Costume Design and Making with Foundation Year BA (Hons)

**Course Overview**From film to fashion shows, TV to theatre, all productions depend on great costumes to bring stories to life and capture the imagination of the audience. This degree is largely based on practical work and during your time with us you’ll develop your skills in costume making, as well as showing the process, creativity and innovation behind your designs. Taught in collaboration with industry specialists based at our campus and Pinewood Studio base, this course combines theory, industry expertise and hands-on projects through a variety of mediums.**Why study this subject?**The costumes you design and create form a key part of an audience’s appreciation of the drama. With this training you can expect a whirlwind of briefs, from period dresses to futuristic and modern day costumes - immerse yourself in the scripts, and bring performances to life with your creations.Become part of the team working together behind the scenes to create out of this world costumes and designs that engage the audience and help them fall in love with both plot and characters.**Why study at Buckinghamshire New University?**Dream of crafting incredible costumes for stage, screen or the catwalk? At Bucks, we’ll help you develop the know-how you need to kickstart your career and bring your ideas alive. With London on our doorstep, you’ll be near the world’s best cultural centres, such as theatres, museums and galleries. We’ll help connect you with designers in and around the capital, and you’ll have the chance to showcase your work at our exhibitions.Develop a strong portfolio of work that showcases your creativity to employers, learn from industry experts in top teaching facilities, based on our campus at the iconic Pinewood Studios and benefit from our links with the National Theatre and the British Fashion Council.**What facilities can I use?**Bring your designs to life at the Red Shed, our fashion and textiles facility where you’ll find all the equipment you need, including sewing and garment production facilities, knit machines, screen printing equipment and a dye laboratory.**What will I study?**You’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the industry with live briefs and student design competitions. As well as the chance to join workshops run by other courses. By the time you graduate you will be able to design, create and bring stories to life with your costumes.**How will I be taught and assessed?**This course is offered as a four-year programme, including an initial Foundation Year. The Foundation Year will allow you to develop your academic study skills and build confidence in your abilities, identifying your own strengths and development needs for progression onto an undergraduate degree.Exploring the history , we'll look at period fashion, costume design, textiles and more. Alongside this, you will embed yourself in practice through the exploration of materials, processes, design techniques, and digital software.Working in our lively studios, you'll explore 2D and 3D design, pattern cutting, manufacturing and illustration. Most importantly, you’ll learn what it takes to respond to different character briefs and how costume brings scripts to life. Because you’ll be taught alongside our fashion and textiles students, you’ll gain invaluable insight into the processes that support costume design.To put your skills to the test, we'll set you an industry brief. At the same time, we’ll develop your professional skills and support you to go on placement or undertake work-related opportunities. As well as our connection with industry specialists, we work with different producers, designers and organisations in the local area and London. For previous projects, we've collaborated with the V&A Museum and the British Fashion Council.We’l