Creative job - Costume Designer

Being a costume designer in the media industry means you have to read the scripts through to get to know the genre, story and character personalities because your main role is costumes. Being a costume designer you could be on any time of filming set whether its for a film, series, reality or live show so the costumes vary for who your dressing and the amount of people your dressing. One of the first things you see is the characters clothing it could be a distinctive part of creating a certain character in a film or series. They work with costume researches depending on the production whether its a film set in early time periods or a costume for a reality show for the presenter. You should have skills in design elements using colours and fabrics to create fashion statements in the production. Their work is critical in TV shows, series and movies. They consult with he director to make sure they are creating the right vision for the scene for every character. In some films or series there are a lot of extras which also need to be dressed, being the costume designer is a big part of the pre production and production. usually costume designers sketch their work by hand to show the detail they want in them however for TV presenters they usually just research clothing because it doesn't need to fit to a certain character. Illustrating their final design is important because it explains the fabric, details, props and accessories in the costumes. It's a big job and they are a big part of production and creating the overall look. Directors usually want a costume designer who is experienced in sewing and designing so that they can explain the construction of their designs to the costume team. It depends on the production to how many people are costume designing on set. Everyone is given a budget on all the production teams so keeping in budget is a big part of costume designing because of the material and workers, props and all other accessories. Once all costumes are designed and everything is approved by the director then it becomes the role of the wardrobe assistants to take the clothing and dress actors or people in the production. Fashion/costume designers earn around £31.00 hourly on an average depending on the production but it can be a much higher wage than this if its a big film or TV series. Costumes tell an audience a lot about a character, including his or her age, social status, occupation and era. A costume designer visually establishes the identity and personality of characters by designing the clothing they will wear during the production.