I was invited to the screening of the film production students' I & S films, for which I had worked on both 'No Place Like Home' and 'Needles and Pins'.
'Needles and Pins' was screened first and I was slightly disappointed to find that the grading that had been used in the final edit was very dark and this eradicated the detail of the faces so that any make-up work was unnoticeable. I was also surprised to discover that the only actor whose face was really visible throughout the film, was Shay's. Kirsten's face was barely featured, and when it was it was only very fleetingly and often from a strange angle.
Next was 'No Place Like Home' a title which I was unaware had been chosen prior to the screening. I was very happy with how the make-up had turned out in the initial shots where Robin is acting in the prison cell setting, however, I was horrified to see how the scar appeared on screen when he was in the bedroom setting. Although I had been working closely with Seth, the director of photography, during filming to check the make-up was appearing well on camera, I was not satisfied with how it eventually appeared on screen. Seth had mentioned on the day that the scar was appearing too shiny and was catching the light coming through the window in the bedroom scene and I had therefore applied a heavy layer of powder and checked through the camera lens myself until we were both happy. On screen, however, the scar was catching the light so much that I was struggling to focus on any other aspect of the shot. Although a make-up artist should never rely on other departments to cover up their shortcomings, I do feel that perhaps the brightness of the scar may have been partially down to the grading of the final edit as it had appeared much more matte when I looked through the camera lens on set.
Full version of the film available on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsuQSJpc5Hg&feature=youtu.be
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