Costuming for Film & TV :
Lesson Plan

Learn what is expected of you in each position and prepare you for your first day on the job. This in depth course will walk you through each position in the department and explain in detail what is expected of you, and what you can expect.

• Walk you through an average work day in each of the following positions.

• Costume Intern

  • Responsibilities

  • General rules and conduct

  • Getting the most out of the experience

• Costume PA

  • First day on the job

  • Responsibilities & Expectations​

  • Who you report to

  • What you should know walking in

  • How to read call sheets and schedules

  • How to write up tags

  • How to check in purchases

  • How to organize returns

• Costumer (role of each type)

  • Key, key BG, principle set, additional, shop, fitting, truck

  • Union vs non-union

• Setting up your day (each position)

  • Prepping costumes

  • Tracking continuity

• Who’s who on set and to whom you direct your questions

• Walkie etiquette (vocabulary)

• Set etiquette: rules and expectations

*EXTENDED IN-PERSON CLASS:

• Basic on-set aging and blood work

• Lecture with power point

• Practical application of lessons

• Reading a call sheet

• Looking ahead at a schedule

• Writing up tags

• Checking in purchases

• Organizing returns

• Filling out mileage forms

• Filling out petty cash envelopes

• Pulling costumes

• Setting rooms

• Review of who’s who list

• Review of set etiquette

• Review of walkie vocabulary

• * EXTENDED CLASS: Quick hands-on aging  techniques

To attain a clear understanding of each position and how to work within the department as a whole. By the end of the class each student will be prepared to walk in on the first day ready to start work.