| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Confer with stage or motion picture officials and performers in order to determine desired effects. |
| Duplicate work precisely in order to replicate characters` appearances on a daily basis. |
| Apply makeup to enhance, and/or alter the appearance of people appearing in productions such as movies. |
| Establish budgets, and work within budgetary limits. |
| Alter or maintain makeup during productions as necessary to compensate for lighting changes or to achieve continuity of effect. |
| Select desired makeup shades from stock, or mix oil, grease, and coloring in order to achieve specific color effects. |
| Cleanse and tone the skin in order to prepare it for makeup application. |
| Assess performers` skin-type in order to ensure that make-up will not cause break-outs or skin irritations. |
| Analyze a script, noting events that affect each character`s appearance, so that plans can be made for each scene. |
| Requisition or acquire needed materials for special effects, including wigs, beards, and special cosmetics. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
| Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions. |
| Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Management of Financial Resources - Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures. |
| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
