Hair and Make-Up
The Job Profiles and Department overviews available below have been developed by industry experts to help industry newcomers understand the different job roles and the skills required in order to succeed within the Television sector.
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Make-Up and Hair Designer - Film & TV
Make-up and Hair Designers usually work on feature films and high budget television dramas and must be proficient in both make-up and hair techniques. Make-up and Hair are key elements in the overall design of films or television productions, creating a look for the characters in relation to social class, and time periods, and any other elements required to create the desired illusion.
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Make-up and Hair Artists work on feature films and in television on commercials, pop promos, corporate productions, light entertainment programmes, documentary dramas, etc. They are also employed on TV dramas, and feature films working to Make-up and Hair Designers.
Read MoreMake-Up and Hair Trainee - Film & TV
Make-up and Hair Trainees are recruited onto productions at the Designer's discretion, usually near the beginning of principal photography. They may be employed on feature films and in television on commercials, pop promos, corporate productions, light entertainment programmes, documentary dramas, etc.
Read MoreMake-Up and Hair Assistant - Film & TV
Make-up and Hair Assistants work on feature films and in television on commercials, pop promos, corporate productions, light entertainment programmes, documentary dramas, etc. They must be proficient in both make-up and hair techniques.
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