Costume Buyer Business & Administration Technicians

The various development stages of making a film, such as scriptwriting, financing, shooting, editing, and distribution.

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The Dos and Don'ts of Successful Filmmaking

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Preview

Set of principles based on which something is appealing and beautiful.

Determine potential suppliers for further negotiation. Take into consideration aspects such as product quality, sustainability, local sourcing, seasonality and coverage of the area. Evaluate the likelihood of obtaining beneficial contracts …

Build a lasting and meaningful relationship with suppliers and service providers in order to establish a positive, profitable and enduring collaboration, co-operation and contract negotiation.

Plan, monitor and report on the budget.

Identify differences between colours, such as shades of colour.

Determine which materials to buy to make or finish costumes by studying the costume sketches. Familiarise yourself with the colour scheme and style.

The craft of sewing clothes and dresses by following a pattern. This includes the assembly of cutout clothing parts.

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Woven, non-woven, knitted fabrics and netting fabrics, technical fabrics such as Gore-Tex and Gannex.

The characteristics of techniques used to create atmospheres and effects on camera or on stage; the equipment required and appropriate setup to use.

Art and practice of creating aesthetically appealing images by recording light or electromagnetic radiation.

The theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to films. This includes the narrative, artistic, cultural, economic, and political implications of cinema.

Execute efficient search on the internet in order to gather relevant information and share it with others.

Control that all order details are recorded, that faulty items are reported and returned and that all paperwork is received and processed, according to the purchasing procedures.

Coordinate and manage procurement and renting processes including purchasing, renting, planning, tracking and reporting in a cost efficient way on an organisational level.

Compose and keep up-to-date inventory of all the multimedia items rented to customers.

Create logistic framework for transporting goods to customers and for receiving returns, execute and follow up the logistics processes and guidelines.

Ensure that costumes and pieces of clothing in visual artistic productions are historically correct. Conduct research and study primary sources in literature, pictures, museums, newspapers, paintings, etc.

Define and assign costume materials and fabrics.

Keep records of the costumes held in stock. Track all relevant properties of the costumes and how they are used.

Ensure that artists are consistently styled during the production of a motion picture. Make sure that their look remains the same.

Collect, check, maintain and repair costumes.

Organise the return of rented goods to the distributor.

Organise fitting sessions for the actors and decide on the required actions. Assign the right size costume to each actor.

Find the right costume for a certain role and actor.

Purchase new or second-hand clothing and a variety of accessory items, as is needed to complete designs.