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The Masked Singer have anonymous celebrities dress up in costumes and perform. The panel and everyone at home can then guess their identity. Of course, the premise of the show really relies on costumes to hide people’s identities. Fans may wonder if celebrities get to choose their costumes. Well, here is everything to know about how the costumes are selected and more.
Costume designer, Marina Toybina started with 20 sketches of costumes but selected 12
It's based on a South Korean show. The viral competition series isn't an American original — it's. Network Ten’s hit new show The Masked Singer has already amassed a huge audience – but some fans aren’t convinced the performances are genuine. Viewers were quick to slam the singers on social media, suggesting they weren’t actually performing their songs live. It is correct that most celebrity-based reality TV competitions do not end with a large prize-bucket of winnings, as the contestants are typically paid a negotiated sum for their appearance. Recently Masked Singer host Nick Cannon opened up about the show, and revealed that he does not know who is under the costumes, but added that he does know how fans can better guess the celebrity identities.
Marina Toybina is the mastermind behind the elaborate costumes, according to Vanity Fair. She started by sketching 20 possible characters but ended up using 12. So do those characters get assigned or picked by the celebrities?
Celebrities are given options of a rendering of possible costumes and then get to choose
(L-R) Nick Cannon, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke | Rachel Luna/Getty Images
Margaret Cho revealed to E! News how her poodle costume on the show was chosen. First, she looked at renderings of possible costumes, she picked one, then had to go through multiple fittings.
“I was presented first with an artists’ rendering of the Poodle and the Alien,” the comedian explained. “I could choose between which one I wanted and chose the Poodle because I’m a dog lover, and I thought that would be really fun, and I loved how strangely robot the dog was, so I went with that.”
The costume got the job done because Cho is good friends with Ken Jeong and he had no clue it was Cho. She still was very nervous he would find her out.
“He, of anybody, is, of course, going to know,” said Cho. “But lucky for me, they kind of went on a different track, like oh it’s Judge Judy or Jane Fonda, and then they got kind of warm with Kathy Griffin. But it was tough, because I was really nervous, like Ken is going to know my voice, he’s going to know me.”
Toybina talked about the poodle design with Vanity Fair saying she was inspired by the dogs that are popular in Beverly Hills. She then put a twist on the recognizable breed by including geometric shapes “so it had this playful, high-end fashion feel to it, but also was a little bit on the diva side.”
Some celebrities don’t have a preference and then are assigned a costume
Picking one of the crazy costumes sounds fun. But not all celebrities have a preference of what they would like to perform in so when that happens Toybina has assigned the costume.
The designer revealed to Vanity Fair that her favorite costume so far is the lion “because it was so rich, as far as doing a sketch and figuring out how to make this character be royal, in a sense—god-like.” The mask is mostly likely expensive given it’s made out of pure gold.
So celebrities are given sketches to choose from but not all of them decide to choose so they get assigned a costume. They then have to go through multiple fittings before the show.
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You would think that reality shows wouldn’t have to pay people to be on their shows. The contestants get a lot of exposure, which could lead to a following and money they could potentially cash in on. But there is a question whether reality shows should pay their contestants. It takes a lot of time and effort to stay on a competitive reality show! Well, we looked into whether America’s Got Talent contestants get paid. Now it’s time answer the same question for The Voice.
So what is the best case scenario for each contestant? They are all competing for the grand prize of $100,000 and a recording contract. That could be potentially life changing and there have been some singers who have become successful after the show. However, does this mean that all of those singers who aren’t the last ones standing leave empty handed?
Before we answer that question we should probably look into the money behind the singing show. Do they actually have the money to pay their contestants if they wanted to? The answer is a resounding yes! We know this because Christina Aguilera was paid as much as $17 million for coaching on one season. Blake Shelton and Adam Levine are paid $13 million per season. So coaches are definitely taken care of on the show and that’s good considering viewers tune in initially to watch them, since they have no clue who will be competing. They also perform themselves and take time to coach each person on their team. But they aren’t the only ones who give time and effort to make the show great.
Alisan Porter on The Voice | NBC
The contestants also work long days to give the best performance they can, in hopes of winning it all. They also sign a lot away in their contracts to be on the show. The contracts are confidential, but due to their alleged unfairness there have been some facts leaked to the public. For example the contestants have to sign that they are okay that the show “may be disparaging, defamatory, embarrassing (and) may expose me to public ridicule, humiliation, or condemnation” according to NY Daily News. They also have to acknowledge that the show is allowed to rig the system against them.
“Producer and the network,” the contract reportedly reads ” … shall have the right at any and all times … to remove or replace me as a participant in the series, for any reason whatsoever, in their sole discretion.” This definitely shows that there is an imbalance of power between the contestants and those who run the show. However at least they are paid for all of that, right? Not exactly.
“We got a stipend for living, but no, we didn’t get paid,” Tristan Shields who was previously on the show, told WetPaint. Chances are those stipends are for food, lodging, and plane tickets. But they do not get any money beyond the cost of being on the show. This is pretty normal considering the business, but that doesn’t mean that some shows don’t compensate their contestants.
For example Big Brother has contestants compete for a grand prize, but they are also paid $750 each week they stay on the show. If you’re lucky, America’s Got Talent might pay you $30,000 for a 90-minute performance on the show. So is The Voice doing something wrong?
If you ask us, the answer is yes. For one, the show needs the contestants. So much so that they scout for them rather than wait to see who makes it through the auditions. “The Voice really gets people that have had that struggling musicians journey, and I think that’s a really special thing,” previous contestant, Ddendyl Hoyt told the Washington Post. The show’s producers contacted her friend who is a manager, for recommendations on possible contestants. That is how she got on the show. Also if the producers don’t pick you for that specific season, it’s not uncommon for them to contact you again for a future season.
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So you would think that if someone is asking you to work on a show, which these producers are certainly doing, they would pay you for it beyond your expenses. After all, the producers can pay for other talent and are making money off these contestants through advertisers. Chances are the contestants are working just as long of days as the judges, who are making millions. But the fact that they aren’t getting paid doesn’t seem to sour every contestant’s experience on the show.
“You can’t pay for this kind of exposure,” Hoyt said. “You’d never be able to afford it.” After competing, she gained 100 new followers on Twitter and Instagram a day. Her subscribers on YouTube also skyrocketed. However, exposure doesn’t necessarily means you’re paying the bills and you typically need help to make money off of a following. Even the winners of The Voice have struggled with achieving pop stardom. So do contestants on the show get paid? The answer is no, but they definitely should.
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