[This page is part of a mirror of my Canvas learning system pages I created for my Drama 112 Intro Stage Makeup class at DVC. If you want to use this content for another Canvas class shell you can find it in Canvas Commons by searching for “Tara Maginnis” and you can download all or part of this directly into your shell with all the extra cool formatting of colored divider lines, right side embedded Giphy animations, etc. already put in, if you are working with a different system, it is ok to copy and paste from here, and then customize the pages as you need for your classes].
You are thinking right now: “Ok…….Is there going to be a test later? Should I take notes? Why isn’t there a quiz right after the “Veg Out”? What are we expected to do with these????!!!!”
Be Calm. There is no test, no quiz, and you can skip these videos if you don’t have time for them. These are all just cool food for thought that you may enjoy. I find the more I learn factually about faces the better I can see them, work with them, and achieve our ideal of enlightenment. So, I share these with you so you may do the same…. if you have the time, watch and enjoy. If you do not, chill.
[This page is part of a mirror of my Canvas learning system pages I created for my Drama 112 Intro Stage Makeup class at DVC. If you want to use this content for another Canvas class shell you can find it in Canvas Commons by searching for “Tara Maginnis” and you can download all or part of this directly into your shell with all the extra cool formatting of colored divider lines, right side embedded Giphy animations, etc. already put in, if you are working with a different system, it is ok to copy and paste from here, and then customize the pages as you need for your classes].
Have you done something extra in your pursuit of knowledge of Stage Makeup?
Examples:
Doing a rendering for a project that does not require one.
Doing an extra makeup on yourself or another person that does not fit into one of the assignment categories.
Doing makeup for your self for a holiday (Halloween, Dia de los Muertos, Thanksgiving, St. Pats, etc.)
Doing makeup for an event such as a stage play, video, face painting for a fair or school, zombie walk, or just having fun with friends/family.
Made a how-to video for a makeup topic posted to YouTube, TikTok, or other social media.
Doing a body painting project.
Other stuff that I haven’t thought of, but you might…
How to get credit:
If you do anything like this, you can post any or all these types of things to this space and I will add points to you for this “No Point” assignment.
Post at least one photo, preferably more AND write a description of what you did! (so I know what I’m seeing).
You can do this as often as you like, at any point in the semester!
If you don’t do any, it is a no points assignment so you do not lose any points.
If you do, and I add say 10 points here for a thing, you can essentially use those 10 “extra” points to substitute for 10 missing points in a skipped assignment elsewhere.
If you do a bunch of things this can substitute for several things and be more points (20, 30, etc). It is listed as 0 because then if I put in more points than that they show up as extra points, not required ones. This is useful if one of the assignment groups really does not interest you for some reason, (like sticking wool to your face with tree sap, or horror makeup).
Also do this:
If you do any extra stuff, also post it to the weekly discussion board so people see your cool stuff, and can ooo and ahhh over your extra-ness!
[This page is part of a mirror of my Canvas learning system pages I created for my Drama 112 Intro Stage Makeup class at DVC. If you want to use this content for another Canvas class shell you can find it in Canvas Commons by searching for “Tara Maginnis” and you can download all or part of this directly into your shell with all the extra cool formatting of colored divider lines, right side embedded Giphy animations, etc. already put in, if you are working with a different system, it is ok to copy and paste from here, and then customize the pages as you need for your classes].
Assignment Overview
To set you up for success you will be creating a space to collect and organize a morgue/portfolio of your research/renderings and makeup photos from this class. This can take many forms, and you may choose any form you like:
What is a Portfolio?
Most artistic and craft based occupations require you build a portfolio of your work. You need this so employers and clients will be able to see the quality of your design and/or construction work before they hire you. A portfolio is there to show the employer/client your aesthetic abilities, your range of styles, and demonstrate your ability to present and organize your work product. In broad general terms this applies for all artistic professions, regardless of type.
What Is a Morgue?
In this class you will combine both these types of thing into a single Makeup Morgue/Portfolio of your projects.
Types of Portfolios
There are multiple formats portfolios can take. Many folks choose to do more than one type of these so they can show their work to the largest audience. However, to begin with, it is best to choose one, and work up from there. Read through these descriptions of the main types, and then consider which portfolio type you wish to work on. Most probably you will want to pick a format you feel most comfortable working on.
