Pam Chilton's guest appearances

Pam Chilton

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Meredith Markworth-Pollack

Howie Mandel

Ann Foley

Polly Morgan

Diana Oh

Meghan Kasperlik

Nicki Ledermann

Marlene King

Eugenia Weston

Lou Eyrich

Dina Cerchione

Jared Scardina

Mitchell Travers

Christina Mongini

Tinisha Meeks

OwlTail

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. FOLLOW JESSICA:Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedInWEBSITE:TheProductAgent.com

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:<ul><li>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.</li><li>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.</li><li>The last minute nature of production: how Pam organizes, plans, and prioritizes, even when things are always changing and the job presents challenges.</li><li>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. </li></ul> FOLLOW JESSICA:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/theproductagent/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/theproductagent" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theproductagent" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaali14/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> WEBSITE:<a href="http://www.theproductagent.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheProductAgent.com</a>

Pam Chilton - Costume Designer of Modern Family

This week our guest is Costume Designer Pam Withers Chilton ⚡️ This interview was so much fun! 🎙 Pam shares her story of joining the industry-being single-having so much fun working on location jobs prior to meeting her husband and becoming pregnant with her first daughter. Working while pregnant with her first daughter, Pam remembers sleeping on the trailer floor at lunch, her Supervisor’s voice being “very loud,” (gotta love those weird pregnancy senses) and how when she finally “told” her crew she was pregnant on a feature, they had already known. Since she’s started designing, she’s done her absolute best to put together a like minded crew which makes a work/life balance a priority, and having a holistic approach to a lead a healthier lifestyle. Pam shares with us her journey of postpartum, feelings of “I’ll never work again,” and struggling with that. Going from the pace of multi-tasking and a high level of creativity to feeding an infant x amount of times a day. Sleep deprivation-crazy hormones-and the thoughts that this was so strange to her since she had always wanted to become a Mother. She shares how acupuncture and finding her tribe in Los Angeles made a huge contribution to her mental health as a mother. Pam’s recent work on “Modern Family,” sounded like a dream job. She explains how family friendly the show was, and what a blessing that was for her family. With bringing her girls to work, "Someone always showed them where the candy was stored and they gained much needed confidence to go back to it when I was in a fitting and wouldn’t notice. They both learned to drive a golf cart and security pretended not to notice. Weekend shopping turns into trying on high heels or pics with 3rd street promenade performers.Dancing in the Fox parking lot after a days work. Tired late night shopping online for last minute changes. They have witnessed it all. I wonder what they will say as adults of this profession I am lucky enough to be a part of. “We talk quarantine-cooking-and what “boogle days,” mean to her family. Parenthood to Pam is “never boring.” If you want a good listen and a good laugh, check it out!!! Follow Pam on Instagram @pamchilton 

This week our guest is Costume Designer Pam Withers Chilton ⚡️ This interview was so much fun! 🎙 Pam shares her story of joining the industry-being single-having so much fun working on location jobs prior to meeting her husband and becoming pregnant with her first daughter. Working while pregnant with her first daughter, Pam remembers sleeping on the trailer floor at lunch, her Supervisor’s voice being “very loud,” (gotta love those weird pregnancy senses) and how when she finally “told” her crew she was pregnant on a feature, they had already known. Since she’s started designing, she’s done her absolute best to put together a like minded crew which makes a work/life balance a priority, and having a holistic approach to a lead a healthier lifestyle. Pam shares with us her journey of postpartum, feelings of “I’ll never work again,” and struggling with that. Going from the pace of multi-tasking and a high level of creativity to feeding an infant x amount of times a day. Sleep deprivation-crazy hormones-and the thoughts that this was so strange to her since she had always wanted to become a Mother. She shares how acupuncture and finding her tribe in Los Angeles made a huge contribution to her mental health as a mother. Pam’s recent work on “Modern Family,” sounded like a dream job. She explains how family friendly the show was, and what a blessing that was for her family. With bringing her girls to work, "Someone always showed them where the candy was stored and they gained much needed confidence to go back to it when I was in a fitting and wouldn’t notice. They both learned to drive a golf cart and security pretended not to notice. Weekend shopping turns into trying on high heels or pics with 3rd street promenade performers.Dancing in the Fox parking lot after a days work. Tired late night shopping online for last minute changes. They have witnessed it all. I wonder what they will say as adults of this profession I am lucky enough to be a part of. “We talk quarantine-cooking-and what “boogle days,” mean to her family. Parenthood to Pam is “never boring.” If you want a good listen and a good laugh, check it out!!! Follow Pam on Instagram @pamchilton

Pam Chilton - Costume Designer