Informative Essay On Makeup
The wonders of Makeup!
I have always been amazed with the effects that a little makeup can create. Not long ago, I decided that if I were going to make a career change, it should be in a field that I would enjoy, instead of just working for money. I chose a career in the motion picture industry. There are many different types of makeup application, I would like to go over the different kinds of makeup and what exactly it is that makes them different.
First, there is salon makeup which is the foundation of all types of makeup applications. When you learn salon makeup you learn how to make someone look their absolute best. This process can include using highlights to draw attention to a particular part of the face, and shadows to take …show more content…
Once again we use highlights and shadows but this time we are using them to create a character...to show emotion and make it easy for the audience to read facial emotion. In theater, much more makeup is usually used because theaters are usually large and the audience is further away... The amount of makeup is adjusted to compensate for different sized theaters.
The third type of makeup is photographic makeup. Photo makeup is very detailed and must b e flawless and symmetrical unless it is fantasy or fanciful. Failure to meet these requirements could cost a photographer hours of time retouching photos and could also result in the makeup artist not being hired again, after all time is money! Photographic makeup should be very beautiful and can be very creative or high fashion. Photo makeup is the type of makeup that is shown on shows like "America's next top model".
The fourth type of makeup is special effects makeup. Special effects makeup is the most difficult of all makeups because it often requires making prosthetic pieces make especially for the actor or actress. Once again, someone working on a film can be very creative (if key, and given ok by producer and director) if they are the key makeup artist. These makeup artists are paid quite well, one could be compensated about 500 per day mid level and much more for creating the character looks. With this type of makeup, days and days of pre production prep time will
I have always been amazed with the effects that a little makeup can create. Not long ago, I decided that if I were going to make a career change, it should be in a field that I would enjoy, instead of just working for money. I chose a career in the motion picture industry. There are many different types of makeup application, I would like to go over the different kinds of makeup and what exactly it is that makes them different.
First, there is salon makeup which is the foundation of all types of makeup applications. When you learn salon makeup you learn how to make someone look their absolute best. This process can include using highlights to draw attention to a particular part of the face, and shadows to take …show more content…
Once again we use highlights and shadows but this time we are using them to create a character...to show emotion and make it easy for the audience to read facial emotion. In theater, much more makeup is usually used because theaters are usually large and the audience is further away... The amount of makeup is adjusted to compensate for different sized theaters.
The third type of makeup is photographic makeup. Photo makeup is very detailed and must b e flawless and symmetrical unless it is fantasy or fanciful. Failure to meet these requirements could cost a photographer hours of time retouching photos and could also result in the makeup artist not being hired again, after all time is money! Photographic makeup should be very beautiful and can be very creative or high fashion. Photo makeup is the type of makeup that is shown on shows like "America's next top model".
The fourth type of makeup is special effects makeup. Special effects makeup is the most difficult of all makeups because it often requires making prosthetic pieces make especially for the actor or actress. Once again, someone working on a film can be very creative (if key, and given ok by producer and director) if they are the key makeup artist. These makeup artists are paid quite well, one could be compensated about 500 per day mid level and much more for creating the character looks. With this type of makeup, days and days of pre production prep time will