Every TV show uses wigs - every one - on every character. It is too much trouble to maintain continuity with “real hair.” It’s just unfair that people in real life have to compete with false standards.
If you ever see a scene where someone is taking a hat off or putting a hat on, it’s a wig. Just think about how quickly your hair gets messed up by a hat. Now imagine having to do a take 20 times and fixing that hair after each take.
I think they do the same thing with liquid/blood spill patterns. They have a rubber mat that’s just kinda wetted for the shoot that keeps the pattern consistent.
tangentially to this post, but more in line with the overall topic of constructed hair: i watched this YT video one time of this guy creating what he termed a “hair unit” or “hair system” for this dude with typical male pattern baldness. i can’t find the exact video, because it’s been years, but there’s a shitload of them now. basically, it’s like a semi-permanent wig for shorter hair.
apparently these professionally installed systems last like 3-5 months, and from what I can tell are completely indistinguishable from homegrown except that the length stays precisely as they were when installed.
so, if i was in showbiz, i can totally see the appeal of having a static hair style for an episodic TV series, because the people who make and install these things professionally are wizards. it allows the actor to keep a character more aesthetically frozen without having to be that way themselves. or, as the article subject says, mitigate appearance issues related to health/aging.
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If you ever see a scene where someone is taking a hat off or putting a hat on, it’s a wig. Just think about how quickly your hair gets messed up by a hat. Now imagine having to do a take 20 times and fixing that hair after each take.
I think they do the same thing with liquid/blood spill patterns. They have a rubber mat that’s just kinda wetted for the shoot that keeps the pattern consistent.
it wouldn’t astonish me if true.
tangentially to this post, but more in line with the overall topic of constructed hair: i watched this YT video one time of this guy creating what he termed a “hair unit” or “hair system” for this dude with typical male pattern baldness. i can’t find the exact video, because it’s been years, but there’s a shitload of them now. basically, it’s like a semi-permanent wig for shorter hair.
apparently these professionally installed systems last like 3-5 months, and from what I can tell are completely indistinguishable from homegrown except that the length stays precisely as they were when installed.
so, if i was in showbiz, i can totally see the appeal of having a static hair style for an episodic TV series, because the people who make and install these things professionally are wizards. it allows the actor to keep a character more aesthetically frozen without having to be that way themselves. or, as the article subject says, mitigate appearance issues related to health/aging.