Makeup Artist
No first shot before the last person leaves the makeup chair.
What this is about
The first shot of the day cannot happen before the last face leaves the mirror. Makeup sits at the head of every morning, which makes chair times the hidden arithmetic of the call sheet.
Every department needs the same plan in a different view. That is exactly where document collections fail: they only ever serve one perspective well.
What runs differently here
In planning terms, that means:
- Chair time per cast member decides the gap between crew call and first shot
- Sweat, tears and injuries have to match a shooting order that jumps through the story
- Special makeup needs tests days before the shoot, not on its morning
What the plan has to deliver
A production plan is useful to this role when it provides the following:
- Cast calls staggered by chair time
- The shooting order with its makeup states attached
- Test slots for special work during prep
- Touch-up windows respected between setups
Common pitfalls
What most often goes wrong in practice:
- Calling all cast at the same time for one makeup chair
- Scheduling the aged-up scene directly after the fresh-faced one
With TillyGen
TillyGen plans cast calls backwards from the first shot, chair by chair, instead of calling everyone at crew call.
Change one constraint and the consequences travel through the whole plan: affected shots are flagged, the call sheet is regenerated, and nobody keeps working from yesterday's version.
Frequently asked
How does makeup shape the call sheet?
Backwards: the first shot minus chair times gives the cast calls. A call sheet that summons everyone at crew call buys an empty set and a queue at the mirror.
What does makeup continuity mean when scenes jump?
That a face has to carry the story's state, not the day's. The schedule tells makeup which state each scene needs — without it, continuity runs on memory.
When do special makeup effects need testing?
Days before the shoot, on the actual person. Skin reactions, drying times and how the piece photographs are answers a shoot morning cannot wait for.
How long does it take to get started with TillyGen?
A first project takes under an hour to set up. There is no configuration phase in which templates and fields have to be defined before the tool produces anything.
Can the results be exported?
Yes — as PDF for the crew, CSV for downstream systems and through the API for anything automated. The plan stays the source; the exports are views of it.