Transcript THEATRE MAKEUP - Stewart Performing Arts English

THEATRE MAKEUP
Make-up History
• Both men and women wore make-up
– MEN
– WOMEN
it showed rank and class
primarily for beauty
– Eventually men stopped wearing make-up
– Women stopped wearing make-up because it was
associated with prostitution and low-life people.
• The make-up industry had a hard time convincing
women to wear make-up again because of this.
THEATRE MAKE-UP HISTORY
Greeks used theatre makeup
when they performed long
ago. The first actor Thespis
used it to distinguish
himself from the Greek
chorus.
TYPES OF Theatre MAKEUP
• Oil-based makeup
– Longer and active
scenes
– Hard to wash off
• Powder-based makeup
– Lasts long
– Easy to remove
– Flakes easily
• Water-based makeup
– Quickly removed
– Bleeds off during
active scenes
• Wax/latex
– Added for cool shaping
effects
– Sometimes tricky to
apply
MAKEUP TOOLS
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Makeup mirror
Makeup sponges
Makeup brushes
Foundation
Translucent powder
Eyeshadow
Blush
Lip Liner
Lipstick
Eyeliner
Mascara
Theatre Make-up vs. Street Make-up
• Theatre make-up
– last longer
– Designed to work with lights
– Heavier/ darker to be scene from far away
• Street Make-up
– To cover flaws, even skin tones
– For beauty
The Cape
• A covering to put on the actor when applying
their make-up
– Keeps the actor clean from make-up
– Keeps costumes free from make-up
– Prevents make-up accidents
Steps to Applying Make-Up
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1. Wash your face completely
2. Moisturize your face
3. Put on your cape
4. Apply the type of make-up that works best
for you.
– Oil-based
– Water-based
– Powder-based
Make-up Crew Head
• Person responsible for designing the make-up
for each character for a show
• Needs to put together a make-up crew who
helps to put on make-up or teach the actors
how to do their make-up
Purpose of Theatre Make-up
• - Main Purpose is to enhance an actor’s
existing features or to create character
features such as:
• - age
• - social status
• - personality
• - it can exaggerate imperfections
A Makeup Morgue Book
is a REFERENCE BOOK of pictures
showing different facial features
that can be modified by
makeup application to change an
individual’s features
into a character’s features.
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History of Make-up
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Types of Make-up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnBcl1jh2wQ
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Preparing to Apply Make-up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGB-Hg3LpCE
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Preparing Skin for Make-up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5niBH7xIp_I&feature=relmfu
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Stage Make-up Visibility http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCqGmZKLbmk&feature=relmfu
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Stage Make-up Foundation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVoljVS8rfg&feature=more_related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQdF77RMTHU
• Expert: Laurie Olson
Bio: Laurie Olson is a qualified cosmetologist and has been
involved in theater and television makeup for over 20 years.
• Expertvillage.com
Wear to Purchase Stage Make-up
• Lynch’s in Warren
– 26752 Dequindre,
– Warren Michigan
– (586) 751 1780
• International Fun Shop (ONLINE)
– Buy Make-up Kits
– http://www.stagemakeuponline.com/02TK/Theatrical-Creme-Kits-Ben-Nye.html