TIME CARDS AND KIT FEES: INSTRUCTIONS

FOR ALL MAKEUP ARTISTS, EVERYWHERE

Подпись: will need a copy of your makeup kit rental inventory, which includes a total value and product list, an invoice for your makeup kit rental fee (or Box Rental), and a copy of your IDs. Whatever you do, don’t forget to bring these in. Everyone is so busy; for Production to hear your reasons for forgetting is beside the point. They need the information to process your start papers so you can get paid. Try to make life easier for everyone. I usually have several copies ready to go ahead of time. Fill out the correct information for that job. I put the papers in my makeup kit so 229 not to forget. The Makeup Department should have your start paperwork on the first day to fill out and turn in. The combination of the papers you brought in and the start papers you’ll fill out are turned in together. If the Makeup Department does not have start papers for you, find the Production trailer and get the papers yourself. Again, it looks good for you to know where to go and what to fill out correctly. If you have any questions about your rate or pay, if no one has told you, or if they don’t know, ask your local union. If the Makeup Department is from a different Local they might not know your rate. Rate of pay fluctuates with regions and union locals. If you think about it, not knowing what your salary will be isn’t very professional. A Kit Fee is also called a Box Rental and is based on a daily fee paid to you to cover the cost of working out of you kit. It covers your makeup brushes and makeup products— your kit. Almost always, expendables are provided by the makeup department (in 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 something is needed for the
commercial that you have to purchase, you can turn in the receipt for reimbursement. Kit Fees are negotiated for each job; most artists have a standard fee they charge along with their rate. In day checking on a film, the Kit Fee is set by production and the makeup budget; it is not negotiable with day checking.

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FIGURE 12-6: A WEST COAST MAKEUP TRAILER-OUTSIDE

 

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FIGURE 12-4: AN EAST COAST MAKEUP TRAILER-OUTSIDE

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FIGURE 12-7: A WEST COAST MAKEUP TRAILER-INSIDE

 

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FIGURE 12-5: AN EAST COAST MAKEUP TRAILER-INSIDE

 

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ana can Dounce wnen someone steps in side. "Stepping up" is call out before enter­ing a makeup trailer for this reason. They tend to be wider with more floor space. In Europe, work is done out of customized buses. European buses and trucks are nar­rower to accommodate the environment: narrow streets and tight parking.

When arriving on-set for the first time, if you do not know where to report, check in with the department head so they know you are here. Knock softly and peek in. There isn’t really any need to go into the trailer unless invited. Remember, the Makeup team could have already been working for hours before you got there. Keep your energy calm and soothing. Makeup trailers bounce, so watch how much you need to go in and out. Do not slam a door. Lift the handle gently to open and close. If invited in, keep most of your things outside the trailer until you get an idea of where you will set up and what you’ll need. I usually leave my set chair outside. If you have already been told where to report, do not go to the Makeup trailer. You do not need to check in with the department head. They have assigned a member of the makeup department to “run” the additional hires or day checkers, and this is the person you will be checking in with.

This way it is great to get notes or directions on where you are supposed to report and what makeup you will be doing that day. Many times you will be asked to go and set up, and the Key Makeup Artist will find you to explain what they want. This could also be the Third or Fourth Makeup Artist. Whoever is in charge of supervising the additional makeup artists and the look of the background artists will be the one to go to with questions.

A typical makeup department has:

1) Makeup Department Head (Chief Makeup Artist in Europe) in charge of designing and running the department

2) Assistant Makeup Department Head

3) Key Makeup Artist

4) Makeup Artist

5) Additional Makeup Artists.

There can also be a Makeup Designer. If there is a Makeup Designer, the department head will work with them in running the department and implementing their designs.

Updated: July 25, 2015 — 1:42 pm