Learning Agreement and Work Plan

NAME: Erica Rupp

COURSE: BA (Hons) Costume w/ Performance Design

UNIT TITLE: Self Directed Project

REF. NO./LEVEL: CSS518

WEIGHTING: 2.0

DURATION: 9 Weeks

HOURS OF STUDY: 300 Hours

Unit Leader: Adele Keeley/Graham Cottenden

Your Blog address: http://sdpericar.blogspot.co.uk/

DESCRIPTION: 

I chose to work on the Costume Store project, which also includes Breathe. For the costume store, we have to make a men’s shirt, breeches or a waistcoat, and a women’s blouse, which Dexter choses for us. For Breathe, we are making base costumes, altering existing pieces and creating pieces from designs to go over the base costumes, and working with the community and other students in the Breathe Together Club on Wednesday nights. 

For the Costume Store, I will make a men’s shirt, breeches or a waistcoat, and a women’s blouse, and for Breathe, I will work on the base costumes and making bits for the different dance groups, as well as helping at Breathe Together Club.  And accompanying and recording them both will be my blog.

I chose the Costume Store because I wanted a chance to further develop my sewing skills, particularly working on my neatness. Breathe was added on to the Costume Store, not actually a choice, and at first I wasn’t very thrilled about it because I wasn’t particularly interested in it, but after the brief on it am actually pretty excited. I was initially (and still am, a bit) nervous to have to work with and sort of teach other people how to make things, but overall I’m glad Breathe was added.  

For assessment, I will produce a body of construction work to include 3 garments for the costume store (patterns will be provided). and a body of costume interpretation work for Breathe together with personal reflection of the development of your project in your blog.

Work Plan

12 March, Mon	first day of shirt - costume store
13 March, Tues	late night Battle for the Winds
15 March, Thurs	Breathe intro and demo sessions
19 March, Mon	shirt cont’d - costume store
20 March, Tue	late night Battle for the Winds
21 March, Weds	shirt cont’d - costume store
22 March, Thurs	hand-in learning agreement Breathe - continue base costume painting, t-shirt screen printing etc
23 March, Fri	finish shirt
26 March - 9 April	Easter holiday
11 April, Weds	re-focus meeting begin waistcoat or breeches - costume store first Breathe Together Club
12 April, Thurs	Breathe
13 April, Fri	waistcoat or breeches cont’d - costume store
16 April, Mon	waistcoat or breeches cont’d - costume store
18 April, Weds	Breathe Together Club
19 April, Thurs	Breathe
20 April, Fri	waistcoat or breeches cont’d - costume store
23 April, Mon	waistcoat or breeches cont’d - costume store
25 April, Weds	blog review tutorial
26 April, Thurs	Breathe
27 April, Fri	finish waistcoat or breeches
2 May, Weds	begin women’s blouse - costume store Breathe Together Club
3 May, Thurs	Breathe
4 May, Fri	women’s blouse cont’d
9 May, Weds	women’s blouse cont’d  Breathe Together Club
10 May, Thurs	Breathe
11 May, Fri	women’s blouse cont’d
16 May, Weds	women’s blouse cont’d  Breathe Together Club
17 May, Thurs	student presentations
23 May, Weds	HAND-IN SDP