HIGH DEFINITION BROADCASTING

What is High definition broadcasting and how does it affect make up and hair artists?

High definition is a high degree of detail in an image or screen as shown below.

Make-up and hair artist are affected by High definition broadcasting from how detailed the image comes across, too much make-up can appear obvious in HD. Artists need to picture their model as canvas, the better you prepare your canvas; Cleansing, toning and moisturising the better the make up will look. The slight wrong detail within the make-up or hair will show in high definition so everything needs to be spot on. 

Specialised cosmetics and equipment is believed to be the only thing you can use for high definition, this is simply not true. As long as you work to film standard your cosmetics in your kit are fine. 

Although some Artists employ a airbrush techniques, this gives you a more soft light complexion and doesn't show up in as much as heavy make up in high definition.

"Too much makeup can appear really obvious on HD." – John Woodbridge

One product which is a disadvantage within HD is setting powder, although naked to the eye, it can give the face a ashy dull look through a camera eye. You can buy specialised HD setting powders in both forms loose and pressed.

Make up artists are used to looking at the final look through the mirror, as the general rule 'what the mirror sees, the camera sees' but just as film HD you need to eye ball the make-up whatever become apparent to eye, will become apparent to high definition.

Academy (no date). Tips: make-up for HD. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/production/article/art20130702112136285 (Accessed: 18 February 2015).