1. STAGECRAFT
HORROR MAKEUP

2. STAGECRAFT – MAKE-UP Why use make-up?
Make-up allows you to completely transform your appearance, which, depending on what sort of character you are playing, can help audiences believe your performance much more (also called ‘suspend disbelief’). Even if not wanting to create a crazy character, make-up can also make you look older, tired or even sunburnt. On stage, the bright lights that you perform under can wash out your skin and make your face appear flat. Make-up combats
this, fighting wash-out and providing definition.

3. Safety
If anything feels odd on your skin, especially if it feels like it is stinging or making your skin hot, wash it off immediately. If you know that you are allergic to any body products (creams, moisturisers, latex etc.) please let me know at the beginning of the workshop. It is also very important that you thoroughly wash your brushes and sponges after each session – and in between using them on different people – to stop the spread of germs.
Avoid the eye area and any open sores on the skin. Do not use a brush or sponge on someone and then ‘double-dip’ it back into the product container to reload. Lastly, a lot of the products have strong pigments – a little goes a long way. It can be difficult to remove SFX make-up stains from some fabrics.

4. Minor Injuries Bruises:
A bruise is a traumatic injury of the soft tissues that results in breakage of the local
capillaries and leakage of red blood cells. In the skin, bruising can be seen as a reddish-purple discoloration that does not blanch when pressed upon. This discoloration leads to the classic "black and blue" appearance.

5. The broken capillaries’ blood tends to pool,
especially where it tends to be fleshy.
Comparatively, where the skin is thin - and
bone is very close to the surface it can often
be surprising ‘unbruised’. However, the skin
can easily break, particularly the eyebrow or
nose bone.

12. STAGECRAFT ASSESSMENT TASK
HORROR MAKE-UP
STAGECRAFT ASSESSMENT TASK
Choose a character that would appear in a Horror film and/or play OR an existing character from the Horror genre.
2. Create a coloured design of the make-up for this character, using the template provided. Think about the colours you will use, if you are going to create scars, lacerations, etc.
3. Demonstrate the use of makeup on yourself or another student to create your character features, following your original design. Scars, burns and black eyes are also acceptable.
4. Record your progress with a photograph and annotated notes that help explain the process you followed.
5. Self-reflection notes recorded in your journal explaining what you did and what you learnt.