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TECHNOLOGY

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Makeup Artists need to be aware of what medium they are being hired to work in. Most Makeup Artists are freelance, meaning that they can work in any number of mediums in the course of a week, month, or year. Is it film, HD, TV-16 mm film, print, or theatrical? For example, a print job could be fashion, editorial, or beauty.

What are the meanings of some of the industry terms, such as digital, HD, bluescreen, greenscreen, and monitor? Our goal in this chapter is to try and help you understand the industry “tech stuff” that you will encounter as a Makeup Artist.

Today, you can and will work out of one kit for most mediums. We now share ...

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