ABSTRACT
Sometimes Makeup Artists work on a day-to-day basis, known as day checking. Working as a daily hire takes a certain amount of responsibility and know-how. If you are talented plus have the ability to think on your feet and are a good observer, you'll go far. Department heads look for someone they can trust on-set to do the job asked and not use the time at work for career advancement. Once you have worked with someone a number of times, you'll get an idea of how department heads run their makeup departments. No matter how chummy and laid back it might seem, try to remember that you are at work and this is a real job. Don't allow yourself to be careless with what you say and too chatty with the Makeup Artists in the main trailer. One of the biggest mistakes a Makeup Artist can make in any situation is failing to follow directions! Please leave your ego out of the equation when given directions on how and what products to use for the job you are on. There have already been many decisions made by the department heads in charge about the look of the shoot. Do as you're told! On top of being called to work without much information, walking into a job that might already be in progress with people who have already established a relationship with each other can be tough. There are ways to make sure that you are on the right track. The following will help you to understand the do's and don'ts of a day checker for daily hire,
and how to watch the set.
