The Use of Electronics in Costuming — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

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Additional Information

More information is available at carthage.edu/celebration-scholars/. The following are members of the Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Committee who are eager to listen to ideas and answer questions:

Jun Wang
Kim Instenes
John Kirk
Nora Nickels
Andrew Pustina
James Ripley

The Use of Electronics in Costuming

Name: Hayley Sherwood
Major: Theatre
Hometown: Lake Villa, IL
Faculty Sponsor: Kim Instenes
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: SURE
Funding: SURE

Abstract

A SURE research project used to aid in the costume design for the 2016 New Play initiative, Breath of Stars. Professor Kim Instenes was the costume designer for Breath of Stars along with Hayley Sherwood, who was her assistant designer. The play's main theme is how technology affects relationships, interaction between people and how information in relationships is given and received. This project was used to discover ways that electronics such as projections and LED lights could be used in conjunction with costumes in order to create a better understanding of the text. During this research, a variety of fabrics with different fibers and weaves were used to discover the different effects that lighting from a projector and LED lights would have on it. The LED lights did not make it into the final design but the manipulation of different fabrics did help in understanding how the projections will reflect on the costumes.

Poster file