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A costume designer is one who designs costume for a film or theatre, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the costumes. See Costume Design

Responsibilities

A Costume Designer creates the look of a character in film or television.

Some of the crew who work under or closely with the cinematographer include:

Societies and trade organizations

Costume design is a unionized field. In America, costume designers (and directors of photography, camera operators, camera assistants and still photographers) are represented by Local 892.

Noted Costume Designers

See Academy Award for Best Costume Design

See also

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