Good Will Hunting – Technical Theatre One
Project Subject: Costume Design and Construction
Project Description: Students will make a costume using clothing items that are “found” or are
from Good Will or other thrift stores. Students may also ask friends and relatives for some castoff, outgrown, or even ruined clothing items. Students will be given a picture or a character from
a play or movie and then will re-create the costume the character is wearing. Students are not
allowed to buy fabric at the fabric store, but instead must recycle or reuse premade clothing items
which are either given to them or which they purchased at the thrift store. Students will also do a
comparative analysis of the price of making the costume using cast-off clothing for fabric
compared to the price of purchasing the fabric at a fabric store. (It will be cheaper to use cast-off
clothing). The students will also submit photos of the design process and a costume rendering
showing how they used the various items they were giver on bought at the thrift store to make the
costume. (Students will spend no more than $20.00 total on this project, this is an estimated 5-7
dollars per student. This project can easily be done within this budget, and often at entirely no
cost.)
Project Purpose: The purpose of this project is to teach you to be resourceful and cost efficient
when designing and making costumes. It also teaches you to be resourceful in your thinking and
design concepts.
Project Materials:
1. Cast off or found clothing items such as: shirts, slacks, dresses, ties, scarves, pjs, prom
dresses, fur-like coats, etc. Think outside the box! Example: A woman’s half slip makes a great
apron when cut up the side seam and a waistband is added.
2. Needle and thread, sewing machines, scissors, hot glue and hot glue guns.
3. Trim items: old buttons, ribbon scraps, etc. Even items like spray glitter, puffy paint, etc.
4. Camera, and no, you may not use the camera on your phone.
5. Paper and colored pencils for your rendering.
6. Receipts and all financial documentation as to how much the project cost.
7. Folder with brads for putting your project together.
Project Assessment:
1. Actual costume: Will be graded on effort and following directions.
The following points will either all be given, or none will be given in each category. You must
follow all directions to receive the points.
2. Financial Chart: Must be filled out completely and include all receipts.
3. Photo Documentation/Journal: At least three photos of each stage of design and construction
with full descriptions
4. Color Rendering: Must be drawn using the techniques learned in class (8 heads) and must be
in color, neat and creative. Rendering must show how the students used different clothing items
and incorporated them into the final costume. The student will need to draw the complete and
finished costume, then in the surrounding area, draw the individual clothing items with arrows
pointing to the area of the finished costume where they are used.)
5. Daily Goals Sheet: Your group will fill out a sheet daily where you will state your goals for the
day, what you are going to do to accomplish your goals, and where you will set goals for the next
day.
6. Character Analysis Worksheet: Your group will turn in one character analysis sheet giving
details of your chosen character, after your choice has been approved by Mrs. Leffel
Due Date: The entire project is due on April 16th for B Day, and April 17th for A Day.
NAME OF COSTUME:
PERIOD:
WHS Technical Theatre Costume Design Project
GOOD WILL HUNTING FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:
ITEM
Team Members
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
BORROWED
Amount Spent: $
FREE
BOUGHT $
Total Spent $
$
Actual Price Paid
Retail Value of Item
Total Retail Cost
$
EXAMPLE
WHS Technical Theatre Costume Design Project
GOOD WILL HUNTING FINANCIAL ANALYSIS:
ITEM
BORROWED
Black Dress
Sparkly Yarn
White Feather Boa
Pkg Sequins
Feather Duster
Silver Glitter
Team Members
1. Lexi Lehberg
2. Joel Reed
3. Nada Jawad
4.
5.
FREE
BOUGHT $
Actual Price Paid
X
X
(Good Will) $3
X
$3.99
X
$3.99
X
X
Amount Spent: $
$3.99
$3.99
$3.00
Total Spent
$10.98
Retail Value of Item
$85.00
$12.00
$19.00
$3.99
$4.00
$3.99
Total Retail Cost
$127.98
Good Will Hunting Character Worksheet
Character Name: ____________________ Movie: _____________________________
Time Period: ________________________ Location: ___________________________
Describe the costume:
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Describe all costume accessories:
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What items/materials can you use to recreate this costume?
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Create a timeline for your costume creation.
Day One:
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Day Two:
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Day Three:
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Day Four:
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Day Five:
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Day Six:
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