4. Make-Up, Hair and Costume for Film
and Television (1st Edition)
By Jan Musgrove
Copyright Year 2003
ISBN 9780240516608
Published May 9, 2003 by Routledge
202 Pages
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Job Opportunities
Make-up
department
Make-up assistant: someone who has had training in TV/film make-up
and hair and is in their first two years of employment.
An assistant works under the direction of an experienced person.
Make-up artist: someone who has had sufficient experience to enable
them to work alone.
Make-up designer: someone who is very experienced and capable of
taking responsibility for all make-up production requirements and the
budget.
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Hairdressing
Department
Assistant hairdresser: someone who has served an apprenticeship or
had relevant hairdressing training and is able to work alongside others
to learn about working in the film industry.
Hairstylist: someone with enough experience of working in films to be
able to take responsibility and work alone.
Head of department: sometimes called ‘chief hairstylist’. Someone
who has enough experience to prepare for all production requirements,
to budget and to organize department staff as necessary.
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Costume
Department
Costume assistant: sometimes called a ‘dresser’.
sewing, costume design and media studies,
clothes, washing and ironing, and the general maintenance of the department.
Costume supervisor: someone experienced enough to take responsibility for
the everyday running of a production, organizing staff and ensuring continuity
regarding costumes.
Costume designer: takes responsibility for designing the ‘look’ of the whole
production regarding clothes and is responsible for production buying and
budgeting.
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Job Opportunities
Wig
Department
Wig fitter: someone who takes head measurements and finds a
suitable
Wigmaker: someone who makes the wig foundations from
the measurements and knots the wigs. They make other
postiches such as hairpieces, pin curls and facial hair.
Wig dresser: dresses the wigs and hairpieces into the required
style.
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