The Origin of Crew Clothing
At present, there are two main sources of clothing for the crew. One is direct sponsorship by sponsors. Such sponsors are generally sponsors of the clothing industry. They can make clothes here at a lower cost, because generally speaking, the quality of clothes used for acting is not good, and then invest in the crew with clothes as sponsors to achieve the purpose of publicity and advertising. Another source is the crew's own procurement. Of course, the general crew has its own fixed procurement channels, and the price of purchasing clothes is lower than that outside. Of course, there are also crews that require extras to bring their own clothes, such as this unreliable crew. Although few, there are also.
How to use and save the costumes of the crew
One is to rent it to actors. This way is actually a relatively common way, and it is also the way that regular large-scale crews will adopt. Extras go to the crew to rent clothes and pay a certain deposit according to their role needs. Then every day after the scene is over, the costumes are taken home by the extras and brought back to continue to be used the next day. After the whole play is finished, the extras need to wash their clothes and send them to the crew. If there is nothing wrong with the clothes, they will take them home.
Second, keep the crew clean. For example, using this kind of clothing is the first case. Before shooting every day, extras will go to the crew to collect their costumes. After the shooting, they will return the clothes and keep them in a unified way. This method is mainly used in situations where there are not many extras and there is a large flow of people. It's really easy to manage, but the problem is also obvious, that is, clothes can't be thoroughly cleaned every day. In fact, they may pile up like that without washing, which will cause these clothes to get older and give off an unpleasant smell.
Countermeasures of extras
One is to avoid direct contact. For example, when wearing prop shoes, wrap your feet in plastic bags, then put sanitary napkins in your shoes, and then wear shoes, so as to avoid direct contact between your feet and shoes. Then when you wear a costume, you must wear another dress, and try to be airtight, so as to isolate the clothes from touching the skin. Although uncomfortable, it's better than being polluted.
The second is to disinfect at any time. Some extras will take a portable disinfectant or a small bottle of alcohol with them when they pick up their costumes, and thoroughly disinfect the costumes they are about to wear.
The third is to neutralize the smell. It is more common to wear perfume, spray these clothes to minimize the influence of bad smell on yourself, or stuff something in your nose. Of course, you can't see it from the outside. If it affects filming, something will happen.
In addition to the convenience of making a lot of money in the last 20 years, the profession of actors is actually worthy of respect, except for excessive hype. Especially some old play bones. Especially dedicated. A few degrees of weather, a few degrees of water, never afraid; It is not taboo to hang your photos on the wall as portraits; Hundreds of pounds of clothes are worn on the body without complaint; I can keep working for dozens of hours.