CDG - The Costume Designer

52 Our n di og t s we ld be do di ly One of the reasons Sandra Burns acceted the BC series MacGruber, currentl shoot ing in Albuuerue, e Meico, as that her famil could travel ith her. She ut her daughters larger tos and bike on her costume truck, so the didnt have to orr about buing things hen the arrived. She and her husband took a ersonal car to have to vehicles during lming. She suggests not overacking toiletries as the are easil rocuredun less ou are heading to the ungle. Then bring all the toiletries, she okes. Burns sees onlocation shooting as an adventure for her and her famil. The elore the ne cit and have more famil activities than the do hen the are at home in Los Angeles. hen asked if she felt the mom guilt, she said it as more like tension. o one likes to choose beteen making it home in time for dinner and a ob that the love, and she doesnt feel guilt about that, but there is ressure. hether on location or at home, the balance is alas a challenge. Its something that she has been orking on since becoming a arent. er daughter is still oung so she ants to send as much time ith her as she can before she starts school. alking the tightroe beteen career and famil has alas been a struggle, articularl in the entertain ment industr. The hours and eectations are not structured for a orking arent no matter hat deart ment the are in. oever, there is a small shift starting as more and more eole discuss the need for a better sstem, alloing arents to have their careers and get home to their families. To connect ith other arents in the Costume Designers Guild, contact arents of Local 892 arentso ocal892gmail.com. A job • t • y lo• , • e do• n't f€ l "gƒ lty" … t • t, sunrise calls. hen orking in Atlanta, Georgia, orker tries to send eekends in Los Angeles, hich can be tough ith hectic shooting sched ules. e recommends the entire famils ass orts be u to date and contacting the studio teacher to include our child in the dail school schedule. e has never traveled ith a nann but has orked ith actors ho have brought their children ith them, so the can do grou activi ties and send time ith kids their on age. ork er also lans ahead b researching zoos, muse ums, and other kidfriendl activities. hen Ali riedberg as in uaran tine in Toronto designing et is Luckiest Girl Alive, she hadnt seen her to bos, Cash 11 and enr 10, or her husband Devin in seven eeks. Before the andemic, she orked mostl in Los Angeles or ould limit her location obs to four eeks, and never ent more than to eeks ithout ing home. Being aa from her bos has been something ne to her and the mom guilt is real. Our inner dialog tells us e should be doing something di erentl. Though m famil is the most imortant thing in the orld to me, m career is also art of ho I am. I ant m kids to full areciate that some da. riedberg and her husband moved to their summer vacation sot ashon Island during the andemic, alloing the kids to eno nature and the 15minute ferr ride to donton Seattle. But ithout a lm industr there, she kne that traveling ould be inevita ble. The take turns orking no, as her husband is an editor. riedberg feels fortunate that she has a great artner ho is handson ith the kids, and she is thankful for aceTime and emails to sta in touch ith them. H M DG W

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