Sunday, 28 October 2012

Zombie Make Up Research

Today I went to a shop in Hastings called Substance to look at make up accessories for my trailer. For characters that are zombies I thought they would need -
  • White/Grey face paint as the main layer.
  • Black paint for around the eyes and to mix with the main layer.
  • Fake blood for on face and body.
  • Contact lenses?
  • Plastic, pretend cuts/scars? 
I was interested to find out about the contact lenses. I was more interested in finding out whether they're all safe to use and mainly that there's no danger to eyesight. They're just like usual contact lenses and need to be taken out at night etc. They stay in a pot of liquid to preserve the quality. I will not be buying these as accessories for my trailer as they were quite expensive  but if people already have them or want to get them in my trailer, they're welcome to use them. 

The fake blood and face paints I will get online from the same places as I've had experience using them before. 

I watched a video on zombie make up on Youtube, using the plastic pretend cuts/scars. It looked quite realistic and in research looked in budget, so I may use them on close up shots of actors in the trailer.


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