1st Edition
Makeup Artistry for Film and Television Your Tools for Success On-Set and Behind-the-Scenes
1. Introduction
Section I: Behind the Scenes
2. Getting the Job
3. Pre-Production
4. Production
5. Wrap
Section II: Theory
6. Color Theory
with Katie Middleton
7. Lighting
by Tony Santiago
8. Camera
by Tom Ciciura and Tony Santiago
9. Anatomy
10. Skin
Section III: Technique
11. HD "No-Makeup" Makeup
12. Grooming
13. Beauty Makeup
14. "Out-of-Kit" Special Effects
15. Burns
by Christopher Payne and Christine Sciortino
16. Applying Pre-Made Prosthetics
by Christopher Payne
17. Age Makeup
by Rochelle Uribe-Davila, Dina Cimarusti, and Christopher Payne
18. Applying Facial Hair
19. Dirt and Sweat
20. Additional Character Design Techniques
21. Conclusion
22. Appendix A: Note on Harassment
23. Appendix B: Glossary of Common On-Set Terminology and Slang
24. Appendix C: Other Positions on Set and What They Do
25. Appendix D: Where to Buy Products
26. Contributors
27. Works Cited
Biography
Christine Sciortino is a Chicago-based makeup artist and visual storyteller with recent projects including Come As You Are, Captive State, Proven Innocent (Fox), and Fargo (FX). As a member of the IATSE Local #476 Studio Mechanics Union, she designed and leads the local’s first Sexual Harassment training program, making our film sets safer spaces. She also created and instructs the Cinema Makeup curriculum in the school of Cinema and Television Arts at Columbia College Chicago where she has the joy of educating the next generation of filmmakers.
The wealth of information that Christine Sciortino shares is invaluable and can equip any aspiring Makeup Artist with the knowledge required to navigate their way around the set of any film or television production with confidence.
Ken Diaz – Two-time Academy Award Nominee and three-time Emmy Award Winning Makeup Artist.
