Common use of Wardrobe Clause in Contracts

Wardrobe. 7-4.01 All specific clothing requested by the producer shall be supplied to the performer. However, a variety performer presenting his/her own number shall supply his/her own costumes and accessories. 7-4.02 A costume fitting shall be held by appointment. If it is held at the time and place of recording, it shall be considered as part of the working hours. Otherwise, it shall be paid the equivalent of one (1) hour overtime if it takes place on the recording date and two (2) hours overtime if it does not take place on the recording date. A costume fitting taking place outside of the city of the performer’s regional branch of the Union but not on the recording date, shall entitle the performer to four (4) hours of overtime, unless the costume fitting takes place on the location of a film shoot that has necessitated group travel, in which instance the preceding paragraph applies. 7-4.03 Upon presentation of vouchers, the producer shall reimburse the performer for any damage to his/her working clothes or props, provided the performer has reported such damage before leaving the premises, and that he establishes that the damage is due to the producer’s negligence. On the other hand, the performer, upon presentation of vouchers, shall compensate the producer for the damage he has caused to effects left in his care, provided the producer has reported such damage before the performer’s departure and establishes that said damage was due to the performer’s negligence. 7-4.04 A performer may, at the producer’s request, provide one or more articles of clothing or accessories he already owns, provided that this is not a condition of being hired. A performer who provides clothing, other than what he is wearing when he arrives for the recording, is entitled to compensation of twenty-five dollars ($25), whether or not the clothing is used. The make-up session shall be considered as recording hours. 7-5.02 The producer shall make available to the performer all materials needed for make-up removal. For character make-up, he shall make available all required personnel. Doubling occurs when, in the same commercial, the performer: a) plays an on-screen role other than principal performer and is also the voice-over; b) plays the role of different people within the same commercial, with the exception of an entertainer or imitator; c) is both a voice-over and off-camera soloist or duettist; d) sings more than one (1) melodic line used simultaneously; e) sings a melodic line which will be subsequently harmonized technically.