The importance of Continuity in TV and Film

As a Make up Artist, continuity is extremely important. You will be required to work to a project brief to create a look that has been approved and expected to be able to re create this look identically every time. Wether this is on a film set, TV set or doing a catwalk show it is crucial that a make up artist has the ability to create an identical look regardless of weather conditions, different locations or different times. This is particularly important when working in TV and Film as a Characters make up must remain uniform throughout the film, even if the scenes are shot weeks apart in real life. A script supervisor keeps track of the exact look for each character that has been created and any alterations are taken down. They are in charge of keeping track of the props and details that ensure continuity between scenes. There is usually a Make up Supervisor on set, who usually won't do any make up themselves. Instead they are in charge of overseeing the Make up supervisor responding to the needs of the make up artists, logging details of the make up for continuity purposes and organising and scheduling the Make up Artists that are on set. The Make up supervisor is the connection between the Hair and Make up departments and the rest of the cast and crew, that make sure they are communicating efficiently and everything is running smoothly.

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