Costume Designers Guild / Photo Credit: Talk Business 360 TV - CDA
WHAT IS THE COSTUME DESIGNERS
GUILD? (In the Entertainment industry.)
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What is the Costume Designers Guild?
Costume Designers Guild
The Costume Designers Guild (CDG) is Local 892 of the
International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.). The
Guild represents Costume Designers, Assistant Costume Designers and Costume
Illustrators working at the highest levels of skill and expertise in motion
pictures, television and commercials. The CDG promotes and protects the
economic status of its members while improving working conditions and raising
standards for our craft.
The Costume Designers Guild – Overview
You may be wondering, “What does a COSTUME DESIGNER
do?” A COSTUME DESIGNER transforms the words of the script into visual imagery
and creates the look of a character. Costume design helps to create believable
characters and supports the narrative in a fictional universe. In other words,
costume design is storytelling. We’ll be showing you some of the art of this
fascinating field. And we’ll be introducing you to some of the leaders in the
craft who help to bring the fine art of storytelling to the screen.
A COSTUME DESIGNER creates the look of a character in
film or television. This requires detailed research and director’s vision.
Often, the costumes set fashion trends that inspire fashion designers and
impact world culture.
THE COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD is Local 892 of the
International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.). The
Guild represents COSTUME DESIGNERS, ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNERS and COSTUME
ILLUSTRATORS working at the highest levels of skill and expertise in motion
pictures, television and commercials. The CDG promotes and protects the
economic status of its members while improving working conditions and raising
standards for our craft. The Guild’s first and foremost function is to protect
its members. We do this by enforcing contracts and intervening on the member’s
behalf with the employer and filing grievances, when appropriate and necessary.
We also negotiate basic minimum wage from which the member then negotiates
upwards with the producer. Members are
encouraged to call the Guild office at any time for assistance. The office
staff is available to help Guild members interpret and understand their
contracts.
The Costume Designers Guild – A Brief History
The COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD aspires to raise the
stature of the Costume Design profession within the entertainment community
commensurate with the incalculable contribution Costume Designers make to each
motion picture, television, or commercial, illuminating the characters with
accuracy and integrity, thereby enhancing the story.
The Costume Designers Guild was founded in 1953 by a
group of 30 passionate motion picture Costume Designers who found strength in joining
forces, responding to the changing needs of the motion picture industry. Today
its membership includes approximately 875 Costume Designers, Commercial Costume
Designers/Stylists, Assistant Costume Designers, and Illustrators working
throughout the world in every kind of moving picture including motion picture,
television, animation, commercials, and music video.
Approximately 700 members live in the greater Los
Angeles Area. From 1953 to 1976, at the close of the “Golden Age” of Hollywood,
the Guild functioned as an independent organization, promoting costume
designers and negotiating independent contracts with the major studios to
protect members with a minimum wage and health plan as the transition was made
from studio employee to freelance designer. The demands of television
production schedules also influenced the development of the Guild as changes
occurred in the television industry during this period.
In 1976, when its membership grew to nearly 100, the
Costume Designers Guild affiliated with The International Alliance of
Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE or simply IA), and became IA Local 892. This
secured broader bargaining power for the Guild. IATSE has international
jurisdiction in both the United States and Canada. Local 892 is just one of the
Hollywood Locals under the IATSE umbrella.
The Costume Designers Guild promotes research,
artistry, and technical expertise in costume design in the field of moving
pictures whether it is animation, commercial, television, motion picture, music
video or any future media utilizing moving images. The Costume Designers Guild
produces a glamorous annual awards program recognizing excellence in costume
design with five competitive awards for commercials, television, and motion
pictures. Legendary designers are inducted into the Costume Designers Guild
Hall of Fame and honorary awards are presented.
Salvador Perez is presently serving as President of
the Costume Designers Guild.
COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD MEMBERSHIP
The advantages of Membership with Local 892, Costume
Designers Guild, representing Costume Designers, Assistant Costume Designers
and Costume Illustrators include the following:
Fair Wages and Decent Working Conditions
Health and Welfare Benefits: A choice of medical
plans paid for by your employer in accordance with our agreements. Members
employed under the Motion Picture Basic Agreement are covered under the Motion
Picture Health, Welfare and Pension Plans. Motion Picture Industry Pension &
Health Plan...
Safer Working Conditions: State and federal safety
laws enforced at all times. Your health and well being on the job is a
priority. the motion picture industry and the IATSE are currently involved in
providing the safety passport program, which enables our members to take safety
classes required to work in their particular craft. Once a member has completed
the classes, the passport may allow the member to use this training for
employment within the various studios. www.csatf.org...
Standardized Procedures for Dispute Resolution and
Grievances: Executive Director, Assistant Executive Director and legal counsel
are available to respond to serious problems in the workplace. Local 892 is
well prepared to handle work related grievances such as pay disputes, health
and safety concerns, discrimination, harassment, etc...
Representation on the State and National Level by
Professional Union Lobbyists: Looking out for your interests, in areas such as
safety working conditions, wages and workers’ rights. IATSE...
Like most unions, we are a democratically run
organization that not only encourages, but also requires the active
participation of its members for success. A union is only as strong as the
commitment of its members. In the final analysis, joining Local 892 provides an
opportunity to form important professional and lifelong personal relationships
with other artists who share not only a common livelihood, but also common
interests and concerns as well.
Download a membership application.
Wage Scale: The following studio minimum wage scale
is for the Basic Agreement contract, and shall be effective for the period
listed below. For scale rates on other
contracts (Low Budget Agreements; Tiers 1, 2, and 3, MOW, etc.) please contact
the office.
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Doctor, ASCAP, Film Independent, Any Possibility, CTLsites, NYFA, Future Learn,
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Costume Designers Guild / Photo Credit: Talk Business 360 TV - CDA
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