Friday Make-up Seminar

This Friday I hosted a Make-up Design for the actor seminar at The Conservatory, and I wanted to share some of the pictures we took. The one above is 1st semester student Meghan Jaegar, wearing a lot of age make-up. The one below is of a laceration we created on current 1st semester student Carol Springs' arm. Be forewarned, it's not for the faint of heart...




Make-up is extremely important to aiding an actor in Creating Character and realistic effects on the stage and screen, and it is important to understand the effects of highlight and shadow to create age and to manipulate the face and body so that the audience thinks they are seeing a different face than the one being presented.

We went over all of the basics, and then we played with special effects. Vampire bites, broken noses, and lacerations were the order of the day as we prepared ourselves for the upcoming season of ghouls (Halloween). Hope you enjoy the pictures!