Pam Chilton - Costume Designer of Modern Family

Pam Chilton has been the costume designer for the last 6 seasons of Modern Family, but she did not always want to be a costume designer. Originally from the small town of Galveston, Texas, she struggled when she was in college as a film major with finding her niche and knowing who she was. While she was taking a semester off from school to figure herself out,  a movie film crew came into town, and she volunteered to intern in the costume department. They liked her so much, they invited her to stay on, and 30 or so jobs later, Pam became a costume designer.

In this episode, Pam is going to talk about her experiences on Modern Family, the ups and downs of production, costume design, self care, and what Pam wants to do after Modern Family. 

Tune in to learn more about:

• The familial aspect of production: working long hours with people toward a single goal and to tell a story, and why communication, respect, and attitude are crucial.
• Self care: you can’t come to work as your best self if you do not practice self care. Pam tries to have family dinner every night, enjoys walks with her dog, listening to podcasts, and meditation.
• The last minute nature of production: how Pam organizes, plans, and prioritizes, even when things are always changing and the job presents challenges.
• Budgets: the formulas, how to make the budgets work, restocking, how to cope with the changing sizes of actors (especially kids), and how to keep the characters relatable. 

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