Friday, January 05, 2018
The Tonya Transformation
Make-Up Artist Magazine: For a brief time in the 1990s, before America became obsessed with the O.J. Simpson trial and the internet turned gossip into a cottage industry, Tonya Harding was the cause célèbre. The first female figure skater to successfully execute a triple axel in competition, she was in the running for Olympic gold at the 1994 Games in Lillehammer. But Harding’s dreams came crashing down harder than a missed landing on the ice after an assault on chief rival Nancy Kerrigan was linked back to her. The ensuing scandal ended her skating career.
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Although I have not seen the movie yet, I've been hearing a lot about I, Tonya. In this article I love how Denaver broke down the process of creating the look for a movie based in reality, and recent reality at that. I never actually thought about the process of creating a person's entire look from a well known celebrity. Although Margot Robbie looked very similar to Tonya, I'm sure there were better resembling actors. Of course having a big-name actress brings a huge following to the movie. Seeing and reading about Denaver's experience styling wigs for Tonya was fascinating; using period techniques, in a cheap-way created, as she said a "poor, rural" look indeed. Her trick of using cheap beer to add a crunch is definitely something I will remember. Additionally, I liked how Denaver cited may of the tools and products she used to achieve the look. All in all, a very insightful article about the creative process, as well as the execution of styling hair and makeup for a non-fictional film.
It is so intriguing to hear exactly how they did Margot's makeup. When I first watched this trailer, it took me the entire 2 minutes to figure out that Tonya Harding was being played by Margot Robbie who I can normally identify on sight.
The way that makeup can alter someone's face is so amazing. I normally associate transformative makeup with drag makeup which is makeup that is exaggerated and unrealistic a lot of the time. In this case, the makeup ends up looking subtle and barely there because of the classic vibe that they employed.
I really enjoyed reading about how the wigs were created. Perming a wig seems like something that would immediately ruin the wig and strip it from the lace. Their dedication to making the wigs look realistic really paid off considering that the wigs look fried with perm and bad store-bought highlights.
Makeup is such an intricate art and articles like this shine a beautiful light on all the hard work that goes into transforming people.
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