What is Production Makeup?

Series Summary

Makeup and fashionable cosmetics have been used by women for centuries, and are primarily used to enhance the beauty of the human body. Makeup can also be used to hide blemishes and add a dramatic effect to the face. Properly applying the right type and amount of makeup is imperative to the look that is achieved with make-up. The key to makeup is to put on just enough eye shadow, blush, eye liner, etc. to beautify a woman without looking too made up or clownish.

In this free video series, our expert makeup artist will teach you how to apply TV and movie makeup, also known as production makeup. This camera ready look is perfect for the harsh lighting of a film set or TV studio. Learn how to apply foundation, eyeshadow, mascara and blush for TV and movie makeup. Get tips on styling the eyebrows, adding highlights and creating an even skin tone color. Finally, learn how to do a quick hairstyling and tips for understanding light and how it will work with production makeup.

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Sonja Gjokaj, I am the owner of Gjokaj makeup and on behalf of Expert Village to talk to you about make up for production. Production make up is essentially make up for either film, TV, photo. Basically, you might have to change the foundation, heaviness or the color pallet, because of different lighting situations. Now when we're shooting outside, obviously the make up is going to be a little bit lighter, not as heavy virus perhaps a shooting environment where you have to apply the make up a little bit thicker and heavier. That obviously wouldn't look good outside, but it works perfectly in a studio settings. You want to bring out the talent's beauty, and you want to make them look more production appropriate. I am probably going to give Shana a natural look, but it?s going to be obviously be a little bit heavier than your day to day make up or your daytime regular make up. I 'm going to bring out her eyes, maybe contour her face a bit more to bring out her beautiful bone structure and then maybe plump up her lips a little bit. And then later we're going to maybe we are going to talk a little bit about hair, production hair in general etc."