FMS408SoutherdenRGothicHorror: Continuity and its importance

Sunday 21 February 2016

Continuity and its importance

Continuity is a huge part of the TV and film industry; it effects the quality of a show because the continuity is what makes it believable. Although sometimes it isn't very noticeable, it should always be checked by each individual department. For a makeup artist the continuity of TV and film is very important, this is so the production is a believable story.

There can be many issues with continuity:

Crew members may be working on another production, this means their availability may be lacking and scenes will be shot at different times of the production
new people can be hired to continue a shot
a new makeup artist may be hired
essential for a makeup artist to make notes and take pictures throughout the production
actors must be dressed the same; outfits may have been hired and sent back
blood, scars, cuts, grazes, props, all makeup must be in the same place either on the body or in the production
hair pieces must be the same,
actors may have cut their hair or shaved, hair must be used to make each shot the same and the hair the same in length and colour
with makeup the same products must be used to make each shot the same
all changes to appearance should be logged with a scene number, day number and film sequence