Film, Television, Commercial & Stage Makeup

Prerequisite: Corrective Beauty or relevant training or experience.

Makeup is an essential tool for developing a character. Directors, producers, writers, and actors rely heavily on makeup artists to collaborate in their story making process. Makeup application for a live audience is quite different than for a camera.  Contrast is exaggerated to make features and facial expressions visible for audience members that are sitting far from the stage. This class covers the essentials for creating a character using makeup as well as the business aspects of working in film, television, and commercials, as well as essential skills required to work as a stage makeup artist.

Topics covered include:

• Working under a strict time restraint for film and stage
• Men’s makeup
• High-definition makeup
• Script breakdown
• Continuity documentation
• Set etiquette and rules
• Union eligibility and crew departments
• Film and television makeup products used on and off set
• Beauty, character, mood, and old age makeup for the stage
• Sweat resistant stage makeup products that hold up under hot lights
• Makeup techniques for a small vs. large theatre audience
• Stage union
• Color theory and stage lighting

This class is useful for makeup artists interested in:

• Film
• Television
• Commercials
• Theatre

This class can be taken individually. It’s also a part of the Makeup Artistry Essentials and The Multimedia Master Program certificate programs.