ITV Work Experience

ITV Work Experience 

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/what-do-you-think-of-itvs-new-child-like-logo/ viewed 13.12.15, (digital image)

I have been lucky enough to have taken part in a very inspiring work experience placement. I was emailed the call sheet for the shoot and I spoke to the project manager about where to meet, I was nervous and excited to be aloud to take part on a television set. 

When I arrived, I was greeted by the project staff and agency, given a drink and introduced to other members of staff. The filming was being done inside a very well decorated pub in London; I was taken to the makeup artists who had their own room at the top of the building. The makeup artists was very nice, she introduced herself and her assistant. At first I watched the makeup artists do their thing; each actor that game in have a 'normal' everyday makeup look; this meant minimal foundation, mascara and a nude lip colour. The men and boys had a light brushing of foundation and powder. It was exciting to work with so many different people, and to see how ice and well everybody got on as they all knew each other from previous work. 

Being a makeup artist, or anyone in fact that works on set, means waking up early and going to bed late, this particular shoot started at 7:00 and was due to wrap at 21:30. As I was travelling from Southampton, we agreed that I would arrive for 9:00. About an hour into my arrival the makeup artist handed me a small mac palette of dark powder and a brush, she wanted me to 'look after' the current actor, when there is a moment between recording I would rush in and powder his face to stop any shine, mainly for continuity. This was exciting and very nerve racking for me, as this is something brand new for me. Working on a television set gave me a new confidence of having this career, it has definitely confirmed for me that the job I love is the makeup artist and not the actor. 

I felt very privileged to be a part of this experience and it was warming that everyone involved was happy to have me around and to answer my questions. I have met a very talented makeup artist who has kindly taken my email address, she has said to keep in touch and she will invite me along to other shoots in the future.  

Use of colour, Face chart

Use of colour face chart

Assessing the skin

• Combination skin
• Olive skin tone, medium

Products used:

• foundation brush 
• kabuki brush 
• small eye shadow blending brush 
• angled lip brush
• eye brow and eye lash wand 
• medium sized brush for contour 
• large blending brush for forehead contour 
• Kryolan foundation and concealer
• Kryolan eye shadow palette 
• Kryolan super colour palette 

I am very proud of this face chart and practical, the use of colours worked well with the shade of foundation I used. My other face charts have been with a white base, but as this was an all colour face chart I wanted to use a 'normal' skin tone and build on top of that. I am really happy with the way this makeup experimentation came out, Natalie was a good model which made it easier for me to apply the makeup, she was still and her skin is a nice texture to work on. I struggle most with applying lip products, this is because I want the lips to look symmetrical and plump, this is hard to do, as the lips follow their own shape and are normally not very symmetrical. It is also hard to follow the shape of the lips with a steady hand. This is something I want to practice on and become good at. 

                        

                       

                       

Additional face chart, Analogous colours

Additional Analogous colours face chart 

This is an additional analogous face chart I did, I enjoyed making the face charts and then executing them on a real person. I looked at the colour wheel and chose colours that where next to each other, I chose purple and red because they are striking and bold colours, as I wanted to create a face chart with a bold look. 

Additional face chart, Complimentary colours

Additional face chart, monochrome colours

The Housewives of Orange County, inspiration

The Housewives of Orange County 

http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/833363/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county-reunite-tamra-vs-gretchen-round-two, viewed 03.12.15, (digital image) 

These are the 'real housewives,' I have chosen to look at this image as part of my research, because these women represent the same type of personality traits that I have found from Lettice Knolls, the inspiration for my final makeup design. They show their power and confidence throughout their daily lives, working, looking after their families, and not taking no for an answer. Although these women appear to be arrogant and immature, I think the overall personalities of them are strong and colourful. This type of woman reminds me of the research I have been doing for Lettice. She shows her power and confidence throughout her life, loving Queen Elizabeth I as a sister, but not bowing down to her jealousy and charge. She lives her own life, falling in love and having children behind Elizabeths back, not wanting to offend her but doing what she believes is right by her. I believe if Lettice was a woman from the 21st century, she would have been a 'Real housewife' and would have had her own television show, with all the attention on her.  

Evaluation of timed assessment, in the role of the designer

Evaluation 

Designer: Rebecca Southerden
Artist: Partner  



This was my finished face chart of how I wanted my design to look. I used many bright pink and red colours as well as orange to create a statement piece of art. My inspiration for this design came from the personalities of Lettice, a lady in waiting and cousin to Elizabeth I, and of the 'real housewives' television show. Both personalities are strong, bright and glamorous, I wanted to portray this though my makeup design. 

