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Crowd Costume Supervisor

Runs crowd/background costume: fittings, truck and on-set crowd looks — UK Costume grade; confirm title on the call sheet and deal memo.

Duties

• Read the call sheet and sides before arriving
• Maintain radio/set etiquette and H&S
• Hand over notes/kit status at wrap
• Schedule crowd fittings
• Lead crowd dressers
• Continuity of background looks
• Truck and returns

Reports to

Costume Designer / Supervisor

Works with

Crowd ADs, Crowd HMU, Assistants, Truck team

Career path

Costume Assistant → Crowd Costume Supervisor

Day to day

Fit background; plan truck rails; brief on-set crowd dressers; keep throughput on big crowd days.

Call times

Fittings and truck prep often before unit call; standby tracks cast ready-times through wrap for continuity photos. Crowd days start very early.

What to wear

Blacks on set; clean presentable kit clothes; soft shoes around cast; weather layers for exteriors.

Tools & kit

Personal sewing kit for standbys/makers as usual; steamer access; continuity camera/phone; radio.

Tips

Confirm title, agreement, budget band, prep/wrap and kit fee on the deal memo before accepting. We never invent Bectu figures — check bectu.org.uk ratecards / your branch.

Software

• Excel crowd lists
• Call sheets
• Excel / Google Sheets continuity & cast lists
• Scriptation / PDF sides
• PureRef boards (cleared refs)
• ChatGPT for period research summaries (Designer verifies)

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Costume Supervisor, Costume Standby

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