High Definition Broadcasting ♰

"HD stands for High Definition – HD TV offers higher-quality pictures, greater detail and crisp, vibrant colours. A standard TV picture is made up of 576 horizontal lines, but an HD TV picture uses either 720 or 1080 horizontal lines to give you the picture improvements."

Source: www.radioandtelly.co.uk/hdbasics.html

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Too much makeup can appear really obvious on HD. Cleansing, toning, moisturising and evening out the hydration of the skin is very important for HD. The better we prepare the canvass, the better the make-up will look.

Preparing the face

Many make-up artists believe that you need to use specialised cosmetics or make-up techniques for work in high definition. That’s simply not true. As long as you work to film standard, most of the makeup in your kit will work just fine in HD. However, employing airbrush techniques can give you a distinct advantage, so eventually you may wish to invest in an airbrush kit.

Airbrush cosmetics are made from micronized pigments that are far less detectable on camera. An airbrush kit contains a mini compressor. When switched on, this expels compressed air. The finish can be very lightweight due to the atomisation of the cosmetic. This is what gives the illusion of flawless skin and why airbrushing is so fast and synonymous with HD.

Another bonus of airbrushing is the length of wear. It tends to last longer than conventional makeup, and needs less retouching throughout the day.

The product is easily blended and leaves no hard lines of demarcation, so there’s nothing to distract the audience. If you have hotspots, you can lightly dust the area with transparent powder to lessen the shine.

You can also use the airbrush for highlighting, contouring and even to apply blusher. Poorly blended blusher looks terrible in HD, so use airbrushing to smooth out any imperfections.

Setting powders

One product that can sometimes prove problematic in HD is traditional setting powder. Although frequently invisible to the naked eye, these non-micronized powders can sometimes give the skin an ashy, dull caste on camera. Specialised HD setting powders are available in both loose and pressed forms to combat this problem.

Final checks

Most make-up artists working in television will be used to checking their work in the mirror, because in standard definition, as a general rule of thumb, the mirror sees what the camera sees. However, with High Definition, just as in film, you also need to eyeball the make-up closely. Any problems apparent to the naked eye will also become apparent on HD and film.

Source of information about HD make-up: http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/production/article/art20130702112136285

Personally, I am a big fun of this new technique. I feel like TV has moved forward a lot and it could almost be compared to real life when it comes to the quality. I like how it draws attention to every detail, so naturally... And how make up artists have to deal with that haha! Fine with me, pros of being a perfectionist! TV is the sort of industry, I would like to start my career in and these kind of things make me look forward to it a lot as that means many challenges :) which mean learning and gaining even more knowledge. I'M EXCITED!