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Career: Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
Job Description
Apply makeup to performers to reflect period, setting, and situation of their role.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Alter or maintain makeup during productions as necessary to compensate for lighting changes or to achieve continuity of effect. |
100
|
Study production information, such as character descriptions, period settings, and situations in order to determine makeup requirements. |
100
|
Provide performers with makeup removal assistance after performances have been completed. |
95
|
Confer with stage or motion picture officials and performers in order to determine desired effects. |
95
|
Duplicate work precisely in order to replicate characters' appearances on a daily basis. |
95
|
Requisition or acquire needed materials for special effects, including wigs, beards, and special cosmetics. |
95
|
Write makeup sheets and take photos in order to document specific looks and the products that were used to achieve the looks. |
95
|
Examine sketches, photographs, and plaster models in order to obtain desired character image depiction. |
95
|
Evaluate environmental characteristics such as venue size and lighting plans in order to determine makeup requirements. |
91
|
Establish budgets, and work within budgetary limits. |
91
|
Apply makeup to enhance, and/or alter the appearance of people appearing in productions such as movies. |
91
|
Select desired makeup shades from stock, or mix oil, grease, and coloring in order to achieve specific color effects. |
91
|
Assess performers' skin-type in order to ensure that make-up will not cause break-outs or skin irritations. |
91
|
Analyze a script, noting events that affect each character's appearance, so that plans can be made for each scene. |
91
|
Attach prostheses to performers and apply makeup in order to create special features or effects such as scars, aging, or illness. |
86
|
Create character drawings or models, based upon independent research, in order to augment period production files. |
82
|
Cleanse and tone the skin in order to prepare it for makeup application. |
82
|
Design rubber or plastic prostheses that can be used to change performers' appearances. |
77
|
Demonstrate products to clients, and provide instruction in makeup application. |
73
|
Advise hairdressers on the hairstyles required for character parts. |
68
|
Wash and reset wigs. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
77
|
Thinking Creatively
|
73
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
73
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
68
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
67
|
Getting Information
|
66
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
60
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
58
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
58
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
56
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
55
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
53
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
53
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
53
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
52
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
51
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
49
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
46
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
45
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
45
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
44
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
44
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
43
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
39
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
39
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
39
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
38
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
38
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
38
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
37
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
34
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
32
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
31
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
29
|
Processing Information
|
29
|
Interacting With Computers
|
27
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
26
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
19
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
16
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
12
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
7
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|