Traditional portfolios …
Are ones you can carry around with you. (Port=to move about, Folio=pages, or a book of pages. Portfolio=a book of pages you can carry about). Most commonly used for bringing to an interview. This is very easy, but expensive because of color printing costs. You get a binder and some sheet protectors and print out pictures, stick in your research and renderings, and it’s done.
Slideshow Portfolios …
Are very old school as well, (and used to be the very expensive old way to mail out duplicate copies of the above format, on actual film slides) but they have been significantly modernized by PowerPoint, and Google Slides and are now one of the cheapest and easiest formats to create and share. They also can form a basis for making PDF Portfolios and even video portfolios. PowerPoint is included in the Microsoft Office software that you as a DVC student can download freely to your own computer, and Google Slides is also free by letting Google spy on you (which you already are having them do unless you do everything with a good VPN to hide in) .
Web Site Portfolios…
A portfolio webpage can be used to both collect the work you are doing in this course but also to use at a tool throughout your program to document the work you’re completing in and out of the classroom. If you have an existing online portfolio (like Linked In., Wix, WordPress., Google Sites., or Portfolium. ) you do not need to reinvent the wheel, you can just add a makeup section in your existing site. However, if you don’t, or are frustrated with the one you have, conveniently, there is a built in software Portfolium for directly importing all the work you do in Canvas, in all your classes, from Canvas into a portfolio that you can use for free during and afteryou leave college. You might already have made a Portfolium Folio, for a previous class that you can reuse for this, in which case just send the link. If you already have another type of portfolio like LinkedIn, Google Sites etc, and prefer to insert your class projects into it, you can and should send that link instead.
PDF Portfolios
Are sometimes simply scans of a Traditional Portfolio like the first one above, or may include more extensive text for explanation, as these are usually sent to a remote interview where it will be judged before one is chosen for an interview. These can usually be made in PowerPoint as a PPt slideshow (or Google Slides. in Google) first, or instead made in Word like a paper before saving as a PDF. These also can be inserted into online book/magazine sharing sites like Issuu. to be viewed by the public without having to build a a full web portfolio.
What to Do to Get Points
Choose which type you’d like to do, (you are NOT limited by the options I’ve outlined) and show me that you’ve done something to start it by any of the following:
Send me a working URL of a web site, or a photo of your binder, a screen shot of a tablet based portfolio, or the beginning of a slideshow or pdf with an assignment from this class that you have put in it. That is all. This is step one: choosing where to save your project photos to. Pick a format you feel comfortable with that you like the looks of. Your goal is to make a space that is easy for you to collect and show your work in.
If You Want to Use Your LinkedIn Profile, but don’t know how to add Portfolio Stuff
If you want to use Portfolium, and don’t know how to sign up for it…
Just go to your Canvas account profile (click on the big dot with your face and “Account” written under it at the upper left of your computer screen:
In the lower left of your profile page is a list of stuff including the word “Folio“.
Click on the word “Folio “…
and a pop up will appear to walk you through site creation on the Portfolium Network.
Guidelines
Create your Portfolium Folio Profile:
Add a Profile Image (You can just use the one you did for Canvas unless you hate it)
Add a Cover Image (Anything horizontal)
Add an Introduction (1-2 sentence like “I’m NAME and I hope to work in JOB. I am studying MAJOR at DVC and will be graduating in YEAR.)
Upload your Profile Link:
Copy your Profile URL and submit to this assignment. It will be like https://portfolium.com/USERNAMEYou also should make your Folio public so I can see it. If you want to keep it private, just send an individual Invite URL instead. (how to do this is in a video below).
* Special hint, do not pick a username that sounds unprofessional as it becomes permanently and publicly part of your portfolio URL and this will be bad for you in job searches!
