Seeking advice from costume designers / makeup artistes
Mon, 29 Aug 2011, 09:30 pmJohnny Grim17 posts in thread
Seeking advice from costume designers / makeup artistes
Mon, 29 Aug 2011, 09:30 pmHi guys,
just finished writing a play. One that requires actors to play the part of canines...as in walking on all fours, slurping from dog bowls etc etc...In setting / determining the production notes, I'm pondering how best to portray said canines? Minimal? As in, just a touch of makeup to the face, as a mere suggestion, or go the whole hog, or rather, the whole dog? I'm open to the thoughts of our many talented costume designers, and makeup artistes.
cheers
Johnny Grim
A lad in sane productions
Don't forget....
Sat, 3 Sept 2011, 11:56 am...kneepads will be a 'must'!!!
I'd go for neutral clothing (not black though) with headbands with ears on and maybe a tail tied around the waist a la Cats....
...but your actors will develop firm opinions on the joys (or not) of tail wrangling whilst crawling on all fours...bear in mind potential sight line problems too...during rehearsals make sure Director (you?) is looking at the action from the same level as the audience will. Might be best to have upright canines...after all, how often do you actually see Snoopy on all fours??
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