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AMATEUR MOVIE MAKING 377
tiny individual pictures which go to make up the motion picture, we must "retouch" our actors and more particularly our actresses before the camera is brought into action.
This straight make-up is accomplished in this manner, although each individual actor has his own variations of this standardized process:
The face is thoroughly cleansed and given a heavy coatins of cold cream. This is rubbed in with a circular massaging motion. After the skin has absorbed all the cream it can, the surplus is wiped off. Then the yellow grease paint known as "Motion Picture Yellow" is applied in broad streaks and rubbed in just as was the cold cream. This is continued until all exposed skin of the head, face, neck, ears, back and breast is covered with a uniform yellow tint. The brows are wiped as free of grease and cream as is possible. The lips are given a touch of rouge lighter than the natural color, the expression lines are drawn about the eyes, the eyes shaded. Then a liberal, a very liberal coating of motion picture powder is applied and finally the brows and lashes given their coloring of mascaro.
This constitutes the usual motion picture make-up. It is a tedious and difficult process at best. When completed it is so delicate that a scratch, a rub with a handkerchief, a careless touch in fact will mar it. This make-up is neither necessary nor desirable in amateur cinematography. The public has come to expect and so demands unnatural perfection in the complexions of the stars, but your own friends would be almost unrecognizable in full professional make-up.
A light application of cold cream may be used as a powder foundation. Only enough cream should be used to leave the face soft and slightly greasy to the touch. No visible cream should be allowed to remain. Over this is dusted the motion picture yellow face powder until it appears dry and soft. A touch of mascaro upon brows and lashes completes the amateur make-up. The eyes may be lined if preferred, and a slight shadow may be worked in upon the upper lid but these touches are not really necessary. "Remember, the lighter the make-up the better