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On how her first experience in television and film production came about; on working at the Film Consortium; on her first job answering phones; on working for Richard Kerns and being offered a job as a commercial stylist 04:32
Interview: Lyn Paolo
On the first television show she worked on, Dallas, and how she came to be hired; on working with actors Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy who advocated for her to take over the women's costume department as costume supervisor on the show when Nanrose Buchman left; on what the job entailed; on how Agnes Henry, another costume supervisor, showed her what to do; on how Dallas impacted her career; on how she was recommended to work on Homefront, which was set during World War II, and on working on a period show; on working with Christopher Chulack; on transitioning from costume supervisor to costume director and what that entailed 08:41
Interview: Lyn Paolo
On what her role as a costume supervisor was on Homefront and what differentiated a supervisor from a costume designer; on how the Costume Designers Guild differentiated the roles; on being nominated for her first Emmy for Homefront, and on finally joining the Costume Designers Guild; on what Homefront meant to her in her career; on what is involved with designing a period show; on where she sourced vintage materials, and on the challenges of working with vintage materials for a period show; on her detailed process for how she approached designing for a show once she receives a script; on working with actors and her role in helping the actor "feel like they've become another human being"; on actors being amazing chameleons 16:00
Interview: Lyn Paolo
On the the two back-to-back Emmy wins she received for Homefront; on attending the Emmys ceremony with Christopher Chulack; on not being able to get a job after her Emmy wins because she was typecast as doing period shows; on how Patrick Duffy helped get her hired on his show Step by Step; on working on a multi-camera sitcom; on working with Suzanne Somers; on how Step by Step led to her getting hired on ER; on meeting John Wells, the show runner and executive producer of ER; on balancing work on both shows at the same time 11:21
Interview: Lyn Paolo
On her role as costume designer on ER; on the challenges of designing clothes for the voluminous number of extras on a show based in a hospital emergency room; on her frustration that the audience thought the extras wore their own clothes to set; on how she worked to tell the story of a character in an instant by how they were dressed; on what makes a good working relationship with a producer, and on working with John Wells; on the crew she worked with in the costume department on ER; on the specific challenges of the 360 Steadicam shooting style of ER, which meant every person in view in each scene had to be costumed; on preparing to work on the ER live episode 22:57
Interview: Lyn Paolo
Lyn Paolo on how Knots Landing costume designer Agnes G. Henry helped guide her in her career as a costume supervisor then costume designer on Dallas, and on how Agnes further helped Lyn get recommended for a job on Homefront, which would garner Paolo her first two Emmy wins 04:09
Interview: Lyn Paolo | Person: Agnes G. Henry
Lyn Paolo on being introduced to John Wells by Christopher Chulack on the show Mystery Dance, and on being hired by Wells to be the costume designer on ER 02:46
Interview: Lyn Paolo | Person: John Wells
Lyn Paolo on how Patrick Duffy (who she had worked with on Dallas) recommended her for the job of costume supervisor on his show Step by Step 02:14
Interview: Lyn Paolo | Person: Patrick Duffy
Lyn Paolo on working with producer John Wells on ER and what makes a good working relationship between a producer and costume designer 02:50
Interview: Lyn Paolo | Person: John Wells
Lyn Paolo on her first job in television, as costume supervisor, on Dallas starting in its second season 02:54
Interview: Lyn Paolo | Profession: Costume Designer
Lyn Paolo on the difference between the role of a costume supervisor and a costume designer, and on how this distinction played out during her time on the show Homefront 04:29
Interview: Lyn Paolo | Profession: Costume Designer
Lyn Paolo on where she sourced the vintage material for the costumes on Homefront, which was a period show, and on what she bought versus what she designed and created for the show 02:32
Interview: Lyn Paolo | Profession: Costume Designer
Lyn Paolo on the challenges of working with vintage material and period costumes, as she experienced working on Homefront, which was set during World War II 01:04
Interview: Lyn Paolo | Profession: Costume Designer
Lyn Paolo on her process as a costume designer on a period show such as Homefront or Queen Charlotte, and on her process working with actors 07:41
Interview: Lyn Paolo | Profession: Costume Designer
Lyn Paolo on not being able to find any work despite winning two back-to-back Emmys for her work on Homefront because she was typecast as a "period" costume designer 01:39
Interview: Lyn Paolo | Profession: Costume Designer
Lyn Paolo on her role as costume designer on ER and the various challenges presented by the scope and style of the show 23:08
Interview: Lyn Paolo | Profession: Costume Designer
Lyn Paolo on the role of a costume designer: to both provide a visual cue for the audience to understand who a character is through clothing and to help the actor find the character in the role and the person they have to portray through costuming, and on the importance of listening and creating through teamwork with the actor 03:09
Interview: Lyn Paolo
Lyn Paolo on winning her first Emmy, for costume design on the World War II period show Homefront, and on attending the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 1992 01:11
Interview: Lyn Paolo
Lyn Paolo on her role as costume designer on ER, on the challenges of designing clothes for the voluminous number of extras on a show based in a hospital emergency room, and her frustration that the audience thought the extras wore their own clothes to set (which producer John Wells told her was a compliment because she made the clothes look so real) 03:24
Interview: Lyn Paolo
Lyn Paolo on working as a costume supervisor on Homefront and the challenges she faced from the Costume Designers Guild due to her work veering into design, and on eventually joining the Guild and winning her first two Emmy awards for her work on the show 03:22
Interview: Lyn Paolo | Show: Homefront