Stage Makeup

by vancouverfilmschool

Stage makeup is a part of many makeup artists life. It is of course something done mostly by hired stage makeup artists at theatres, but many in their start-up career as a freelancer will find themselves participating in the application of stage makeup. It may be as an assistant on a larger scale show on Broadway or even as key stage makeup artist at a local or student play. Either way, the artist should have gone through extensive training in stage makeup, but as many makeup schools only focuses on beauty makeup, here are the most important factors about completing stage makeup (no special effects involved).

ENHANCE FEATURES

This is the number one most important part about any sort of stage makeup. As the audience can be very far away and there is no way to zoom in as in the movies, one must make sure that all the mimics of the face is thoroughly enhanced in order for the audience to see if the person is angry, sad, happy or distraught.

One does this by playing with high and low techniques, making the brows darker and often larger- and/or exaggerate the mood of the character. If it is a generally angry one, make the brows close set and angled downwards in the beginning. Make sure all bone structure is well places by using dark tones where it naturally goes in (such as under the cheeks) and light tone where it goes up or out.

MANIPULATE FEATURES

For stage makeup one doesn’t necessarily use special effects all the time (such as masks, different nose etc.), but more often

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