Theatrical Media Make-up
Are you interested in a professional career in Media Make-Up?
Make-up artists prepare make-up and hair for anyone appearing in front of a camera or a live audience in film, television, theatre, concerts, photographic shoots or fashion shows.
As a make-up artist, you could create anything from a natural look for TV presenters and guests, to period wigs and make-up or complex special effects such as scars and prosthetics.
You could work alone, as an assistant to a senior colleague or as part of a make-up design team. Depending on the job, your tasks might include:
- researching and designing make-up and hairstyles to suit the production
- working to detailed notes or a rough design brief
- applying 'corrective' make-up for a natural look
- hair tidying and styling
- fitting wigs, hairpieces and 'bald caps'
- applying prosthetic make-up to completely change a performer's appearance
- making notes and taking photographs to keep continuity
- standing by on set to re-do make-up and hair
- keeping work areas and equipment clean and tidy.
You would work closely with production designers, costume designers, camera and lighting crew and performers.