assessment Information

In this course, you will be offered 6 different internal standards. You will need to choose 4-5 standards to complete.

For example: Choose "Develop a costume Design" and "Realise a Costume Design", and leave out "Develop a scenic design for a given work" and "Construct Props and Scenic Elements". Other combinations are available. The course uses “Entertainment and Event Technology” standards.