Thursday, January 20, 2011

Theatrical Wigs


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Wigs and hairpieces are a head with human hair or synthetic hair, or worn on the head for the sake of fashion, cultural or religious reasons or to hide or cover his baldness. Actor sport wigs because they look better and be represented in the skin of the character, which helps - a lot of players, like the character played us believe, is half the battle won. Make-up artists, wigs are one of the best tools are made to work, as hair does not change so muchPerson looks like.

In the field of theater, the wigs are so far behind the times of Greek and Roman theaters were and are an indispensable part of modern theater and cinema. There are many companies of wig-work, personalized services designed to provide parts, is the highest quality human hair or fine quality include plastics. While the hair from Europe, the choice of preference for most productions, Asian hair that is stronger and therefore lasts longer isbe blanched and used. Modern day stage wigs are made of jute, a fiber that is made for perfect imitations of human hair.

Wig-making is a complex art that is used for ventilation or tying knots carpets, only the costs of raw materials very expensive, with hair 1kilo about $ 2000. It takes about 40 to 60 hours to get a wig that bind to a part of the accounts expensive price tag.

Props and costumes have always been the main aspects that bring a game liketo life, but the wig which infuses the character with life has never really been given as much thought, though so much care and consideration goes into the making of one. Certain roles such as the lawyer or soldier or even the era in which the play is set in are very easily identified by the very style of the hair or beard and wigs make this identification easy to achieve. Needless to say, wigs are an integral part of theatre and cinema.

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