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Reflection- Body makeup

Picture taken from one of our filming days

Picture taken from one of our filming days

The pictures above were taken while getting the actors ready to film. As shown in the pictures, the body makeup looked very good in the beginning. The ab lines were dark, and the shadows around the muscles helped make them pop. The only problem was, since I used powdered makeup, it started to fade out over time. So reapplications were necessary. But on the first shooting day (when the pictures were taken) I had no idea the makeup would fade out, so we didn't have any makeup on hand for reapplications. But rather we tried to salvage what we had and rub out the dark lines in hopes of recreating the shadow, blended-out look I originally made. 

In the future, when using powered makeup, it's important to bring everything used when making the abs or body muscles. Therefore, replicating them will be easier. 

Reflection- Extreme Close up

The extreme close-ups I ended up filming did come out as I wished but they could've definitely been better

For example, to make this shot it took way longer than it should've, and I wasn't using my time wisely.

This is a still from my group's Swede.

When trying to accomplish this shot, I think it could've gone a lot smoother. It took away valuable time we needed. The main issue I ran into was not knowing how much to zoom and how close the subject in frame needed to be. The camera was very close to her. In fact, she was standing between the legs of the tripod. When I could've zoomed in more on her face rather than move the stand closer to her. In the future, I will be approaching this type of shot differently; I think it will be better if I zoom in more rather than focus on moving the stand. 

Other than that, I am satisfied with the height of the camera angle, because it replicated the desired shot perfectly. 

Implementation- Body makeup

 

                                               This is a picture from one of our filming days

In this picture I am creating abs on one of our actors. At first I thought it would be fairly easy creating the abs, especially after drawing out where I'd add each shade to help shape them. After some previous research, I ended up using a thick fluffy brush and a thin defining brush to create the desired look. Using a darker color than his skin tone, I made the baselines shown on his shirt in the image. Then, using the thicker brush, I slowly started blending the lines in and creating shadows. 

This is a picture I took of the brushes we used

In this picture it shows the brushes I ended up using. The brush to the left is the thinner one, which I used to make define lines. While the brush on the right was used to blend the lines and add shadow to the muscles. When creating the abs I started off with a light base line using the thinner brush. Then I blended out the lines, creating shadows. This helped add definition to the abs. The only down side to this was, after blending it made the lines almost disappear. So redoing the base lines were needed. While making the abs definition and shine, I tried using a lighter color in the middle to show the light reflection, but when I added the color on the shirt it wasn't visible at all. So I resorted to only using the darker color on the sides around the muscles and left the middle mostly untouched.  

 

Implementation- Extreme Close up

 

A still from my groups film


I filmed this shot using the tips and tricks from my research blog.

Using this angle all you can see is her face so its very important she displayed the emotions needed correctly.

 In this still you can see how the camera angle cut right below her hairline, while also just under her chin, displaying the same close up angle used in the film.

After my planning blog it really cleared up how exactly to get those shots and how much to zoom in or move the subject.

In the future I'd pay closer attention to the angle her body is facing in the frame, it plays a part because it is shifting her head in the wrong way.

To fix this I will compare the scene from the film to the shot about to be filmed, ensuring the body positions are perfect. 

Still from "This is Sparta!"


This is the scene from the film we were replicating.

As you can see her body is turnt, while her head remains locked, facing away from the direction her body is facing.

Planning- Body makeup

 

                                  

A picture I took of brushes

 

These are the brushes I plan to use when contouring the abs on the actors.

The thin brush to the left I plan to draw the base with, and the fluffy brush to the right I plan to blend the base with and create shadows.

A picture I took of make-up

This is the lighter color I'm going to use to make the highlights with.

I chose this color because it's the next brightest color to the subjects skin tone. 

A picture I took of make-up

This is the darker color I'm going to do the contour with.

I chose this color because its's very similar to the subjects undertone complexion and is darker. 

A picture I took of a drawing I made

This is a picture I drew of where I'm applying each color on the body

The darker color is the contoured base lines 

The lighter color is highlighting where the lights reflection is most prominent 

Research - Body makeup

(81) How to: get perfect contoured abs with makeup - YouTube

                                               How to: get perfect contoured abs with makeup

This video shows how make-up can be used to create the illusion of defied abs

  

It also explains how the shadow, light and blending can all be used to make the skin look more define in shots

What Is Needed To Complete This Look?

You need at least one full brush for blending and a thinner brush to draw and define the muscles lines. 

You also need to use colors preferably darker and lighter to skin tone. 

The darker color is used to contour abs and make the ab lines, while the lighter color is used to brighten the center of each ab showing light reflection. 

Tips

1. Map out the shape of the abdominal muscles 

-Avoid harsh/dark lines 

-Start soft

2. Contouring 

-Contour goes under areas that would normally be deep or indented 

-Apply small amounts of make-up at a time

 -Don't apply too much pressure

3. Highlighting

-Use lighter shade of make-up on glare spots based off the side the lighting is coming from

4. Blending 

-Crucial step

-Blend out lines and add final touches