MTFMS 280 TOPICS IN PRODUCTION

Stage Makeup Beauty, Gender, Monstrosity

FALL SEMESTER 2015
Department of Theater, Film, & Media Studies, St. Marys College of Maryland

Location: Montgomery Hall 120

Time: M, W 2:40 4:30 PM
Instructor: Spencer Potter
Office: Montgomery Hall 156 (inside costume shop)
Phone: 240-895-4444
Email: smpotter@smcm.edu
Office Hours: TBD or by appointment

Course Value: 4 credits.

Course Prerequisites: None.

Approach

This course is formatted in a combination of lecture and studio classes. The course is comprised
of three units: beauty, gender, and monstrosity. Each unit will open with a discussion of the topic
answering what is beauty/gender/monstrosity. After discussions, readings and other materials are used
to expand on the discussion. Makeup skills relevant to each makeup topic will taught and students will
research and develop designs that typify, contrast, or challenge the topic. The research and development
process includes a research morgue, developing makeup charts, and creating renderings. Makeup
designs and application will be presented and showcased. After each unit, a final discussion is held to
review insights gained and changes or developments in opinions. Visualization and imagination are key.
The further a student pushes his or her understanding, the more interesting the discussions and designs.

Course Description & Objective

Students will learn basic stage makeup skills and techniques while using
makeup application to explore, develop, and challenge their understanding of
beauty, gender and monstrosity. Successful completion of the course will give
students basic proficiency as makeup artists and expose them to a variety of media,
texts, and scholarly writing related to each unit. This course satisfies the Core
Curriculum requirement in Arts.

Instruction Materials

- Textbook: Stage Makeup, Thudium

- Basic Ben Nye student makeup kit
- Ben Nye Rainbow Wheel
- Makeup pencil sharpener (hint: freeze pencil before sharpening; this helps to keep the new point
from breaking off!)
- Q-tips or cotton swabs, if desired, for blending work
- Hairband or bobby pins something to keep hair out of your face
- Facial cleanser, towel, makeup shirt if desired
- Bob sheets and makeup charts you will need to make enough copies for the semester. We will
make the Bobs in class and you will be able to download the makeup charts from blackboard.
- #2 pencils for design sketches. Coloring pencils and markers may also be used.
- Photo album, binder, or file for Makeup Morgue (optional)

The above supplies should be brought to every class!

CLEANSERS AND TOWELS ARE NOT PROVIDED.
NO FACIAL HAIR IS ALLOWED UNLESS REQUIRED FOR A
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Attendance

Consistent attendance is expected. 3 absences will result in a full letter grade drop. Every 2
absences after 3 will be a full letter grade drop. This class begins promptly at the scheduled time.
Reasonable accommodations will be made for emergencies and school excused absences.
Accommodations are not exemptions. For school excused absences, please contact me at least two
weeks prior to make arrangements.

Late Work

Assignments are due on the date specified in the class schedule, and late assignments will have
a grade reduction of points at the instructors discretion. Please note that assignments are due in class; if
handed in later in the day, they are still considered late. For an excused absence, assignments are due
prior to absence for full credit. Exams may be made up only if the absence is excused by the professor
and will require documentation.

Assignments
Makeup Applications/Design Packets

Every application design subject will require a design packet due on day of application. This will
give students portfolio material and help focus work during practice application days.

Each design packet must include:

1. Make Up Bob ( based off of your face) Color rendered

2. Make up Charts with colors and instructions with instructions and product list
3. Photo research which will become your morgue (at least 20 images, see details below)

Makeup Morgue/Research

This is a full semester project. You will be assembling a research tool that is either compiled in a
research binder with tabs or PowerPoint. Pinterest may also be used to curate and compile your morgue
(we will discuss and agree as a class). You should find high quality male and female images, with a range
of ethnic groups that corresponds to assignments. Each morgue section will have the research needed for
each project and include other relevant research

1. Corrective Find perfect facial features.

2. Old Age Find examples of ages from infants, middle age, and elderly.
3. Body Image Find Images of a variety of full, thin, and different shaped faces,
4. Blood and Guts Find examples of gore including wounds and zombies (careful!)
5. Movie Monsters Find research images of classic movie monsters.
6. Touch of Evil Find examples of true monsters.
7. Masculinity/Femininity Find images of the most archetypal features for your gender.
8. Gender Flip Find images of the most archetypal features for opposite gender.
9. Drag Find examples of drag makeup.

