This book is for makeup artists working mainly in the areas of film and TV. But also for camera people who would like to learn more about the discipline with which they are in close contact every day. I often noticed a certain sense of helplessness in the makeup department with respect to the camera technology. I was repeatedly asked to draw up some written information where all the details were explained. The contemporary HDTV age constitutes a revolution. It is becoming increasingly clear that our profession not only serves the purpose of beauty, but that over the course of time the makeup artist has become not only a craftsman and artist, but also and in parallel to this, an “image technician” required to fulfill ever higher demands. If she doesn’t want to get into difficulties, she now has to acquire the technical know-how. She can no longer rely solely on her intuition, her sense of color and her experience. Not even on her own eye – otherwise she will be lost in this highly technical process. More than ever she has to seek dialogue with her colleagues behind the camera and in lighting. It is essential that she learns the language of the modern technology, as this is the basis for any communication on the set or in the studio. In order to better understand the enormous importance of this aspect, it is necessary to explain the correlation between the technical developments in the motion picture and TV sector and the necessity of change in our profession since it has existed in this form. Given that the work of the makeup artists will be increasingly in the foreground, it appears to me all the more important that we consider which precise image the present-day technology brings with it without you having the chance of correcting live images with Photoshop during the broadcast.
