Antishines There are many products out there. Antishine creates a matte look to wherever you apply product. We all have our favorite. One that’s been around for a while is Make-up International’s Face to Face Supermatte. It works well for large crowd scenes. Adhesives Beta Bond Plus by Premiere Products, Inc.: Acrylic adhesive for prosthetics. […]

Makeup Brushes Types of Bristles Badger: One of the most popular and easiest to find. Badger hair quality depends on an array of factors. The highest quality is the neck hair, which is the softest and most expensive of all badger hair. Boar: Stronger and thicker than badger hair. Goat: Strong and soft. It’s used […]

When working in photography always check your makeup in the light of the studio. The makeup preparation room is always bright, and the light is quite yellow. The studio could be completely opposite. Ask the Photographer to do a test photo to see how the makeup comes across. Most Photographers now work with digital cameras […]

You will need a variety of products and palettes in your makeup kit so that you can create any of these looks. “Working out of your kit” is a term used by makeup artists to tell you that you will be creating looks with what is in your kit, and not specially purchased products that […]

Background refers to background artists (actors) or extras working in a scene. You will hear many terms for background: BG, extra’s, background players, background artists, and background actors. There can be from 1 to 500 or more background in any given scene. Imagine a park scene with two principal actors sitting on a bench. Everyone […]

Get your start paper documentation in order to bring with you. On union shoots, you film), but always pack plenty of supplies in case they are not there when you start work. Always be ready to work! Expendables are tissue, cotton balls, sponges, puffs, alcohol, brush cleaner, Q-tips, etc. In commercials you provide everything. If […]

Makeup kits for the commercial world are similar to film. There are a few differences between the two. For one thing, you probably will need to bring a hair kit as well as the makeup kit. In many cases one person does makeup and hair for a commercial. Do not do hair if you are […]

Being called in as a daily hire for commercials is similar to film. There are a few changes that you would need to be aware of. Call sheets are not as extensive, and tend to have all information on the front, sometimes with a storyboard attached so you know how the commercial is being shot. […]

How to Read a Call Sheet Reading the call sheet gives you valuable information. If you are day checking, reading what scenes are being shot, how many background artists will be working, and