A new "dispatch" from the set of "The Walking Dead" has arrived, and today we have a Q&A with key make-up artist Donna Premick and hair stylist Taylor Knight, who describe what goes into dirtying up the cast and share some hair and makeup tips for the apocalypse.
Q: How do you take a cast of Hollywood stunners and make them look like bedraggled survivors of the apocalypse?
Dp: People always say, "You do makeup on the actors?" They think they walk in looking like that, and that's a big compliment... Everybody gets sunscreen. And then if it's a woman, we will do their makeup very lightly so you don't see the eyeshadow or eyeliner... When we got hired to do this job, [the producers] told us, "We want them to look sexy but yet to look like they haven't taken a shower in months."
Tk: When I was originally hired,...
Q: How do you take a cast of Hollywood stunners and make them look like bedraggled survivors of the apocalypse?
Dp: People always say, "You do makeup on the actors?" They think they walk in looking like that, and that's a big compliment... Everybody gets sunscreen. And then if it's a woman, we will do their makeup very lightly so you don't see the eyeshadow or eyeliner... When we got hired to do this job, [the producers] told us, "We want them to look sexy but yet to look like they haven't taken a shower in months."
Tk: When I was originally hired,...
- 7/23/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
It isn’t easy to make the cast of The Walking Dead look like they survived a zombie apocalypse every day. AMC’s latest Dispatches From the Set feature is with make-up artist Donna Premick and hair stylist Taylor Knight, who talk about keeping the cast looking dirty for three seasons of the TV series:
Q: How do you take a cast of Hollywood stunners and make them look like bedraggled survivors of the apocalypse?
Dp: People always say, “You do makeup on the actors?” They think they walk in looking like that and that’s a big compliment… Everybody gets sunscreen. And then if it’s a woman, we will do their makeup very lightly so you don’t see the eyeshadow or eyeliner… When we got hired to do this job, [the producers] told us, “We want them to look sexy but yet to look like they haven’t taken a shower in months.
Q: How do you take a cast of Hollywood stunners and make them look like bedraggled survivors of the apocalypse?
Dp: People always say, “You do makeup on the actors?” They think they walk in looking like that and that’s a big compliment… Everybody gets sunscreen. And then if it’s a woman, we will do their makeup very lightly so you don’t see the eyeshadow or eyeliner… When we got hired to do this job, [the producers] told us, “We want them to look sexy but yet to look like they haven’t taken a shower in months.
- 7/20/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
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