Matida and I practiced this design until it was perfect to the face chart design and until we were both happy. I timed the makeup practices we undertook to make sure she would finish within the time we had for the assessment, and I was very pleased with the results of our practices. The makeup choices I made were quite difficult to complete and I was impressed the Matida was able to put my ideas onto my face. I was happy with the application of the design and she did well to do each part of the makeup in stages, this enabled her to complete on time and remember the process we talked through. Towards the end of the assessment, I could see Matida was feeling the pressure and she was disappointed with the end result of the lips, she first did a good job to get the shape of my lips right, but after applying more product, it smudged onto the white areas. She managed to fix the problem before the time ran out but she would have liked to have more time to perfect it. 

Peer review:
Matilda worked hard to execute my design as close as possible to the face chart I made, and to my ideas we had discussed. She took time out of her routine to practice on me, so she and I felt confident during the assessment. I was happy with the commitment she had towards this assessment, as she would always make herself available to practice and go over new additions to my design. This made me feel confident, and encouraged me work as equally hard on her design for me. 

Although my design took close to the time we had, Matida didn't need to rush or feel as though time was gaining on her. Toward the end, she felt as though she has made a mistake on the lip design, she was able to recover from this and improve on the lips, but she still felt as if that part of the design had let her down. Although this happened, I loved the finish look and it looked the same as when we had practiced, I think the time element of the assessment built the pressure and made her feel more tense at the end. 

Health and safety: 
Matida reviewed my skin type and came to the conclusion that I had dry skin on my nose but normal skin overall on my cheeks, forehead and nose, this helped her to know how much moisturiser to put on my skin and what cleanser and toner to use. She also reviewed whether my skin had any contraindications, and came to the conclusion that no contractions needed to be put in place. All brushes used in the application were cleaned, using brush cleaner and were given a shampoo before hand, this ensured the makeup would be applied cleanly with no cross contamination. 

 

Evaluation of timed assessment, in the role of the artist

Evaluation 

Artist: Partner
Designer: Rebecca Southerden

For this design I used:

• Cleanser, toner and moisturiser
• Satin primer, Illamasqua 
• White base mixed with super colour. Kryolan and Illamasqua
• black super colour, Kryolan
• black powder, Illamasqua 
• Silver metallic palette, Illamasqua 
• white powder, Illamasqua 
• translucent powder, Illamasqua 
• foundation brush, Kabuki brush, blending sponge, small angled brush, eyebrow and eye lash wand     

At the beginning of this project I was excited to find out that I would be working on the Elizabethans. Finding out more about the hair makeup ideals practiced and created by Queen Elizabeth I was interesting, and opened my eyes to be more creative with makeup while working with my partner. I liked researching into the different makeups used on the people of this era, and the contemporary interpretations of this in films and television shows.

  

I found my partner's makeup design practice helped me a lot during this assessment, as I was confident in the end application. My partner and I took time out of lessons to go over any problems we had with the design, and to add any improvements, I enjoyed practicing with my partner as she is easy and fun to work with. 

Because her design is so striking, black and white contrast, I wanted to get the separation lines between the colours perfect, this took a lot of time as I found it difficult to make each side perfectly symmetrical. After discussion and practice, we decided a stencil would be best to make the lines as symmetrical as possible. I was pleased with the end result of the edges of the design; around the hair line and the neck line, as I didn't get the makeup in the hair and the lines were straight. I found it easy to work with my partner as she encouraged me while practicing and made me feel confident in executing her design. 

Peer review from Matida:

On Monday my partner created my make-up design which I overall felt went quite well. I feel that we spent enough time practicing my design in and out of practical sessions, and my design developed as we practiced. When we first practiced my design, I was happy with the outcome my partner had created but it became obvious that creating the clean, precise and straight lines in my monochrome makeup look was difficult. Because of the black and white colours in my look, the line that separated these two colors from my lip, had to be very clean and precise which was difficult to create free hand so any mistake made would show up. 

To my partners best efforts, she could not create the perfect line I wanted free hand, so we both agreed that a stencil of the shape I wanted would be much more practical and save a lot of time. In response to this I created a stencil for my partner and explained how to use it, she practiced this before the assessment in our practical session and it was very successful. I feel that my partner listened to my ideas well and created the base and shape of my design well, I have always had confidence that my partner could create my design the way I wanted. Although, when we first practiced she followed my design correctly creating my desired base and eyes, but she did not create the lip shape exactly how I wanted. In response to this I explained to her again the shape I wanted and showed her so that she understood better what I meant. Because of situations like that I felt that our communication was very good because we always made sure that we understood each other properly. 

