Make-Up, Hair and Costume for Film and Television

Costume Department

All costume personnel must have a pleasant easy-going personality, and be sensitive to others. They work with artists at a very personal level, who may be anxious or easily embarrassed, or may just have very strong ideas about themselves and how they look. It is important to be able to build up a good relationship with artists.

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Costume Assistant

The main priority for costume assistants, sometimes called dressers, is to provide clean, well-ironed clothes. The exception is for character reasons, when the clothes would need to be ‘broken down’, i.e. made dirty or bloodstained as the script necessitates. Maintenance of clothes ...