Recently I was on a TV talk show in High Definition. It was a great opportunity, great exposure, and great for sales. It was not so great for my middle aged self esteem. I did not have a make-up artist styling my face nor did the TV studio provide one. What this means is that all my wrinkles, lines and shadows were accentuated and not favorably. 30 Rock just did a spoof on the Tina Fey character appearing in HD. It really was not far off the mark! I put the link to 30 Rock in case you missed it at the end of this post.I can only ask myself, What was I thinking? I was going into a situation unprepared, an obvious violation of business 101. I know a great make-up artist that had I called would have helped me out in a minute, but I didn’t call. Can I blame the lighting in the studio? Can I blame the gorgeous host, young enough to be my daughter? Yes, I blame everyone and everything including myself!
Now I am obsessed with viewing TV personalities. The women on the View, how do they look so good? Nancy Grace, her eye make-up looks so beautiful. Bonnie Hunt’s skin looks great and no shadows. Oprah’s hair looks so shiny. Ellen, that girl does not look her age. As a viewer we are watching their shows, listening to what they say and not distracted by their make-up. Yes I know they all have make-up artists and great lighting and it is their shows, but I for one will not be criticizing any woman, man or animal on HD TV ever again.
http://www.nbc.com/30-rock/video/episodes/#vid=1181727
4 comments:
I had a brief appearance on a talk show after Saturday a.m. cartoons. I eschewed make-up--came of age in the '60's , who the heck wore make-up then? Good thing that the only people who watched my wan face were a neighborhood kid and my mother. High def requires big time face plaster! You know all those women are fully spackled before the cameras roll!
I love it! Spackle plaster in skin tone is what I needed.
There are several cosmetic companies that now carry makeup specifically for HDTV work since Hi-Def is so incredibly unforgiving. There's a male news anchor in town that shaved off his trademark moustache because of the way it looked in hi-def!!
I will have to look for the HD Make-up, just in case. I learned my lesson, must be prepared!
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