You can then either send me an “Invite” link just for me (while otherwise keeping your site invisible) or you can make your site public and just send the regular URL. This is how you can do both these things: https://screenpal.com/player/appearance/cYQnVnHlev
[This page is part of a mirror of my Canvas learning system pages I created for my Drama 112 Intro Stage Makeup class at DVC. If you want to use this content for another Canvas class shell you can find it in Canvas Commons by searching for “Tara Maginnis” and you can download all or part of this directly into your shell with all the extra cool formatting of colored divider lines, right side embedded Giphy animations, etc. already put in, if you are working with a different system, it is ok to copy and paste from here, and then customize the pages as you need for your classes].
Based on your research images, and the instructions in the video(s) Apply Aged Self makeup to your face or your model’s face and photograph it for grading.
On this particular project you are only responsible for emphasizing wrinkles that happen when you scrunch your face in the suggested manner, because for this project, you are largely only trying to identify WHERE YOUR FACE MOVES because you need to know this for your future projects. This being your first age project, many of you will be having a tough time doing this makeup, particularly those of you who don’t have super stretchy faces that are inclined to wrinkle. If you have a low wrinkle face, this project will look somewhat more bland on you than those who already are folding and stretching. This is normal, it will allow you to add wrinkles wherever you like in the later projects. Some of you will have lots of folds and wrinkles, because you may be older or have thinner skin or more mobile features. You will have an easier time with this lesson, but may have a slightly harder time repositioning some wrinkles for the later two. Your goal for this project is primarily to learn how to highlight and shadow wrinkles and to FIND YOUR CURRENT/FUTURE WRINKLE LOCATIONS. Those locations are where your face moves, and those spots are the key to letting your other makeup designs be an amplifier of your facial expressions on stage. If you do this in class, Tara will take your photos, and you should post your favorites here for credit.
If you do this at home it did not happen grade wise unless you take lots of clear photos and submit the best 3-4 through the link below to get credit. As a reminder, this is how to get good photos:
[This page is part of a mirror of my Canvas learning system pages I created for my Drama 112 Intro Stage Makeup class at DVC. If you want to use this content for another Canvas class shell you can find it in Canvas Commons by searching for “Tara Maginnis” and you can download all or part of this directly into your shell with all the extra cool formatting of colored divider lines, right side embedded Giphy animations, etc. already put in, if you are working with a different system, it is ok to copy and paste from here, and then customize the pages as you need for your classes].
Research images of actual older people, not “old age makeup” (pictures of your own older family members are good to include), especially those with interestingly aged faces, aged faces with similar features or skin color to your own, etc. Gather together source material and submit through the link below. The internet is filled with TONS of great images of old faces of all ethnicity and character, so you can find images that may help you for all three of your upcoming aged makeup projects. Remember afterwards to also to put this in your Makeup Morgue/Portfolio so you build up your morgue gradually and easily over the course of the semester. YOU DO NOT NEED TO WRITE A RESEARCH PAPER, JUST UPLOAD SOME OLD FACE PHOTOS OF YOUR GENERAL LOOK/ETHNICITY.
[This page is part of a mirror of my Canvas learning system pages I created for my Drama 112 Intro Stage Makeup class at DVC. If you want to use this content for another Canvas class shell you can find it in Canvas Commons by searching for “Tara Maginnis” and you can download all or part of this directly into your shell with all the extra cool formatting of colored divider lines, right side embedded Giphy animations, etc. already put in, if you are working with a different system, it is ok to copy and paste from here, and then customize the pages as you need for your classes].
All humans originate in Africa, so where did lighter skinned people come from and why?
How do differences in melanin content and sun exposure affect aging?
So, different coloration when in different sorts of sun exposure gets different vitamins, and different degrees of aging sun damage.
[This page is part of a mirror of my Canvas learning system pages I created for my Drama 112 Intro Stage Makeup class at DVC. If you want to use this content for another Canvas class shell you can find it in Canvas Commons by searching for “Tara Maginnis” and you can download all or part of this directly into your shell with all the extra cool formatting of colored divider lines, right side embedded Giphy animations, etc. already put in, if you are working with a different system, it is ok to copy and paste from here, and then customize the pages as you need for your classes].
This week the assigned video is again me doing a self-aged makeup. Obviously, the details will not directly apply to you, but I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you watch this video anyway. In it, I not only talk about details of aging, but also face changes that come with the process of dying, as well as show you ways to stretch your face in order to find your own locations of future wrinkles, using this method will help you whether your usual gender is male, female or non-binary, or your usual color is pink, tan, brown or green! (Lizard people need not remain in hiding here… DVC wants to promote inclusivity with all inhabitants of California!)
