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Costumer, and Gio as well when we needed it. Everyone always had each other's back so I think a lot of friendships were made that will probably last forever, which is great; and there were already pre-existing friendships with some of us too, which strengthened the bond. It was a great group. We buckled down and went all into beast mode. Gio Kendall: I was the Background Trailer Costumer. That wasn't the official position, but that's what it became where I would maintain the trailer and track some of the daily changes that were happening. On any big show if you have uniforms, people drop out for various reasons. Christopher Lawrence, our Key Background, really gave us free rein of the set. He was constantly in communication, and he was always there when we were establishing, so we knew we could call him at any time. We trusted him, and he gave us his trust to let us do our thing on set. Lawrence Quon: There wasn't much hand holding with new people, and you have to have trust with your team, that they know what they're doing, and have open communication. I didn't worry about it too much. Everybody did their jobs and were capable. We were lucky to have experienced background actors as well. They all knew their pieces, would know if something changed, even though we checked them and made sure everything was worn right. They mostly remembered exactly how they wore it, and so it made our jobs really easy. They were all very professional, kind, and happy to be there. I think because there's very lile work right now in LA, everybody who is fortunate to have a job is very grateful. Everybody's aitudes were really great and positive, it was a nice breath of fresh air. Fallout was on location often and a labor-intensive show for the Costume Department, how did the team keep up with the demand? Holtzman: It's really a tribute to my three co-workers who are so well experienced and nothing phases them. There was nothing that we couldn't figure out or do, and everyone is so good at various things. MOTIONPICTUREC O S T U M E R S .O R G 21 We all fed off of our strengths. I think one of the biggest things is that we all learned from each other. I'm happy to know that I'll be friends with those four people for the rest of my life. I'm really proud of what our team did with how challenging and tough that show is. I think we collaborated really well, and I think our department put out a really good product, everyone cared. Everyone put their best foot forward and wanted to do well, as you should on any show. But I think when you have a special group, you can make things happen. It was an interesting time, because business has not been great for the union, for IATSE members, and not a lot of shows and not a lot of work. I think Amazon had a rare thing, and I am grateful that we were able to employ a lot of people. And there were a lot of people that came for just a day or a week or weeks to a couple months. I think everyone came in on our show and really just stepped in and did the job. We got to see a lot of friends and people that we cared about, and people that we like to work with. At the end of the day, I really hope that people enjoy what we did because we really worked hard. Do: The experience level of everybody there that I came across, they all are veterans in their own right to shows. I think that their experience made them feel more ready for things and evaluate and take in situations in a way where it doesn't immediately make you crumble or make you so uerly frustrated. And the thing is, I did see frustration out of people. I got frustrated at times too, but that's normal. You goa let some of that out. That is work. Because of the amount of experience, though, it was easy to cast out and ask, 'oh, what would you do? Here's what I've experienced. Here are my concerns. What should I focus on? This is what I think; Do you feel the same?' And then you'll get other perspectives, either they reinforce what you're thinking, or "Things are going to change. You have to keep your wits. You have to be levelheaded in managing your own stress as well."—STACY HORN Finished and Custom Made Costumers working on Fallout.