Continuity in the Industry

As a makeup artist you are expected to create make-ups and hairstyles to meet a production requirements, oversee make-up and hair continuity during filming, work to the Make-up and Hair Designer’s brief. Continuity in the makeup department is important to keeping the look of the actor in the scene consistent when it is shot over several days. As the makeup artist, it is your job to provide the exact same look every time that scene is shot regardless of the day, time, location or conditions when you are working with that specific actor. From doing research I found that a lot of onset makeup artists use face charts and list the products they have used, what shade and how much they have used to help with continuity.

I also did some research on continuity in the film industry; a script supervisor, also known as the continuity person, keeps track of what parts of the script have been filmed and makes notes of any deviations between what was actually filmed and what appeared in the script. They make notes on every shot, and keep track of props, blocking, and other details to ensure continuity from shot to shot and scene to scene. The script supervisor's notes are given to the editor to expedite the editing process. The script supervisor works very closely with the director on set.

On a set there is usually a Make-up supervisor, the make-up supervisor is a normally reports to the key makeup artist to assist in running the makeup department. Make-up supervisors typically handle production matters and generally serve the needs of senior artists. Makeup supervisors don’t very often do makeup themselves. Their duties can include keeping a record of makeup continuity, handing the scheduling of makeup teams and providing for the general needs of the makeup department. They are expected to be a connection between the makeup department and the rest of the production departments, making sure that makeup supplies, production assistants or electricians are on hand when needed.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_crew#Continuity) 

 Below are some mistakes that have been made in the film industry:

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