Department
Costume, hair, makeup
The departments that turn an actor into a character. Costume designers, hair-department heads, makeup-department heads, prosthetic-effects supervisors — credited.
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Glossary5 terms · costume, hair, makeup vocabulary
- Costume Designer
- Designs the looks; oversees fabrication, fittings, continuity. The single credit responsible for the visual world the actors wear.
- Hair Dept. Head
- Designs and supervises all hair (cuts, colors, wigs, periods). Leads a team of stylists; the credit for "the wigs in The Substance."
- Makeup Dept. Head
- Beauty / character / day-of-shoot makeup. Distinct from prosthetics, which is its own special-makeup-effects discipline.
- Prosthetic / SFX Makeup
- Sculpted appliances (foam latex, silicone) applied for character transformations — separate budget line, separate credit (e.g. The Whale, A Different Man).
- Aging / De-aging
- Practical makeup-led aging is a costume/hair/makeup credit; digital de-aging is VFX. Productions often use both — both should be credited.