Developed 2000s Meningitis Makeup Evaluation

 

Developed 2000s – Meningitis Makeup Evaluation:

Makeup Design:

This makeup is for a film set in the early 2000s and a teenager catches meningitis, and it shows her recovery. This shows her rash, and she has a serios case of meningitis which meant that she had her arm amputated but the wound became infected and she still has a rash on her face like in the previous makeup.














Makeup:






Evaluation:

This makeup works for film & TV as the makeup works under intense, artificial, and natural lighting and it works well on camera. The edges of the silicone were also well blended which meant that the paint didn’t cling to the edges and alcohol paints were used which means they will last longer as they won’t be affected by water as much as aqua paints would be which adds to the realism. I could use a silicone prosthetic for continuity purposes and CGI would be used to cover the rest of the arm rather than putting the arm inside a top. However, this wouldn't work for stage as the makeup isn't intense enough which means the details will be lost due to the distance, but I could make it work for stage by making the makeup more intense and use a deeper prosthetic which would allow it to be seen.

This look fits the time period as there was an outbreak of meningitis between 2000-2001 and this can cause a rash on different areas on the body such as the face and arms and serious cases can result in body parts needing to be amputated as shown in this makeup.

However, to improve I could blend some of the areas of the rash slightly more to disperse the product more rather than spots being very intense which makes it obvious that it’s makeup and I could add some green and yellow tones to make the infection in the wound look more realistic and as if there’s puss in the wound.

Peer Assessment: Drew

Drew said that the makeup worked really well for film & TV and the rash looks very realistic especially on the neck, however, to improve I could add some sweat and some yellow tones to the wound to make the infection look more realistic.

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