Planning: Make-Up

We will use make-up to really make the war veteran (Max), and the journalist (Tom) look believable to the audience. For Tom we plan to make him look more ‘beat up’ and hence changed by the conditions he has been in, this will connote he has stayed there for a while. For the War veteran on the other hand, he will appear filthy, beaten up and connoting he has been in the blast area for a while.

Pictures of us applying the special effects make up:

Instructions taken from Ehow

Fake Wounds

1. Place 1/2 tsp. of petroleum jelly into a 4 oz. mixing bowl, and add red food coloring to it. Mix the petroleum jelly and the food coloring together with a toothpick until mixed.

2. Add 1/2 tsp. of cocoa powder into the jelly mixture. The cocoa powder will darken the mixture to make the wound seem fresh.

3. Tear one square of toilet paper into two to four sections, depending on the size of the wound. Place one piece of toilet paper against the skin, and cover it with the red jelly-cocoa mixture using a Popsicle stick.

4. Slightly pinch the edges and sides of the paper with the thumb and index fingers to mold the wound. Use the toothpick to slightly lift areas in the center.

Fake Bruises

1. Create a bruise that is 2 to 3 inches in diameter by patting one light layer of red eyeshadow onto the skin using a foundation sponge. Make an irregular circular shape on the skin's surface for a realistic look.

2. Cover the red eye shadow with one layer of brown eye shadow. Apply the color evenly over the painted area, while permitting 1/2 inch of the red eye shadow to remain on the outer edges.

3. Add a layer of purple eye shadow in the center of the bruise, 1/2 inch in from the brown eye shadow. Lightly spread out the purple eye shadow to the edges, over the brown, with your fingers.

Fake Cuts

Wet the end of a black eyeliner pencil, and draw a line across the desired area of the skin.

Trace over the black eyeliner line with red lipstick. A true red or brick red will work best. Using the tips of your index fingers, spread the lipstick out from the center to the outer edges.

Blot one light layer of purple eye shadow over the red lipstick with a foundation sponge. This will create an "infected" cut look.

Place fake blood from a costume store down the center of the cut, if a fresh cut look is desired.

Fight scene: fake blood