Cinematographic annual : 1930 (1930)

ART OF MOTION PICTURE MAKE-UP 171 Make-up For Color Photography The growing use of color in motion pictures places a further responsibility upon the make-up artist and the player using it. Since the day of the black and white picture is rapidly becoming shorter and color is coming more and more into use, greater attention than ever must be paid to tones and half-tones of color in make-up, and greater artistry will be demanded in this art. The following instructions are given for the use of make-up for natural color work. Proper Method of Applying Technicolor Make-up The first eleven steps in applying Technicolor make-up are exactly the same as given at the start of this article for applying straight make-up. However, in make-up for Technicolor, you have to consider dry rouge. This comes in the list of instruction directly after No. 11, Lip Effect, and is as follows: Dry Rouge should be applied over the powder. A camel hair powder brush is ideal for this purpose. Apply the high points of the cheek bone first, then blend towards the nose and other points of the cheek, watching the contour of the face. Be sure that the edges are well blended and that no demarcation is noticeable around the eyes and mouth. Blend the rouge within the area of these lines; this will assist to eradicate the lines to a certain degree. For male types use rouge very sparingly. Otherwise the directions for color make-up are the same. Chart Suggesting Correct Shades of Make-up for Straight Technicolor Make-up Female Type Male Type Technicolor Grease Paint D D Technicolor Face Powder 24 26 Technicolor Lining Color 21 21 Technicolor Moist Rouge Light Dark Technicolor Under Rouge Light Dark Technicolor Dermatograph Pencil Brown Brown Technicolor Dry Rouge Light Dark Technicolor Masque Brown Brown Technical Liquid Make-up D D Information concerning character make-up foe Technicolor can be obtained by writing Mr. Factor at Hollywood.