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The Makeup Artist Handbook: Techniques for Film, Television, Photography, and Theatre

Gretchen Davis, Mindy Hall

9780240818948

Focal Press


Theatre: technical & background skills; Film, TV & Radio; Film movie production: technical skills; Hairdressing & salon skills

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320 pages

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Get professional techniques usually known only by Hollywood makeup artists in this full-color, comprehensive book from accomplished makeup pros Gretchen Davis and Mindy Hall. The two come to you with impressive backgrounds in film and television industries - their projects have included Pearl Harbor , Rent , Stuart Little , and The Nanny Diaries , and Mindy Hall is fresh off her Academy Award win for her work on 2009's Star Trek . This new edition of The Makeup Artist Handbook offers even more illustrations to demonstrate techniques visually; fundamentals on topics such as beauty, time periods, black and white film; and up-to-date information on cutting-edge techniques like air brushing makeup for computer-generated movies, makeup effects, mold-making, lighting, and lots of information on how to work effectively in HD. Learn from the pros and hone your craft with this comprehensive book. This gorgeous full color book shows how makeup artists make Hollywood stars look as good as they do, even in HD! You can get the inside track about how to work with the pros and all about set etiquette. It contains tips and techniques from a number of professional Hollywood makeup artists. It includes a full reference section with useful websites, business listings, and contacts. It includes award winning advice from co-author Mindy Hall, Academy Award winner for makeup for her work on Star Trek .

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By:   Gretchen Davis, Mindy Hall
Imprint:   Focal Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 191mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   680g
ISBN:  

9780240818948


ISBN 10:   0240818946
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   February 2012
Audience:   Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock at Abbey's Bookshop
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Gretchen Davis resides in San Francisco working as a freelance Makeup Artist, and writer for the entertainment industry. She is highly sought after to work with high profile clients in film, television, and digital media as a personal or department head. Some of her clients include Sony, Paramount, Disney, DreamWorks, Universal, Electronic Arts, Pixar and ILM. She has keyed projects like Feature Film Milk, On the Road, and NBC's Trauma. Department Headed Films like Hemingway &Gellhorn with HBO, and political drama Knife Fight. Gretchen Co Authored The Makeup Artist Handbook distributed World Wide by Focal Press and published by Elsevier in March 2008. The book is critical acclaimed as a must have for the working Makeup Artist. She is a member of I.A.T.S.E. Local 706, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists, Hollywood. As an Instructor, she creatively designed a makeup program for The Academy of Art University in SF. Today she continues to enjoy a successful career as a freelance Makeup Artist, Instructor, and writer. Her blog www.gretchendavismakeup.com is an educational web site for anybody working in the entertainment industry. Mindy Hall's over 26 years of professional experience as a makeup artist, and her career spans film, television, photography, and theatre. She won an Academy Award for her work on 2009 film Star Trek.

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