Make Up for TV and Film

Who Wears Make Up?

Is anyone wearing make up today?

Would any guys in here wear make up?

Make Up is an expressive form of art. It can

transform someone to look completely different,
be used to cover insecurities, highlight features,
portray a character or be an indication of who
you are.
 A little about me
I am a Make Up Artist and Beauty Therapist. I started my career at the age of
17 after completing level 3 Theatrical and Media Make Up and Hair.

After qualifying I started my business renting a chair in a local salon, working

for 3 years to build up clientele before going on to specialize in Make Up
Artistry and then working freelance. I have been a Theatrical and Media Make
Up and Hair Artist for seven years.

Five years ago I went on University to advance my skills and knowledge,

studying the theories of makeup, hair design, fashion styling, contextual
studies, photography and film studies. I graduated in 2017 with honors and I
am currently teaching Level 3 and Level 4 Theatrical and Media Make Up.

My experience includes; offering make up and hair for bridal, special

occasion, sfx casualty simulation and prosthetics. Collaborations with
production companies designing and creating make up for short films,
delivering 1:1 make up lessons, fashion shows, photo shoots, working with
schools both primary and secondary doing spfx demonstrations. Working in
theater providing stage make up and hair for productions.
List As Many Films As Possible In
Ten Minuets That The Make Up
and Hair Had A Lasting Effect On
You…
 So Why Are We Doing This Session?
Film and TV go hand in hand with make up artistry. Have you ever seen a professional piece of TV
or Film where the actors or actresses don’t have some form of make up on?

If you have a passion to become a Make Up Artist in Film or Television you need a variety of
different skills and extreme passion and creativity, attention to detail, an ever changing work
environment and stamina to withstand long working hours, early morning starts and late nights.
All weather conditions and environmental surroundings.

Basic skills needed for Film Makeup Artistry:

• Basic Hair & Makeup for men & women
• Wig knotting and weaving
• Period hair skills and knowledge
• Barbering & Hair Cutting
• Skin Camouflage
• SFX and Prosthetics application
• Theatrical & Character Makeup
• Fashion Makeup
• Airbrushing
• Body Art including Tattoo’s
• Understanding the importance of Continuity & Script Break Down
• Onset etiquette, working in the industry and the importance of researching accurately.
A Brief History Of Make Up

Can you identify the eras?

 Early History
• First known recordings of beauty practice dates back to the Egyptian era both men and women would wear kohl
around their eyes to protect them from the sun and environment around them whilst working.

• Moving forward to Queen Elizabeth The First. The view of pure beauty was a woman with light hair and a snow
white complexion complimented with red cheeks and red lips. A pale complexion could only be achieved by a
woman of the upper class. Lower class women were expected to work outside and therefore acquired a
suntan. The pale complexion was therefore a sign of wealth and nobility - an immediate identification for a
person from the upper classes. This alabaster complexion was therefore also required by Elizabethan men. Queen
Elizabeth achieved this picture of ideal beauty by using white make-up that contained lead and over time her skin
began to basically peal off due to lead poisoning. They also used crushed beetles to achieve the desired red lips
and cheeks. This followed on into the 18th century.

• Make Up was then only really used by ladies of the night throughout history.

• Up until the First World War when soldiers recovering from war used the first ever ‘cover up’ foundation which
was called ‘pan stick’ and created by Max Factor to help cover the physical scars left behind. Men also wore facial
postiche if certain areas of the face had been disfigured due to the effects of war.

• Makeup played a huge part in helping women recover from the horrors of the war also, and assert their new sense
of feminine power and rise in feminism. Cosmetic became more affordable for most classes to afford. The carefree
attitude of the young generation was a reaction to World War I. Losing so many young men to war gave people a
“live for now” energy. Women were also seeing more opportunity in life.
 Influential Male and Female Make Up
Artists
Some may think that a role of a make up artist is only
defined to women. However, both sexes of Film and TV
make up artist have been leading the industry since the
invention of TV and film.

Jack Pierce - The Frankenstein monster, Lon Chaney - The legendary silent
The mummy, The Wolf man, The bride of film star who did his own makeup.
Frankenstein, Island of lost souls, His Phantom of the Opera makeup is
Dracula. still chilling to look at.
 Peter Swords King
Peter has gone on to win both an Academy Award and BAFTA for his work on the Lord of the Rings
trilogy. He’s had more than 25 nominations to date for his exceptional work on the Lord of the Rings and
The Hobbit trilogies. Peter has distinguished himself as a master of his craft. He has designed the looks
for such notable films including: Youth Without Youth on which he collaborated with esteemed director
Francis Ford Coppola, King Kong, Nanny McPhee, The Golden Compass, Pirates of the Caribbean: On
Stranger Tides and Dead Men Tell no Tales, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, Survivor, The
Lovely Bones, Thunder Birds, Into The Woods, Alice through the Looking Glass, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
and Mary Poppins Returns.
 Dick Smith
Richard Emerson "Dick" Smith was an American special make-
up effects artist, known for his work on such films as Little Big
Man, The Godfather, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver, and Scanners.
He won a 1985 Academy Award for Best Makeup and
Hairstyling for his work on Amadeus and received a 2012
Academy Honorary Award for his career's work.
 Rick Baker
Known for his incredibly realistic creature effects. Rick Baker often
worked with director John Landis (Schlock (1973), An American
Werewolf in London (1981), Coming To America (1988), Michael
Jackson Thriller (1983) Baker holds the record for the most Oscar wins
and nominations bestowed upon makeup artists. He has been
nominated a total of twelve times with seven wins for films such as
Men in Black (1997), The Nutty Professor (1996) How The Grinch Stole
Christmas (2000) and The Wolfman (2010).
 Alex Box
Renowned for her experimental and often surreal beauty looks, Alex’s work
continues to chart the correlation between art, science, nature and the magical.
Box has created some of the iconic looks seen in the catwalk collections by Gareth Pugh, Karl
Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, Vivienne Westwood and Chanel.