Consultation notes

Consultation notes

Consultation notes are to be written for every client that I have worked on, this is to help me to understand any contraindications that the client may have before makeup is applied to the skin. This will help me during the application so I know of any allergies or medication and prevent any problems occurring or discomfort made. 

  

Name: Holly Britnell 

Age: 19

Hair type: natural hair, very long, heavy but thin hair, light brown 

Skin type: dry skin 

Skin tone: light to very light skin tone

Eye colour and shape: brown eyes, deep set eyes 

Allergies and medication: no allergies known or discovered, no medication 

Contraindication: nothing to note, dry skin, use a sensitive cleanser, toner and moisturiser, ensure skin is well moisturised before application.   

London Theatre trip

London Theatre trip 

 

 I found the London Theatre trip enlightening; the professionals we spoke to gave us an insight into what it would be like to work behind the scenes in the fashion and wigs department. Most of who we spoke to said they loved what they do and it gave me the inspiration to think more broadly about what path i want to take whilst doing hair and makeup. I learnt that to work in a theatre such as this one, you must have skills and experience in more than just what you specify in, for example, wigs and makeup work together to get everything done on time and quickly, they are in the same department and everyone is in tune with everyone else. The whole fashion and wigs department are on the same floor and are also on the same money, each has to work together to come up with the best way to share the money. The fashion department work with the wigs to get the costumes on and off quickly whilst a show is going on. Unfortunately the makeup department wasn't shown to us, but I learnt a lot from my day there and it has made me think more about the future collaborations and work experience I will need to find a job in a place such as this.    

Vivienne Westwood makeup inspiration

Vivienne Westwood Make-up Inspiration 

http://www.eyeshadowlipstick.com/15093/vivienne-westwood-red-label-fall-winter-2013, viewed 01.12.15, (digital image)

This makeup design by Vivienne Westwood has inspired me to think outside the box about different colour palettes. This design uses a strong use of complimentary colours with a dark black outline that reminds me of a geisha style makeup look. I was first attracted to this look because of the pale face, it is a smooth white base, that links to the base practice I have been doing in lesson for my Elizabethans project. The white contrasts with the strong use of colours in the eyes and lips. I also admire this design for it's artistic side. As I am from an art background this look was shouting out to me, it reminds me of a painting rather than a makeup look, but I like the overall feel it gives off.    

These next three makeup designs by Vivienne Westwood give off the same arty feel, the texture of the makeup leaves brush strokes and reminds me of a painting. I admire tha fact the makeup isn't constricted to fine and neat lines, it looks much more free, although structured. I admire the brush stokes technique over the lips and eyebrows, in this first image the lips have barely any colour on them but don't go unrecognized; the light colour of pink showing through matches with the subtle and almost unnoticeable pink on the cheek bones. The black is perfect on each side, symmetrically matching and flowing across the face; on the lips, cheeks and eyes. The hair in this first picture reminds me of the design ideals from contemporary Elizabethan looks, this also goes with the white of her face.       

http://www.fashiongonerogue.com/halloween-2014-makeup-tutorials-video, viewed 01.12.15, (digital image)

 

http://www.eyeshadowlipstick.com/18218/beauty-vivienne-westwood-red-label-spring-summer-2014, viewed 01.12.15, (digital image)

This is my favorite of the three designs I have chosen to look at, I admire the fact that the makeup is not spread over the models whole face, the forehead and sections of the cheeks are missing white, this makes me think of a contemporary design. Every part of this make-up design looks as though it had been thought about; the design is flawless at seeming like a ruff sketch and like paint has just been splashes on in random strokes on the face. The eyes are a big part in this design, the artist used white black and red to create a striking design that uses the mix of colours well. Although the eyes clearly have more detail it is the lips that have my attention, the uneven red lips give the model a pouted look and the brush of white over the bottom lip gives the whole look definition and depth.    

http://astridkearneyblog.com/make-up/london-calling, viewed 01.12.15, (digital image) 

This look is given a much smoother complexion, the white isn't so blotchy and the colours seem to blend into each other more that in the other pictures I have chosen to look at. This design is based more around the colour black, and gives a striking look with white beside it.