Why was Melania Trump's makeup in the 2020 State of the Union address so horrible?
I'm by no means a makeup artist, but I do have experience in the film and television business. There are several things to remember. In something like state of the union, you will have multiple cameras in multiple positions, and the lighting will vary drastically. If you noticed that they had the stage lighting installed on the upper left balcony when a president was in front of the auditorium. That's for stage shots, pre-broadcast, do you understand the feeds and beauty shots of individuals?
Overall it was pretty flat lighting. Now apart from the positions, and France and the lighting, and the color tone of each camera while feeding into the control room, you were watching or capturing frames on your TV monitor that varies from any other monitor in the world, as they always are. In addition to multiple cameras, color temperature, monitored variation within each camera,
As a general rule, I never watch television and I assume that I am getting a realistic picture of any subject. I have no idea about makeup, but the technical look is very desirable for Hugh's color, contrast, and definition.
