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Module 17: Make-Up Design and Application (Optional)

Suggested time: 5-7 hours

Foundational Objectives

Common Essential Learnings Foundational Objectives

Note: Other CELs may be emphasized.

Learning Objective

Notes
17.1   To understand the uses of three-dimensional make-up materials.

Students should discuss a variety of materials to alter the shape of an actor’s face, neck, or hands including:

  • crêpe hair
  • hair pieces
  • latex
  • nose putty
  • mortician's wax
  • surgical adhesive
  • commercial prosthetic devices.
17.2   To practise the techniques of three-dimensional make-up in an original design for a given character. (CCT, TL)

Design and create a full make-up involving three-dimensional techniques for a specific character from a given play. Examples: Caliban from The Tempest; The Wicked Witch from The Wizard of Oz; or The Phantom from The Phantom of the Opera. Include instructions, costs, and sources of material.

Invite theatre make-up artists to conduct mini-workshops with the students in terms of make-up application. In some communities, the First Responders may provide expert assistance in staging mock wounds and accident trauma effects.

See the Cosmetology 10, 20, 30 Curriculum Guidelines for a module on theatre make-up.
17.3   To review safety and sanitation practices appropriate to make-up application.

Review Module 7.5 Learning Objectives and notes.
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