Presenting our hat (Costume Mini Project)

Beth provided the group with our hat materials - brown cloth, tartan cloth and white netting.
The brown cloth will be the base colour for the hat, although we initially decided on grey, this colour was our only source, and it is still as much of a negative (dark mood) colour. The tartan will be the patches on the wizard's hat. Tartan is old-fashioned so it proved to be suitable. The colours in the tartan cloth include red, green and yellow, which make it stand out from the brown base. Lastly, the netting will represent cobwebs, therefore aging the hat like we initially wished to.



Sketch of hat, with attachments of different fabrics.

We would like the hat to be made 30cm (12 inches) tall, with it flopping mainly at the back. We have decided to 'oversize' it so the children will be engaged and interested by it. The largness of the hat may also create humour. A disadvantage of the hat being quite tall could be that it weighs down the actor's head, altering his posture. However, his posture becoming slouchy will match well with his lazy attitude. The character of Fizban having a
slouchy posture is also appropriate because of his old age.

Our presentation went well in my opinion. We were quite organised, designating a section for each person to speak about. Kim did ask questions on the spot which put us under pressure, but I think as a team we responded well and supported eachother's statements. Next time, I wish I'd have learnt my speech by heart so I could've been more natural in my delivery.