Wednesday 25 March 2015

Why Is Continuity Important?

daud (2013) 20 Worst Twilight Movie Mistakes. Available at: http://humormadness.com/20-worst-twilight-movie-mistakes/ 

Scenes in movies are sometimes shot over multiple days, meaning that the hair and makeup must be done exactly the same more than once. When there is a slight difference it is easy to see it when the shots are put together and it ruins the continuity of the film. 
As a makeup artist its your job to oversee makeup and hair continuity during filming and work to the makeup and hair designers breif. 
When researching its clear that a lot of makeup artitst take sevral photos with clear indications and notes to make sure they can recreate the looks the next day. 
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This is an example of the noted polaroids makeup artists use during shooting.
Foreign Correspondents - Melanie Lynskey Forever (no date) Available at: http://www.forcor.com/makeup/mel.html 

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