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D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 5 I 9 3 Recent Visual History Addition View more excerpts and interviews in the Visual History Collection via the link on the homepage of www.dga.org. UPM Celia Costas discusses her experiences as a Location Manager and Unit Production Manager, her work with Directors Alan Pakula and Mike Nichols, and her tried and true methods of preparation and budgeting. Costas on her budgeting philosophy: "I learned so much about budgets from being a Production Manager. I really began to understand that if you shave a little here and there, by the end or halfway through the movie, guess what, you got this little pile of cash. It's all a manipulation. As I've said before, I think the budgets should service the movie and, because this is a kind of a dictatorship, it should service the Director's vision. I don't hesitate to reach out and, you know, explain the reasons why we might need x, y, or z, and, you know, the way we did with [Mike Nichols'] Angels In America in Rome at the end. The Actors' contracts ended in December and we went in January. So, what we ended up doing is not offering them any additional salary, but offering them plane tickets and hotel rooms so that they can bring their families or friends or whatever to Rome with them and have a good time. And that worked. That worked really well." The DGA's Visual History Program website contains hundreds of hours of videotaped interviews with Directors and Director's team members discussing their careers and reflections on all aspects of the creative process in film, television and other media. These interviews are indexed for quick retrieval of segments pertaining to specific topics of interest within a particular interview or across the entire collection. Celia Costas interviewed by Patricia Doherty Hess The Social Network: DGA Members On Set Send Us Your On Set Photos and Follow Us On Social Media The DGA is looking for a few good stills from your on set experiences for this series and our social media platforms. If you have current photos of yourself and/or fellow members at work, please send them, along with details about the image to: Press@dga.org. And remember to stay connected with the DGA by following us across social media to learn about events and Guild activities. Join the conversation by following our channels today! Facebook: www.facebook.com/directorsguildofamericadga Instagram: www.instagram.com/directorsguild YouTube: www.youtube.com/@directorsguildofamericaDGA Photo: Director Colman Domingo, 1st AD Stuart Feldman, Director Tina Fey, 2nd 2nd AD Humberto "Beto" Garcia, Key 2nd AD Renee Marsella and 2nd 2nd AD Maritza Gomez at Bear Mountain State Park in New York. — Submitted by 1st AD Stuart Feldman at work on the series, The Four Seasons

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