MAKEUP DESIGN
I
THEA 245.001 and 245.002
Instructors:
Marianne Wittelsberger & Steve Bauer, JokestersÒ Productions
Email:
Jokesters@aol.com
Room:
Center for the Arts, Women’s Dressing Room.
Description:
The student learns to create a professional stage
makeup for a variety of characters and roles plus knowledge of makeup
materials, tools and techniques.
The class will meet one day a week for 165 minutes
each. The first part of the class is a
lecture including videos, slides, demonstrations, Internet research and
explanations of assignments.
The second part of the class is creating the assigned
makeup. The class requires library
research locating photographs, sources and viewing videotapes. Research is required for each makeup. You may use paintings, drawings, videotapes
and original artwork. Afterwards, there will be some time for the long-term
assignment.
Come to class prepared to take notes. Wear old clothes
because makeup and makeup remover can get on what you wear. Or you may want to purchase a plastic cape
from a beauty supply store to protect your clothing.
For hygiene sake, never share
make up.
Both instructors have made a
living using makeup for the past twenty years and have a tremendous passion for
makeup.
Stage Makeup is an invaluable
tool for the actor and performer, because with makeup you can create characters
that you would otherwise never be cast for and the right makeup will complete
your character.
Makeup
defines a character and makes your character live. We as JOKESTERS have been
invited to places where we wouldn’t have been invited, like the White House and
we have worked for every major studio in
Makeup is fun and exciting,
and some comedy comes naturally, like when women put on beards.
In this class, many types of
makeups and characters will be covered and it will be lots of fun transposing
yourself into a new character. Enjoy the fun.
Textbook and Supplies
1)
Textbook: You can
purchase online or at the TU bookstore.
a.
Corson, Stage Makeup
i.
Richard Corson, Stage Makeup, ISBN
013 606 1532, 10th Edition, Prentice Hall Inc.
ii.
Hardback.
2)
Ben Nye Theatrical Makeup
Kit Towson Version, Ben Nye Creme Makeup Kit. This is available in the Towson University
bookstore ONLY. Be sure to pick the
kit closest to your skin type: White Female, Olive Female, Black
Female/Male, White Male, and Olive Male.
NOTE : You will not need
this for the first day of class.
3)
Binder for your Makeup
Morgue.
4)
Clear Sheet Protectors.
5)
Divider tabs for Binder.
6)
Colored pencil set, pens,
crayons or software so you can draw on your headshots.
7)
Notebook, pen and pencil.
8) Baby Powder – preferably Johnson & Johnson’s, available in any grocery store.
9)
Hair net, hat or wig cap to hold hair back.
10) Makeup remover – such as Neutrogena wipes, baby oil,
Noxzema, cleansing cloths.
11) Wash cloth and hand towel.
12) Moisturizer/astringent.
13) Makeup sponges.
14) Computer and Color Printer with Ink Cartridges.
Criteria for Grading:
This
class requires reading, preparation, research and practice to complete a
successful makeup assignment.
1. Preparation: research - visual and
reading, viewing the website for class.
2. Photos and Drawings: for assignment
development. You must bring 5 photos and a drawing of the assigned makeup to
each class. Use the digital photo of your
headshot for class drawings.
3. Skill Development: Follow reading directions
Listen to
class directions and demonstrations
Take notes
on dimensions of each makeup
4. Creative: Comes from research ideas
and planning for original makeup assignments.
5. Practice: use of brushes, blending edges, tapering
ends of folds, thinking through each assignment before class. Practicing each
assignment before class.
Grades
are based on attendance, quality of work, preparation, drawings and research.
You
will be graded on 12 makeups, plus your final makeup.
Each
of the 12 makeup grades are based on:
Preparation (reading and practice): 20%
Attendance (being on time for each
lecture, attending class): 20%
Photo
research (at
least 5 large photos of each makeup): 20%
Sketch: 20%
Execution
of Makeup:
20%
Total
Points for the semester:
12
makeups: 60%
Final
Makeup (Famous Person): 10%
Long
Term Latex Project: 10%
Morgue:
20%
Class Requirements:
1)
Attendence is 20% part of
your grade. Since
there is only one class per week, attendance is mandatory.
You are expected to be on time. Being on time means showing up 15 minutes early. Any student who is late to class is
responsible for obtaining the lecture notes and techniques of the makeup
discussed. Any class that is missed must
be made up at a later date. If not made up, you will receive an “F” for that
assignment.
