Katherine Hochman
Toronto,ON
Summary
Costume and Props Designer with a background in Art History, and a passion for designs that bring stories to life. Technically proficient in sewing, fitting and modifying garments. Excellent budget administrator and project manager, and well versed in developing complete production styles.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Set and Costume Design Mentorship
Canadian Artists Network
2023.08 - 2023.12
- Mentoring under Shawn Kerwin
- Create set and costume designs for a play set by mentor
- Learn drafting for the theatre / reading Drawings; Ground plans, Sections, Elevations
- Create set models using various materials and techniques, including digital illustration
- Fabric/material shop for costume designs
- Various assigned readings, centering around different types of garment and architectural history
Costume and Props Designer
Stage West Theatre
2023.06 - 2023.08
- Worked as lead Costume and Props Designer for summer conservatory
- Conceptualized and executed prop designs, ensuring alignment with directorial vision and thematic accuracy
- Managed budget, timelines, and logistics related to props acquisition, fabrication, and props table
- Researched to ensure authenticity and appropriate representation of different time periods and cultures in costume designs
- Shopped for garments not available in costume stock
- Sewed and altered garments as needed
- Design all costumes digitally through Procreate
Costume Design Apprentice
Stage West Theatre
2023.01 - 2023.05
- Studied scripts to best understand characters and their costume requirements
- Researched intricacies of design, fabric, materials, and textiles ensuring they were appropriate to defined time period
- Sketched costumes in a variety of media including pencil crayon, marker, watercolour, and digital
- Discuss and developed ideas and concepts with various departments including production, make-up, lighting and set design
- Sewed, beaded, and stitched garments as needed
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
University of Guelph
2023
Skills
- Garment Fittings
- Bioplastics for SFX makeup
- Sewing
- Adobe Illustrator
- Vectorworks
- Sketching
Volunteering
- CITT New Membership Committee member
- CITT Ontario Chapter member
- CITT 2023 Randez-Vous Volunteer
- USITT 2023 Conference volunteer
- USITT Assistant Trainer for 2024 Conference Volunteers
Timeline
Set and Costume Design Mentorship
Canadian Artists Network
2023.08 - 2023.12
Costume and Props Designer
Stage West Theatre
2023.06 - 2023.08
Costume Design Apprentice
Stage West Theatre
2023.01 - 2023.05
Bachelor of Arts - Art History
University of Guelph
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