Ever watched the credits at the end of a movie and wondered what all of those people do?
Well, here’s your answer. Below is a simplified list with a real world description for most of those positions.
Makeup Assistant
In cases of scenes involving more than 3 or 4 talent you will more than likely want to hire a Makeup Assistant to help apply makeup to all of your talent. It will help things move along much faster.
Hair Stylist
This person is involved in fixing and setting the hair on all the actors every day. If your movie involves mostly males you may be able to get away with just a Makeup Artist assisting you in this. However if you have a large female cast, it is recommended that you hire a Hair Stylist as female actors usually need more help than male actors in maintaining their hairstyles.
Hair Assistant
This role is similar to a make-up assistant. They are there to support the Hair Stylist and to style prep or style the hair of some of the actors.
Tip#1:
Make sure you pick a Make-up Artist that your cast feels comfortable with. Remember they are the ones making your talent look good and feel good about themselves. It is important that your talent feel good about how they look if you want to get a good performance from them.
Tip#2:
Make sure that your Make-up Artist has a good make-up kit. They need to be ready for all types and colors of skin. You never know what will happen on your film, but it is better to have everyone prepared.
Special Effects Make-up Artist
These are Make-Up Artists who specialize in things like making people look like something they aren’t. This could be making someone into a monster, a zombie, alien or even just adding cuts, wounds or bruises on a person.
Tip#3:
It is a good idea to let your hair stylist know ahead of the shoot the type of hair and ethnicity of each of your actors. This will let them know what products to prepare in their kit.
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