What is the difference between T.V. Make up and Everyday Make up?

Question

I wanted to know if there is a difference between the make up they use on Actors and actresses on film then the type people use everyday. i know they must use more high quality make-up but if someone didn't have the budget to have a professional makeup artist couldn't they just use the everyday make up people use. Wouldn't it look the same it doesn't seem like a big difference in the way it would look... someone help me if you can i'm lost.

Answer 1

I think TV make up is more varied and drastic.

They want their actors' eyes to 'pop' and their lips to look plump and no one looks silly with too much make up on TV for some reason.

I think it's more quantity than quality.

Answer 2

Professional make-up, the kind used by models and actors, is so thick!! It feels like you're wearing a mask!! And it's powder-based, to reduce shine. You have to use cold cream to remove it or it WILL NOT come off lol!! But that's only the face make-up.. as far as eyeshadows, blush, lipstick, ect., it can be anything. I have had a make-up artist use the most expensive stuff, and then turn around and use Mary Kate and Ashley or Rimmel that you can get from Wal-Mart. So, if your on a budget, splurge on the face make-up (powder and foundation) and then buy more reasonable shadows, blushes, lipsticks, ect. (as long as they are still a good quality).

Answer 3

It's more the amount of makeup than the brand. When you are being filmed or photographed, the lighting tends to wash you out, so makeup is applied much heavier for these. A thicker, more opaque foundation is usually used, other makeup is the same except applied in highly pigmented shades and larger quantities. If you see someone in person who has been made up for a camera, they usually look like a drag queen.

Especially with flash photography, makeups with sunscreen and/or powder are avoided, because light reflects off of it and makes the face look much lighter in the photograph (especially funny-looking if it's several shades lighter than the body!)

If you want to do this yourself, just make sure you get a good, opaque matte foundation, make sure to darken eyebrows as these are prone to disappearing, and apply everything else so it looks like too much in your mirror.

Answer 4

TV Makeup really piles it on. TV washes your face of color so it needs to be rather heavy so you will look alive. It also damages your skin, so extra good care is needed. Visit a tv station and look at the people, both men and women need the makeup, but they would never go out into the streets like that, they would look like clowns. Everyday makeup is nowhere as dramatic. They would use pancake makeup which is really heavy, and blush, mascara, lipliner, lipstick, sometimes false eyelashes, eyebrow makeup, eyeshadow and concealers in colors that will correct imperfections, sallow skin, blemishes, powder, etc.
Ordinary makeup will not stand up to the hot lights used to light up tv studios.

Answer 5

The "base" and "powder" are the BIG differences.
They're much heavier, thicker and usually have a slight rosy glow about them. Even the news casters wear it so they don't look sick and pasty under the bright lights of the set.

Stage lighting is bright and hot. You want make-up that can hold up to that. You want to use the "Pancake" or a similar heavy coverage make-up.

The eyes, lips, and cheeks are usually made up more dramatically so that the camera far away (TV/movies) or people on the back-row (stage) can actually see these features. Showing emotion is so important in acting, and so much of our emotions show on our faces. You want the face to stand out. You can use your regular make up for this - just apply it heavier than usual.

Answer 6

What's the difference between regular makeup (foundation) and airbrush makeup (foundation)?
As you know, regular makeup is your traditional liquid, powder, or cream foundation which is generally applied using a sponge, a brush, or your fingertips. Airbrush foundation is sprayed in a gentle fine mist that adheres lightly to the skin, without any manipulation of the skin. With regular makeup the foundation is spread or applied onto the skin causing the product to lay or be pressed into the pores, causing that "heaviness" you sometimes feel with liquid or cream foundations. Because airbrush foundation is sprayed in a gentle fine mist, you shouldn't get that heavy makeup feel or that heavy makeup look. Airbrush makeup is lightweight, giving excellent coverage using less makeup. It is also very natural looking, so you feel and look like you, without looking or feeling "made up". Airbrush makeup has been the secret of TV and movie personalities for years, and now it is becoming increasingly popular for photography, weddings and special occasion use.

Answer 7

Actually the makeup they use on actors is not that different from our everyday makeup!Most actors wear what we wear on our faces,but some actors wear expensive facial gloss to make them look as if their makeup is better than our everyday!But i say there's not a single difference!

Answer 8

Well for one thing the base is a lot heavier and darker. Lights on a studio can wash out a person and make them look pale or shiny. The base makes their skin less shiny and not pale or washed out. As far as everything else (lipstick, eyeliner, eyeshadow) they use it to help accentuate features and help bring them out. For actors/actresses on stage they use these to help make their features stand out so when they make expressions the people in the back can see the expressions.

Answer 9

They just use more dramatic stage makeup. They most likely use the same makeup we do since the budgets for TV shows aren't as big as ones for movies. They use the same makeup we do, just with larger amounts.

Answer 10

degree makeup is often over exaggerated and ambitious so that's seen whilst one is preforming on degree . established make up is plenty much less and basically enables deliver out your eyes, lips, ect. no longer plenty it particularly is overwhelming to work out however. movie makeup is often diffused and closer to what you may do in each and each day existence with the exception being monsters/horror or many times particular outcomes.