The Video Studio, 3rd Edition

 

Make-up

Make-up requirements vary from the corrective (such as lightening an obtrusive beard line, removing the shine from a bald head, normal presenter make-up) to a full character make-up which may involve ageing, scars, wigs, etc.

A room set aside specifically for make-up is desirable even in the smallest installation. It should be adjacent to the studio, well lit with good ventilation and maintained at a comfortable working temperature. A well-equipped make-up room not only enables the make-up specialist to work effectively with the precision this job entails but provides surroundings that staff and performers alike will find congenial.

Typical facilities

The figure opposite shows the typical facilities in a make-up area, in this case ...