Ashley Elizabeth wrote:
10-30 mintues for women, no hair.

Dang- you beat me by 5 min!

Ashley Elizabeth wrote:
Years and years of Assistant Directors banging on the trailer doors.  LOL 

Something I've learned.  When the AD is asking you how long tell them odd numbers.  Don't say 5,10,15, etc.  I say 7 minutes.  Or 11 minutes.  Or 18 minutes.   It throws them off. 

thats so funny... i totally do that too. it buys more time beacuse they round up, so if you say 7 minutes they will come back in ten, 11 minutes they will come back in 15 or 20. works every time.

Picture Perfect Makeup wrote:
It really depends on the models face/neck/hand skin; condition, dryness, puffiness, uneven coloring, age, acne, scars, hair (on the face) and hands & arms [or how much skin will be uncovered] (yes we have to take care of their hands too), if the photog will do post production your job will be easier. Their bone structure, if you are doing any corrective; minimizing the nose or elongating the face, opening the eyes, etc..

The type of makeup and setup you are using; ie, airbrush or hand applied makeup. Airbrush only takes 5 min for foundation,blush, highlight, eyeshadow & moisturizer -- but not on a hairy person or person with obvious wrinkles...

If they want eyelashes... some photogs want a "clean beauty" application but also want heavy false eyelashes (which really isn't a clean beauty).

If everything is perfect and the model has flawless skin, drinks plenty of water, has bright eyes, hasn't been drinking all night or pulling an all nighter... 5 minutes... or should I say 7? (I like that idea of throwing them off!!!)

20 - 45 min for a full corrective

Also, your job is a lot harder if they are phone talkers, eaters, movers, wincers, eyelid batters, trying to polish their fingernails, AND if it is for HIGH DEF film. Post production can take care of obvious problems in print, but on film your model is being photographed while in motion -- a lot more difficult to cover and look natural. Plus, High Def is put on a 50 foot screen.

If you can see unevenous, mismatched tone, racing stripe blush, flakes, dark circles... then so can the camera!

It's better to give yourself a little more time and make the photog or DP happy because you were done quicker, than to tell them 7 minutes per person... and have someone with all of the above problems sit in your chair....

**Also, it's better to take care and minimize the post production work for the photog while in your chair -- it makes their job easier and the client happier when they get their photos sooner

I'm sorry, I think you misunderstood my post.  I don't start off telling the AD 7 minutes.  (unless it's some male day player)  but ADs are always coming into the trailer asking how much longer.  So that's when I start throwing out the odd numbers. 

Another thing, (speaking of broadcast/film) it's always good to know which lens is going up on the camera.   That way you know whether you need to be a perfectionist or if you can just get by with the basics.  Besides knowing make-up, we also need to understand the different lenses and lighting.  Something a lot of newbies skip over.