• saving and sizing your files for emailing/exporting
• flattening layers and what they mean
• final touch-ups to create professional files for viewing

• selections and how to replace swatches
• experiment with new ones (transformations)
• layers and your layers palette explained
• importing your drawings and filling with swatches

• importing and working on multiple images and swatches
• organizing and customizing your workflow
• fixing lighting, colour, and touch-ups on your images

• importing your photos
• introduction to Photoshop and Mac environment
• sizing (understanding varying file sizes and how to work with them)
• basic overview of tools palette

The structure of a costume department and the various roles of each person on the team will be outlined. Students will learn about the standard paperwork universal to all productions as well as all the steps that take the costume from a concept in a script to being camera ready. 

This course will outline the key roles of the set team and how they will oversee the costumes while filming. Students will learn about the basic paperwork universal to all productions and how it all relates to the process. 

Find out what it means to be a daily, what makes a great daily and what will be expected of you depending on whether the call takes you to the office or the set.

Common sense manners for both the office and set will be discussed. 

The Truck Supervisor is responsible for keeping track of and the upkeep of the costumes when they arrive onto the Wardrobe Truck. In this class you will learn in more depth about the paperwork associated with this job and what skills are ideal for it. Participants will also learnhow an efficient Truck Supervisor can facilitate the work of both the Costume Designer and Set Supervisor.

The Set Supervisor is the key costume position on set, as he/she is responsible for the costume in front of the camera while filming. You will be taught how to effectively interact with others on set including the Director, Assistant Directors and talent. Ultimately you are
representing the Costume Designer by ensuring that the costume is being worn properly and that continuity is being maintained.

Being an Extras Coordinator is a role that begins in the office and then takes you onto the set. With the guidance of the Costume Designer, this person will ensure that the extras’ costumes work visually in a particular scene. This is often vital to the integrity of the overall costuming.  The Extras Coordinator will then manage the extras on set during filming.