High Definition Broadcasting - What is it and how does it affect make-up and hair artists?

With HD TV you can now see everything that isn't always visible to the naked eye when first applying the make-up. 

I watched the video I have linked below by the make-up artist John Woodbridge via the BBC website, and he shows you good tips in how to get that flawless effect for TV, as with HD they don't want it to be obvious and have a tone of make-up on the actor, actress or presenter.

High Definition Broadcasting effects the make-up industry as it detects so much on the face, therefore make-up artists work round this by using different techniques to make sure the face does not look caky but flawless to the eye, so the audience doesn't pick up on how awful the make-up looks but become oblivious to the fact and that they actually look like that in real life, its all part of the illation television portrays.

When preparing the skin you need to do the normal, cleanse, tone, moisturising and making sure the hydration of the skin is even.

Most people think that you have to use specialised cosmetics for work in HD, but its not actually true, as long as you work to the film standard most of your make-up kit will be just fine to use. 

Airbrushing is also good to use for HD Television, the cosmetics that are used for this technique are made from micronized pigments that are not detectable on the camera. It ejects compressed air and will leave a lightweight look and give the great illusion of flawless skin. Its also very fast to use which is good when you have many people to do on a set. 

This video below really gives great tips on how to apply the make-up and why its being applied too, check it out!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/production/article/art20130702112136285

I was thinking when looking into how we handle HD now but how did we handle skin issues in the past?

Author: Rakesh Agrawal

Year of publication: February 22nd, 2010 

Title: TV

Viewed: 2nd February 2015

Available from: http://tvsearcher.snapstream.com/2010/02/modulating-your-own-unencrypted-qam-aka-how-to-recordsearch-high-definition-tv/

 On a standard definition television there is 'signal conversion at 704 x 480' -(http://www.creativeartistryfx.com/high_resolution_media.pdf) of pixilated resolution to view. This therefore was good for make-up artists as the low resolution made the make-up look smooth and hide skin flaws. It also helped prosthetic artists as it made them look very realistic.