Membership
Local USA 829 currently admits members into the following Categories or Classifications of Membership
SCENIC ARTIST Lay-out, surface decoration, sculpting, mold-making, casting and painting of scenery and properties for all media, plus the execution of models, miniatures, matte-shots and some graphics for motion pictures, commercials and television.
SCENIC DESIGNER Design, sketching, drafting, model building and supervision of scenery for all media. Film or television Art Directors & Production Designers are members of this category. Storyboard Artists are also accepted into the Scenic Design category, and are frequently hired as Assistant Art Directors.
COSTUME DESIGNER Design, selection, painting and dyeing of costumes for all media. Clothing Stylists and fashion coordinators who do styling for motion pictures, commercials and television would be accepted into this category.
LIGHTING DESIGNER Design and direction of lighting for all media except network television and motion pictures.
SOUND DESIGNER Create the aural environments in tandem with other design elements of the production, including the selection and implementation of sound effects and music.
PROJECTION DESIGNER Design of projections for all media. This is our newest category of membership, established in mid-2007.
COMPUTER ARTIST Recently created category to address the evolving visual needs of the entertainment industry.
GRAPHIC ARTIST This category covers graphic artists for television in the Midwest.
ART DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR Assists the Art Director and/or Production Designer by coordinating the schedule, staffing, budget-tracking and physical needs of the Art Department in film and television production.
ALLIED CRAFTS This category includes costume painters. No new members are being accepted into this category.
INDUSTRIAL MEMBERS A Classification rather than an artist category; their job is to assist the Scenic Artist in scenic shops, film and television studios and on locations. An Industrial Member might use the experience gained on the job in order to take one of the exams to become a journeyman Scenic Artist.
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