Makeup does not necessarily reveal itself at first glance; it waits to be filled with impressions and meaning”
Trainer
Stéphanie Guillon “Clochette”
Head Makeup Artist – Makeup Designer
Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR and BAFTA for “The Substance” and 13 other awards
Learning objectives
How to use cosmetics to create a character: on type and against type.
How cosmetics can reflect a character’s psychology.
The specific features of cosmetics and how to use them
Who it is for
Makeup artists / head makeup artists / freelance entertainment technicians / individuals
Duration
40 hours – 5 days
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic makeup techniques
Price
€3,200 excl. VAT / €3,840 incl. VAT
Detailed programme
Method for building characters from a script or a text.
Analysing the reading: building a detailed character, creating a character who is barely described
Visual research: 3 visual proposals; managing constraints after the technical read-through (casting, budget, hair, costume, lighting, set design, etc.)
Debrief and end of the day
Beauty makeup techniques in the service of the character
Demonstration: building a beauty makeup for a character with no particular intentions (explaining the techniques used: proportions, colour theory, symmetry)
Practice
Debrief and end of the day
Beauty makeup techniques in the service of the character
Demonstration: building a beauty makeup for a character with specific intentions.
Explanation of the techniques used (proportions, colour theory, symmetry)
Practice
Using cosmetics against type to serve the character
Discussion of how the character Elisabeth Sparkle was created in “The Substance”: choices of proportion/disproportion, symmetry/asymmetry and decay in the service of the character.
Practice: playing against type and decay using cosmetics
Debrief and end of the day
Creating a beauty makeup in the service of a character
Practice: personal design and creation based on a brief.
Debrief and end of the day
Teaching resources
The trainer’s personal workbook
Technical resources
Technical products and tools provided
Assessment
Simulated professional situations
Practical exercises with continuous assessment
Certification
Certificate of completion
