Post by Saviya on Mar 23, 2004 18:00:39 GMT -5
You've sat at the mirror applying your make-up for an hour. Every line perfectly drawn, every smudge perfectly positioned - the transformation is complete. Your audience won't be able to resist the sultry goddess you've become and would never guess that this is the same bleary-eyed, baggily-clothed mum who dropped the kids at school this morning.
But when the photos of the event finally arrive, the goddess you saw looking back at you in that mirror has been replaced by someone disappointingly recognisable. Where are the dark, almond-shaped eyes you so painstakingly fashioned? Where are the luscious, full lips? How can those beautifully sculpted cheekbones have dropped out of sight so easily?
Of course, there aren't too many of us who actively like to see photos of ourselves and we often cringe when someone picks up an awful picture and tells you that "...it's a really good photo of you". But, with the help of a few modern cosmetics, it can be easy to make that photo album more 'palatable'.
The first tip is to guess how far away your audience will be. It's no good applying make-up in a magnifying mirror if your audience or the camera is 4 or 5 metres away. Keep getting up and walking away from the mirror and check your final look from a good few metres away with the aid of a good spotlight or lamp. As long as it's applied well, it won't matter if your audience gets a closer look.
Think silent movies - Theda Bara, Louise Brooks, a young Tallulah Bankhead. They never shied away from eyeliner and their lips looked almost black but they looked great! The easiest way to make a face inconspicuous on screen is to get rid of every scrap of make-up on it. It's a trick often used for crowd scenes The camera sometimes has difficulty picking up features which aren't accentuated and this can work to the advantage of the director when he wants to create a faceless multitude in the background. Next time you watch a wedding video, look for 'washed out' faces.
Over the next few days (maybe weeks!) I'll post some of the more common tricks used to fool the eyes of the audience.
But when the photos of the event finally arrive, the goddess you saw looking back at you in that mirror has been replaced by someone disappointingly recognisable. Where are the dark, almond-shaped eyes you so painstakingly fashioned? Where are the luscious, full lips? How can those beautifully sculpted cheekbones have dropped out of sight so easily?
Of course, there aren't too many of us who actively like to see photos of ourselves and we often cringe when someone picks up an awful picture and tells you that "...it's a really good photo of you". But, with the help of a few modern cosmetics, it can be easy to make that photo album more 'palatable'.
The first tip is to guess how far away your audience will be. It's no good applying make-up in a magnifying mirror if your audience or the camera is 4 or 5 metres away. Keep getting up and walking away from the mirror and check your final look from a good few metres away with the aid of a good spotlight or lamp. As long as it's applied well, it won't matter if your audience gets a closer look.
Think silent movies - Theda Bara, Louise Brooks, a young Tallulah Bankhead. They never shied away from eyeliner and their lips looked almost black but they looked great! The easiest way to make a face inconspicuous on screen is to get rid of every scrap of make-up on it. It's a trick often used for crowd scenes The camera sometimes has difficulty picking up features which aren't accentuated and this can work to the advantage of the director when he wants to create a faceless multitude in the background. Next time you watch a wedding video, look for 'washed out' faces.
Over the next few days (maybe weeks!) I'll post some of the more common tricks used to fool the eyes of the audience.