What is a Digi-Fitting?
A "Digi-Fitting" refers to a digital costume fitting process where actors send images of themselves wearing different wardrobe options to the costume department, allowing them to select the best ensemble without a physical fitting. Digi-fitting is an alternative to traditional costume fittings and especially useful when actors are in different locations or when time is limited.
Process:
1. The costume designer provides the actors with a wardrobe brief outlining the required looks for a scene.
2. The actors then take photographs of themselves wearing the different costume options, ensuring the images are well-lit and in focus.
3. These images are sent to the costume department, allowing them to virtually "try on" the costumes and select the most appropriate ensemble for the scene.
Benefits:
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Convenience: Digi-fitting can save time and resources by eliminating the need for physical fittings.
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Flexibility: It allows for a wider range of costume options to be considered, as actors can try on multiple outfits from the comfort of their own homes.
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Efficiency: Production teams can quickly review and select the best costumes based on the images.
For the trouble, you will be paid a fee which will be added onto the voucher of your first filming day on that production.
Good Example of an At-Home Digi-Fitting
Digi-Fittings must be full-length—they need to see you clearly from head to toe since shoes are part of the costume.
Do not spend money on professional photos. Production is not expecting that. Simply use your smartphone to take well-lit and in-focus pictures.
If you have no one to help you take pictures, prop your phone up and place a countdown timer on the camera.
Like Self-Tapes, Digi-Fittings become much easier if you own a tripod with a phone mount, ring light, or other lighting source. This small business expense is a valuable tool in a performer's arsenal that will improve the quality of your pictures instantly.
Avoid:
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Standing too far from the camera
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Editing photos
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Mirror selfies
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Dark environments
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Taking pics of just the clothes
Note: You must be wearing the outfits—production needs to see how they look on you, unless instructed otherwise.
You will be instructed by the wardrobe department about what is needed from you. If you have any questions or are unsure about some of the instructions, please ask. Do not be afraid to reach out to the wardrobe coordinator. They would rather proper pictures and examples be sent. They will not waste their time looking at poorly taken pictures.
Please wait for the costume brief and only complete the Digi-Fitting after you have been booked. At Ambient Artists, your booking will never be conditional on you completing the Digi-Fitting first.
Please follow the instructions provided on where and how to upload the photos. Performers have been released in the past because they did not provide a Digi-Fitting by the deadline, or have uploaded photos to the wrong photo category. Productions do not have the time to chase after their performers. If we, at Ambient Artists, also feel you are dragging your feet, we may also be left with no choice but to release and replace you.
You are never expected to buy new items to fulfil a brief. Use what you already have in your wardrobe to match the brief as closely as possible.
Do NOT recycle old photos. Artists that recycle old photos for their latest Digi-Fitting have been exposed by the photo timestamps, and by their costume clearly not matching the brief they have been given.
Digi-Fittings are well-paid for what they are; most costume briefs are simple enough to demand much less than an hours labour. As Digi-Fittings become more common, artists will only become more efficient at completing them.
Not all productions will do Digi-Fittings. In-person fittings are still the norm for the majority of roles. You should never assume a production will do a Digi-Fitting if your availability for an ordinary fitting changes.