2) Take notes on videos, demonstrations and instructions. Follow class instructions carefully.
3)
Turn
off cell phones and pagers. No smoking or eating in class. Our classroom is a working dressing room for
current productions so we need to keep it clean.
4)
Clean up your makeup station before you leave
each class.
5)
Prepare for each makeup
design in the following manner:
a.
Read assigned chapters in
Corson.
b.
Look at as much research as
possible on the subject.
c.
Bring 5 photographs to class
with you pertaining to each makeup. These will become your makeup morgue.
d.
Do a color sketch in colored
pencil or other media of the makeup you plan to do on your face. This sketch is collected at the end of each
class, graded by the instructor and returned to you the following week.
6)
A makeup morgue or file is
due at the end of the semester. It should
follow the guidelines in the text.
Collect photos throughout the semester to help perfect your makeup
skills and you will create a superb makeup file. A set of good hyperlinks can
also be a good source of materials.
Clear, large photographs work the best.
7)
All assignments are due on
the date listed. Only exceptions will be for verifiable
emergencies.
8) All assignments turned in late will receive an “F”.
9)
Any student who may need an accommodation
due to a disability, please make an
appointment with me. A memo from Disability Support Services authorizing your accommodations will be needed.
10) Any student with a contagious infection such as pink eye or a staph infection must contact me and take extra hygiene precautions to guarantee the health and safety of other students.
Dress Code:
- Remove all piercings
from your face.
- Remove all makeup
before class.
- Wear old clothes to
class that you can get makeup and powder on.
- Shoes that can be powdered
in, must be worn at all times, for safety reasons. 4-09
Recommended Reading (not required): Available in the TU
bookstore or online
- Aucoin, Making
Faces, Little, Brown and Company, 1997, 1st edition.
- Aucoin, Face
Forward, Little, Brown and Company, 2000, 1st edition.
Assignments for Jokesters Stage Makeup 1 at Towson University Spring 2010:
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Week |
Class |
Corson
Pages 9th Ed. |
Corson
Pages 10th Ed. |
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Tues, Thurs |
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Jan. 26, 28 |
Straight Makeup Demo, Materials lecture |
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Feb. 2, 4 |
Straight Makeup |
Chapter 1-6, appendix C, D |
Chapter 1-5,
appendix C, D |
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Feb. 9, 11 |
Middle Age |
Chapter 7-9, 12 |
Chapter 6-8, 11 |
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Feb. 16, 18 |
Old Age |
Chapter 11-12 |
Chapter 10-11 |
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Feb. 23, 25 |
Clown |
Chapter 20 |
Chapter 19 |
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March 2, 4 |
Nose Putty |
Chapter 13, Appendix A |
Chapter 12,
Appendix A |
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March 9, 11 |
Crepe Hair |
Chapter 15, p.59-61 |
Chapter 14-15 |
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March 16, 18 Spring Break! March 23, 25 |
Cuts, Bruises, Tattoos, Piercing |
Chapter 13, p.153, 157-164 |
Chapter 14, p.149,
154-160 |
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Mar 30, Apr 1 |
Animal |
Chapter 20 |
Chapter 19 |
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April 6, 8 |
Restoration |
p.101-106, 328-330, 348-351 |
p.97-103, 321-322,
340-343 |
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April 13, 15 |
Nationality |
Ch. 10, p.100-101, p.154-155 |
p.96-97, 150-151 |
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April 20, 22 |
Fantasy |
Chapter 15, 20 |
Chapter 14, 19 |
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April 27, 29 |
TV and Film Makeup, Moulage |
Chapter 18, p. 48-49 |
Chapter 17, p.
45-46 |
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May 4, 6 |
Famous
Person, Morgue Due, Latex Project Due |
Chapter 17 |
Chapter 16 |
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May 11 |
Last Day of Classes |
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Makeup
Sources in the Baltimore/Washington Area:
Artistic
Costume & Fun Shop
(410)
321-1121
A.T.
Jones
410-728-7087
Contact:
George Gobel or Mary
Kinetic
Artistry
Phone:
301-270-6666 or 800-444-0411
Fax:
301-270-6662
Email:
Kinetic1@aol.com
Makeup
Sources Out of State:
Alcone
Company
Phone:
718-361-8373
Fax: 718-729-8296
www.alconeco.com
Cinema
Secrets
Burbank,
Ca 91505
Phone:
818-846-0579
Fax:
818-846-0431
*Other
Out of town Sources can be found in the Corson’s book, Appendix B.