Art Department

Costume Designer playbook.

Decides what every character wears and why — costume is a storytelling tool, not just clothes.

What this role owns

Director · Hair & Makeup

First move

Read the script for what each character's clothes are supposed to say about them, not just what looks good.

Titles are usually given to whoever's already doing the work — if that's you, say so.

Also in Art Department

Owns the visual world of a project — sets, locations, and how a place is supposed to feel on screen.

Executes the production designer's vision on the ground — the day-to-day of getting a set actually built or dressed.

Dresses the set — the furniture, props placement, and small details that make a location feel lived-in.

Owns every object an actor actually touches — sourcing it, tracking it, and making sure it's there for every take.

Keeps every actor camera-ready and continuous — the same look, take after take, scene after scene.