Basic Costuming For Film & Television
- Program Duration: 14 weeks x 20 Hours a week
- Lecture: 8 hrs a week
- Lab: 12 hrs a week
- Lead Instructors: Nikki Renshaw, Rebekka Sorensen Kjelstrup
- Semester start: Jan, May and Sept
Price: Domestic $6,995.00
Installment Plans Available
International $8,450.00
Classes Include
The Costume Department (Structure and Positions)
Costume History
Dyeing, Breakdown/Ageing, and Textile Arts
Research and Production
Script Breakdown
Pathway of your career
Become a student!
If you’ve dreamed of turning your passion into an exciting career in fashion, as a designer or in production, this is your chance to bring that dream to life. Perhaps you’re in the industry and need to upgrade your skills? Or you want to develop your existing skills to further a hobby? Or maybe you’re ready to launch an exciting second career. One-on-one education with some of the most creative brains in the business and first-hand experience in a professional workshop will help you build a portfolio fit for the world’s top fashion schools and brands.
Become a Certified Costume Designer with Our Certificate Program
Vancouver is called ‘Hollywood North’ and nothing helps to bring the vision and the voice of a director to life more than the skills of the costuming department. Our hands-on course will help you become prepared to step into a role in this fascinating and highly creative one-billion dollar industry through hands-on, project-based learning led by our professional instructors.
You will be able to understand, holistically, the departments of film production which collaborate with and around the costume departments as well as the duties, responsibilities and theories for those positions. An extensive dive into the principles of Colour Theory, Fashion History and Fabric Technology create a foundation for special techniques and practices exclusive to the TV and Film.
Research methods, script and character breakdowns, union specifics; you will be taught to blend your creative and analytical skills and experience an introduction to some of the unique characteristics of working in the film industry and discover in yourself the personal character traits needed to excel. From etiquette and set procedures, roles and requirements, you will be given a head-start to one of the most exciting, challenging and lucrative career choices within the fashion world with our Costuming for Film and Television, Level One program.
“Working closely under industry experts really helped me to understand very quickly, whereas I don’t think my progress would have been equaled in any traditional school setting.”
— Kim Sanieyan, Student
Meet your professors
Nikki Renshaw
Nikki started her design career in her native London, UK where she completed her Bachelor’s Degree at Central Saint Martin’s school of Art. After moving to Vancouver, BC, she enrolled in BCIT where she completed the Interior Design program, and has been teaching a variety of design courses at several institutions for the past decade. Nikki has extensive experience in television, where she hosted numerous shows back in London, as well as hosting a radio show for over a decade here in Vancouver. She is an expert in marketing as she has been running her own design company for many years and has a large social media presence with over 118,000 Instagram followers. She regularly contributes to design magazines on both sides of the globe and Elle France magazine included her Instagram account @englisheccentrichome in their feature on influencers to watch in 2024. Her work has been featured in Elle Canada, UK Cosmopolitan, Vancouver Magazine, Western Living and The Vancouver Sun as well as other publications. Currently, Nikki is the Program Director for the Costume, Global Fashion Marketing and Interior Design courses at the Cut, as well as running her design business and studying for a Master’s Degree at the Arts University of Bournemouth in the UK.
Audrey Wong
Born and raised in Vancouver, Audrey has spent 25 years honing her craft in the film industry’s costume department. Her career has encompassed roles across the board, including designer and set supervisor, making her a versatile expert in costume design. With a wealth of experience and insights into all aspects of costume work, Audrey’s deep industry experience and passion for the craft make her an invaluable mentor to students exploring careers in the costume department.
Program Price
Payment Plans are Available
(Doesn’t include books and materials, check program outline for details)
APPLICATION FEE (Domestic): $250
APPLICATION FEE (International): $500
TUITION (Domestic): $6,995
TUITION (International): $8,450
Books & Materials excluded
Now it’s time to start
If you’ve dreamed of turning your passion into an exciting career in fashion, as a designer or in production, this is your chance to bring that dream to life!
Instructor and materials subject to change
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This program has been approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.
The Cut Design Academy is designated with PTIB