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Can you outline for us the litany of responsibilities you have working for this show? RC: I do a lot of helping Barbara with certain admin things—emailing actors, booking fitting rooms, etc. I also manage data entry for CASHet. There is a lot of emailing and interface and back-and-forth with the accounting team. Plus, I track our department's spend ratio for the California tax incentive for film and TV to monitor how much we have spent down to the penny in qualifying expenses. At the morning meeting, my common reminder to everyone is "spend in California!" LC: As the Returns Costumer, I am responsible for handling everything incoming and outgoing. I coordinate with our Buyer so that when shopping comes back, I can hang, sticker, and organize. I help move the fitting racks between the cages, offices, and fittings rooms and I set up and take down fitting rooms. I sort everything that comes back from fittings and check in and organize returns to go back to stores. I also keep receipts organized and help keep the cages orderly. SG: I am responsible for all the uniforms in the hospital, as well as Pittsburgh Police, EMS, Fire, S.W.A.T., and any other uniform that comes into play. This applies to the research, to the purchase, and to the maintenance of stock inventory. I am also responsible for overseeing and/or doing all of the fittings for all the background; whether they are a visitor, a sick patient, or a transient passerby. GS: Aging hundreds of sneakers and tactical boots; sand-washing jeans and uniforms; over-dying patterns so they are camera-friendly; teching (tinting) children's clothes, baby clothes, and T-shirts to look well washed and loved; dying multiples to match because when you order 24 lavender hoodies, they never do; teching lab coats; distressing outfits to reflect the event that led them to the ER, which could be anything from a car accident to a 'hold my beer' incident. What does a typical episode look like for you? A typical day? A typical week? BI: This is an unusual show because the first episode is very front-loaded. Much of the season is established on the first day of filming, and the characters wear the same costumes throughout the season. We source multiple sets of each costume based on how many episodes each character MOTIONPICTUREC O S T U M E R S .O R G 23