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...number of shows filmed in HDTV grows, actors and actresses are facing the ugly truth: HDTV gives new meaning to the word close-up. In high definition, no wart, wrinkle or blemish is safe from the camera's eye, forcing makeup artists to scramble for cover-ups. "Everything shows," says veteran sitcom makeup man Tommy Cole. "Everything is clearer, and the contrast is sharper. Some people are very worried...
...biggest stars working the red carpet. By some accounts, actor-producer Michael Douglas, 59, ruggedly handsome on film, became downright old, especially next to his high-def-defying spouse Catherine Zeta-Jones, 34. Even the thirtysomethings had their problems. Renee Zellweger's lightly blotchy red face showed through her makeup. And gorgeous fashion model turned actress Uma Thurman took a hit: the blush on those high cheekbones looked exaggerated and clownlike...
...struggle to keep the stars flawless, television's makeup artists are introducing a variety of new techniques and products. While heavy pancake makeup typically covers all sorts of sins on analog TV, high def calls for thinner, better-blended foundations. Too much powder can make a star look mummy-like. Ken Diaz, makeup boss for the PBS series American Family, which is filmed in HDTV, waters down his bases. "It's a wash of color, like a stain, rather than a pigment," he says. Lori Madrigal, chief makeup artist for CBS's HD hit Joan of Arcadia, concedes that...
...middle-aged actors, who aren't supposed to look that way, the battle is constant. On the set of NBC's sitcom Happy Family, makeup artist Patty Bunch continuously applies light moisturizers with anti-shine creams to actress Christine Baranski's face and lights the area around her eyes to make sure they don't look too deep-set. The series' hair stylist had to darken veteran actor John Larroquette's graying hair because it was glaring white in high definition before a lighting solution was found...
...Many makeup pros are literally spray-painting their clients' faces, applying a thin layer of makeup to cover the surface with thousands of tiny dots (think ink-jet printers) that conceal flaws and don't smudge. Others are working more closely than ever with lighting directors, hiding extra lights in cabinets and other secret places on a set so actors' faces are bathed in more brightness and look softer. "I am always telling Christine, 'Keep your chin up. Stay in the light,'" says Bunch...