FM 228 Entertainment Industry

Above-the-line

• director

• producer

• writers

• cast

delow the line

• camera department

• sound department

• grip and electric/Gaffers

• art department

• post-production

• wardrobe, hair, makeup

Positions with design/costume department

• costume designer

• assistant costume designer 

• shopper 

common positions within wardrobe department 

• wardrobe supervisor 

• set costumer

Union positions 

production assistant

every department tends to have a production assistant who are usually people just starting out in the business

costume coordinatior

• holds the entire department together

costume department bible 

• cast and crew call contacts 

• call sheets

• schedule 

• screenplay 

• story order 

• polaroids 

• actor measurements 

• costume continuity sheets 

wardrobe accessories box

toolbox crammed with all sorts of quick fix goodies and emergency repair materials

allows for quick modifications

costume supervisor

• works with the costume designer to create a budget based on the designer’s vision of teh whole production gained from information obtained from script and schedule

• aide the crew department and ensure there is enough space to function efficiently

• manage costume crew and pay rates

Major requirements of the costume supervisors 

• pre-production 

• setup and organize costume room 

• conduct costume fittings 

• oversee the preperation of costume production 

• oversee costumes on set 

• assist wth dressing stunt doubles as required oversee the costume department 

• oversee the standbys to maintain costume continuity