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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Costume Designers Guild / Photo Credit: Talk Business 360 TV - CDA
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