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Why is It Necessary to Have a Hair Stylist on Your Film Set?

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 Do you remember Princess Leia’s side buns? And if you want your actress to have the same style for your upcoming film, you must have a hair stylist on your set. Professional hair stylists don't give just the striking looks to your performers. But it's beyond that! Interested in knowing HOW? Keep reading!   How Can a Professional Hair Stylist Help You on the Film Set? The short answer is a hair stylist designs the hairstyle of the characters in your film on the set. Yet, it makes them an integral part of any movies, music videos, or TV shows when it comes to styling actors and actresses for their roles. It may seem so easy, but not at all! A hairstylist needs to read the script to understand the overall visual look of your characters so the expert can create the hair design accordingly! They take an insight into the appearance of a character to bring your imagination to life. For example, if your movie falls into the sci-fi or fantasy genre, they follow the common hair design...
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Important Things you may not know about SFX Makeup Artists

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 Special effects makeup artists, in short, SFX makeup artists can transform an actor’s appearance when they have to look undead, alien-ish, bloody, beaten up, or older—any transformation that requires more than a regular makeup artist is responsible for. You can blame those nightmares you have gotten from monster and zombie films on these SFX makeup artists . To know more important things keep reading the article till the end.  Things to know about SFX makeup artists SFX makeup artists use cosmetics to make an actor look noticeably different. Unlike regular makeup, SFX makeup artists create unnatural looks to enhance the actors’ natural appearance. SFX makeup artists use prosthetics makeup that helps to create an illusion. Also, they tend to focus more on applying makeup and prosthetics to actors, while prosthetics makeup focuses more on creating the prosthetics themselves. SFX makeup artists also use professional makeup palettes, tissue paper, and crepe hair while working. An...
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SFX Designer and Prosthetic Makeup Artist: What’s the Difference?

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 Do you have a plan to create any iconic imaginary character in your next TV show or film? A prosthetic makeup artist and SFX designer can bring your ideas into reality. Although many consider these two similar or alternative options, they are entirely different, just like chalk and cheese! So, to know which is the perfect fit to bring your creation to reality, you need to understand their role and differences in work. If interested, keep reading it!  Difference Between a Prosthetic Makeup Artist and SFX Designer It’s true that both SFX (special effects) and prosthetic makeup artists produce striking looks, whether you want a terrifying monster or realistic wounds. You may have found the proof so far in different TV shows and films, like ‘Thunder’ music video, ‘Imagine Dragons’, ‘Bennie and The Jets’, ‘Black Sails’ TV drama, ‘Terminator’, and so on. Actually, the line where the skill of a prosthetic makeup artist starts and SFX’s stops makes everything vague and unclear. The ...
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