Your main goal in this lesson is to find what parts of your face stretch and form into folds as your face moves, because if you know those spots you can design makeup to fall into line with those moving parts and have your makeup amplify your facial expressions on stage. So, while this likely will be your least interesting looking of the three aged makeups you do, it is the most important lesson of the entire semester as it can teach you the most about your face, and faces in general.
Given that many of you will not be old white women, I also include some additional videos from the interwebs that you can optionally use in addition to the official class video. So, here are mine:
And here are those other handy videos for your perusal, please note, not all of these are in English…
If you find any other great old age makeup links, please forward them to me (Tara) and they will get added to these links lists! Videos are added (as you can see) on the basis of visual content, irrespective of the language used. I am trying to find MORE good videos in other languages to help ESL students have an easier time.
Now, watch what you feel you need, and then move on by hitting “next” below.
[This page is part of a mirror of my Canvas learning system pages I created for my Drama 112 Intro Stage Makeup class at DVC. If you want to use this content for another Canvas class shell you can find it in Canvas Commons by searching for “Tara Maginnis” and you can download all or part of this directly into your shell with all the extra cool formatting of colored divider lines, right side embedded Giphy animations, etc. already put in, if you are working with a different system, it is ok to copy and paste from here, and then customize the pages as you need for your classes].
•Monday September 5: Labor Day Holiday
•HOMEWORK: RESEARCH FACES OF ACTUAL OLD PEOPLE (NOT AGE MAKEUP) TRY TO LOOK FOR REAL OLDER PEOPLE WITH FACES SIMILAR IN SHAPE/COLOR TO YOURS, PHOTOS OF YOUR GRANDPARENTS ARE OFTEN EXTRA HELPFUL.
•Wednesday September 7: Group 1: View Aged Self video, Group 2: Bring in your evidence of research on “Corrective” makeup. “Corrective” Makeup, completed in class
[This page is part of a mirror of my Canvas learning system pages I created for my Drama 112 Intro Stage Makeup class at DVC. If you want to use this content for another Canvas class shell you can find it in Canvas Commons by searching for “Tara Maginnis” and you can download all or part of this directly into your shell with all the extra cool formatting of colored divider lines, right side embedded Giphy animations, etc. already put in, if you are working with a different system, it is ok to copy and paste from here, and then customize the pages as you need for your classes].
This Week’s Learning Objectives:
Outcomes we will use to get there:
To learn about the places that move and fold on your face where you personally are most likely to show signs of age in your face as you grow older. To learn how to collect and organize a Makeup Morgue.
Stretch and scrunch up your face to find those folds, and make an “Aged Self” makeup to reinforce which parts of your face move.Start to import your past assignments into Portfolium and organize them into components of a Morgue.
[This page is part of a mirror of my Canvas learning system pages I created for my Drama 112 Intro Stage Makeup class at DVC. If you want to use this content for another Canvas class shell you can find it in Canvas Commons by searching for “Tara Maginnis” and you can download all or part of this directly into your shell with all the extra cool formatting of colored divider lines, right side embedded Giphy animations, etc. already put in, if you are working with a different system, it is ok to copy and paste from here, and then customize the pages as you need for your classes].
This week I asked you to do some very weird stuff, which will hopefully help bend your mind into shape going forward.
Made lots of stretchy and emotive faces at home in the mirror.
Learned how to do corrective makeup for your face.
Next week we will be starting on a three week set of age makeup lessons, so you should start now at looking a old people faces (particularly those who are related to you) to mentally prepare you for this all-important section of the class!
You will find the weeks going forward will tend to follow a steady and simple pattern, where you get to play with your face:
You will always watch an assigned video, and then choose from some supplemental videos to adapt the instructions to your face.
You will usually be assigned to do a little bit of research online to find images to inspire you.
You will usually be assigned to draw what you plan to do on one of your Face Outline Sheets
You will always be assigned to do a makeup on yourself or on a human model you provide.
We will always do a brief photo shoot to get good pictures of your makeup, (or you will do one at home.)