As Creative Director of the Illamasqua, she was instrumental in shaping the brand’s
product development, imagery and creative vision from the conception of the brand,
until her departure in September 2015.

One outstanding facet of Alex’s career is her relentless drive for progress, seen in
both her cosmetic artistry, but also through her embrace of cutting-edge innovations,
enabling her to seamlessly blend the borders between fashion, art and technology.

A notable example of her work as a truly unique multi-platform artist is through her
development of an application, Splashbox, that utilizes Microsoft’s motion sensing
technology to allow users to virtually ‘paint’ 3d renderings of models, to inspire artistic pursuits in others.
 Lisa Eldridge
Lisa Eldridge is one of the most experienced and
respected makeup artists on the international fashion
and beauty circuits. Whether she’s called upon to
create her signature look, best described as fresh and
flawless, or to work her makeup magic for the catwalk
or editorial shoots, her modern approach to beauty
has made her indispensable to designers, editors,
photographers, art directors and celebrities alike.
Children's TV Presenters
Notice the hair and make up
looks, they appear like they
are not wearing make up but
in fact they are wearing a
considerable amount of
make up to combat the
lighting and cameras.
 History of Children's TV Make Up
• When you think of Children's TV and make up
historically you think of bright fun colours.

• Here is a source that shows some of the more

unconventional looks in children's TV history.
 Children's TV Make Up
Can you give me some examples of children's TV where you have seen
make up worn?

• Clowns

• Varity of face painting

• Doll face make up

• General Make Up for TV Presenters

• Today Award-winning shows like Horrible Histories and Operation

Ouch manage to combine entertainment for children portraying
make up looks with fantastic educational content.
 Key Points About Continuity
AS A HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTIST, WHAT ISSUES MAY AFFECT CONTINUITY?
• Shooting out of sequence – This might be because of an actors availability. This might be that you can’t get access to a
certain location. It might be weather conditions. This means that it is very common to shoot out of sequence and revisit a
scene weeks or months later.
• Crew availability – If a producer decides that a scene needs reshooting many months after a scene was originally shot the
original crew may not be available. An accurate record of how the person looked is essential so the new crew will be able to
recreate the look exactl
• Not having resources – Hair products, foundation colours, lipsticks etc. May have been used up or discontinued.
• Weather conditions – For example has the actor been in rain or water? The hair must be wet to the same extent. Hot, cold,
windy etc.
• Hiring hair pieces/wigs – Often on large productions hair pieces are hired from many different sources. They will need to be
tracked down again and rehired. The styling of the hairpiece must also be exact.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR CONTINUITY

• Analyse and break down the script to determine issues that might affect hair and makeup continuity.
• Prepare relevant hair and makeup continuity documentation to ensure basic continuity information is available for each
scene. For example, makeup and hair charts, product lists etc.
• Make sure there will be enough equipment, e.g. hairspray, makeup etc to complete multiple takes

MAINTAINING HAIR AND MAKEUP CONTINUITY DURING PRODUCTIONS

• Check performers hair and makeup at the beginning and end during takes.
• Ensure that appropriate continuity photographs and notes are taken through shots and filed for reference purposes. Every
scene number and day number must be recorded with the look.
• Have materials for maintaining makeup and hair on hand at all times.
• Recognise possible scripted and unscripted occurrences that might impact on performers’ hair and makeup and take
appropriate action.
• Make required adjustments to makeup and hair quickly and accurately at appropriate times during productions.
• Make sure all the relevant people are aware of and approved changes to the makeup and hair and appearance.

KEY SKILLS AS A HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTIST

• Working knowledge of action, camera angle, position of the performer etc.
• Technical skills, being able to use a camera and print off images. Attention to detail. Ability to work under pressure. Working
as a team. Being organised and thinking ahead.
• Not only being able to execute the makeup and hair to a high standard, but also to be able to document and recreate it.
 What we are doing today!
• I'm going to demo half a presenters make up look and half a character
make up look.

• Working in pairs you are going to create a presenter/character look to fit

in with the Children's TV show you are making.

• Then document and discuss the considerations of equality and diversity

that can be embedded into your children's TV show. This could include
feminism or gender equality for example.

• Also consider why your TV show will need to be educational without it

being made obvious, to make your show successful it will need to continue
the developmental learning outside of the classroom.