The Complete Make-Up Artist: Working in Film, Fashion, Television and Theatre

by Delamar, Penny

• ISBN13: 9780810119697
• ISBN10: 0810119692
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Northwestern Univ Pr
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Summary

New version of the best-selling "how to" book by England's leading makeup artist

Author Biography

Penny Delamar has a unique breadth of experience having spent 10 years at the BBC, (among her numerous credits are Dad's Army, Steptoe and Son, Z-Cars, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix on Top of the Pops, David Copperfield and Midsummer Night's Dream), followed by freelancing for 20 years on pop promos such as The Rolling Stone's 'Too much Blood', commercials, photographic shoots and feature films. She served as personal make-up artist to Dudley Moore on Santa Claus - The Movie and to Nastassja Kinski on Revolution. As principal of Delamar Academy, the most successful specialist Media Training Provider in the UK, she has trained a generation of top-class professional make-up artists. She counts Oscar and BAFTA winners among her graduates and her fellow teachers.

Table of Contents

Foreword	viii
Introduction	x
Acknowledgements	xi
Media make-up as a career	1	(22)
Introduction	1	(3)
The make-up room	4	(2)
Professionalism	6	(2)
Working on set	8	(1)
Background study	9	(4)
Colour	13	(6)
Skin care	19	(2)
Effects of lighting	21	(2)
Straight make-up	23	(32)
Introduction	23	(1)
Planning the make-up	23	(1)
Make-up for women	24	(12)
Make-up for men	36	(1)
Corrective make-up	37	(6)
Body make-up	43	(1)
Removing the make-up	44	(1)
Time spent on the make-up	44	(1)
Role of the make-up artist working in skin camouflage	45	(10)
Working in fashion and beauty	55	(22)
Introduction	55	(1)
Kinds of fashion work	56	(6)
Preparing the make-up	62	(1)
Applying the make-up	63	(3)
Effects of photographic lighting on make-up	66	(1)
Make-up for advertising	67	(1)
Your own professional image	67	(1)
Fashion make-up	68	(6)
Make-up for commercials	74	(3)
Body and face painting	77	(14)
Introduction	77	(1)
Body painting	77	(1)
Clown make-up	78	(1)
Body art	79	(8)
Airbrushing	87	(4)
Working in theatre	91	(12)
Introduction	91	(4)
make-up for small and large auditoriums	95	(1)
Effects of theatre lighting on make-up	96	(2)
Modelling with wax	98	(5)
Working in television and cinematography	103	(30)
Introduction	103	(6)
Developing the designs	109	(3)
Continuity	112	(10)
Cinematography	122	(3)
Role of the film make-up artist	125	(2)
Production filming	127	(6)
Historical make-up and hair	133	(18)
Introduction	133	(1)
Research	133	(14)
Period hairstyles	147	(2)
Adapting fashion make-up to period styles	149	(2)
Hairdressing and wigmaking	151	(26)
Introduction	151	(3)
The make-up artist's responsibilities	154	(1)
Equipment for making postiche	155	(3)
Making a wig	158	(2)
Making a pattern for a wig	160	(3)
Other postiche work	163	(1)
Wigs and hairdressing in the studio	164	(1)
Cutting and styling the postiche	165	(7)
Attaching the wig	172	(1)
Removing the wig	173	(1)
Temporary colourings	174	(1)
`Breaking down' effects	175	(2)
Facial hair	177	(10)
Introduction	177	(1)
Facial hairpieces	178	(4)
Applying facial hair to the skin	182	(3)
Hair stubble	185	(2)
Casualty effects	187	(16)
Introduction	187	(1)
Planning the effects	187	(16)
Prosthetics	203	(28)
Introduction	203	(1)
How prosthetics are made	204	(2)
Flat plate moulds	206	(3)
Lifecasting from the actor's face	209	(3)
Sculpting the new feature	212	(4)
Sectional lifecasting	216	(3)
Gelatine Prosthetic pieces	219	(1)
Applying a prosthetic piece	220	(1)
Removing the prosthetic piece	221	(2)
Using latex: foam technique	223	(2)
The prosthetics room	225	(6)
Character make-up	231	(30)
Introduction	231	(1)
Planning the make-up	232	(2)
Look-alikes	234	(2)
Ethnic appearances	236	(2)
Suntans	238	(1)
Fantasy make-up	239	(1)
Bald caps	239	(2)
Making a bald cap	241	(4)
Refronting a plastic cap	245	(1)
Fitting a bald cap	245	(2)
Removing a bald cap	247	(2)
Inserting hair into bald caps and prostheses	249	(1)
Ageing	249	(12)
Epilogue	261	(2)
Glossary	263	(4)
Recommended reading	267	(2)
Index	269