Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance

Tasks Include:

• Confer with stage or motion picture officials and performers in order to determine desired effects.
• Duplicate work precisely in order to replicate characters' appearances on a daily basis.
• Establish budgets, and work within budgetary limits.
• Apply makeup to enhance, and/or alter the appearance of people appearing in productions such as movies.
• Alter or maintain makeup during productions as necessary to compensate for lighting changes or to achieve continuity of effect.
• Select desired makeup shades from stock, or mix oil, grease, and coloring in order to achieve specific color effects.
• Cleanse and tone the skin in order to prepare it for makeup application.
• Assess performers' skin-type in order to ensure that make-up will not cause break-outs or skin irritations.
• Analyze a script, noting events that affect each character's appearance, so that plans can be made for each scene.
• Requisition or acquire needed materials for special effects, including wigs, beards, and special cosmetics.

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