These pictures should be large enough to be useful as a makeup research tool. Color images
from the morgue should be arranged in the categories listed above. Low resolution internet images
printed on regular paper will not be accepted. Each section should contain a minimum of twenty (20)
pictures. Doing the minimum amount of work on this project will earn you a C on the project grade. If
using a binder, images should either be printed from a word document, or a collage of magazine images.
Both should be neat, and organized. If using Pinterest, each category should be its own board.
Prewrites/Pre-readings

For each unit, there will be a combination of pre-writing and/or reading and class discussion for a
total of 3 write ups. Write ups must be a minimum of 3 pages double spaced and submitted on
blackboard. Each write up needs to outline: the students personal definitions, cultural definitions,
historical definitions, and thoughts about any assigned reading or discussion regarding the topic. Reading
selections will be assigned in class and available on blackboard.

Final
The final project will be and makeup application and design. Students will use the same design
packet and research requirements used for graded makeup applications. The topic of exploration in the
makeup design is the students choice. At least three makeup techniques must be used in the design.
The design will be applied and graded during the scheduled final time. Students are responsible for
gathering their own special materials and supplies they elect to use.

Grading

Grades are based on your individual work, effort, and class participation, understanding of the
material, execution of techniques, and improvement of skills over the course of the semester.

Grading scale

A 93-100 B+ 87-89 C+ 77-79 D+ 67-69 F Below 60

A-90-92 B 83-86 C 73-76 D 60-66
B- 80-82 C- 70-72

Assignment Points Grade % out of 100

Makeup Applications 25 pts each 40%
Design Packets 25 pts each

Pre-writes 30 pts each 10%

Morgue 20 pts per assignment 30%

Final Exam 70 pts 20%

Growth 20 pts
Totals

Extra Credit

Extra credit may be earned by attending TFMS Film Series Screenings. In order to receive points,
students must submit a four page double spaced critical analysis of the film to blackboard. See
http://www.smcm.edu/tfms/2015-fall-film-series/ for screening times and details. 10 points per paper.
Please use the following guidelines:

Cite the title of the film, briefly state background context/information,

Formulate thesis in the introductory paragraph,

Indicate the main ideas presented in the film, form topic sentences from each main idea
and develop into paragraphs,

Use signal phrases ("according to" or "as explained in the movie") to illustrate you are
summarizing the view presented rather than your own,

Do not summarize the plot,

 Discuss the central themes objectively.

Briefly discuss your personal reactions in a paragraph prior to the closing paragraph

o Adapted from
(https://www.mdc.edu/wolfson/Academic/ArtsLetters/art_philosophy/Humanities/h
ow_to_write_an_analytical_essay.htm

Class Schedule

Date Topic Lecture Assignment Due next class

unless otherwise noted
Beauty
M 8/31 Introductions health Foundation selection Anatomy Research
safety Pre-write/read Beauty
W 9/2 Beauty Facial structure, light and Create your Bob Thudium pg.
shadow video, facial
exploration how to make a
bob
M 9/7 NO CLASS
W 9/9 Facial analysis, Map your Perfect features research
face, symmetry, makeup
charts/paperwork
M 9/14 Basic application techniques Corrective design packet
demo correction, and
contouring
W Corrective App/ Graded application of Basic Age research
9/16 Age and beauty corrective makeup. Aging
video, and demo
M 9/21 Age practice application day Old age design packet
W Age App/ Body Graded application of old age Facial type research
9/23 image makeup. Heavy/Thin Demo
M 9/28 Heavy/Thin practice Heavy /Thin design packet
application
W Body Image App Graded Application for Pre-write/read Monstrosity
9/30 / Monstrosity Heavy/thin. Discussion Day
Monstrosity
M 10/5 Intro to Monstrosity Gore research
W Basic Techniques Gore/FX demo latex, wax, Practice and gather materials
10/7 improvised 3D, blood,
M NO CLASS
10/12
W Blood n Guts practice Gore design packet
10/14
M BNG App / Graded application of Blood Monster research
10/19 Monsters n Guts, Intro to monsters
W Monsters practice application Monster design packet
10/21
M Monster App/ Graded monster application, Touch of Evil Research
10/26 Touch of Evil Touch of Evil list assignment
W Touch of Evil Practice
10/28
M 11/2 Evil App/ Graded application of Evil/ Pre-write/read Gender
 Discussion Day
Gender
W Intro Gender Masculinity/Femininity research
11/4
M 11/9 Masculinity/Femini
nity norms
W Masc/Fem practice Masc/Fem design packet
11/11 application day
M Masc/Fem Graded application of Gender Flip research
11/16 App/Gender Flip Masc/Fem, Intro to gender
flip
W Gender Flip Practice day Gender Flip design packet
11/18
M Gender Flip Graded application of gender Drag Research
11/23 App/ flip, Intro to drag
Drag
W NO CLASS
11/25
M Paris is Burning
11/30
W Drag Practice application
12/2
M 12/7 Drag App/ Drag application day, Intro to Final research
Discussion Day final Antithesis/Discovery
W Final Prep Final Practice application
12/9
TR FINAL 7:00 9:15
12/17

CLASS SCHEDULESUBJECT TO CHANGE

Important Dates

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