How actors fake cry in movies

June 6, 2018 Off By WhoThatCelebsRS

Have you ever wondered how actors cry in movies and on television? Some of the greatest scenes in history are largely thanks to the actor’s ability to conjure real tears. However, sometimes they need help. That’s where the makeup department comes in. Arielle Toelke, a Local 798 Makeup Artist who works in tv and film showed us four different methods that achieve four different crying results. Following is a transcript of the video.

Arielle Toelke: I’m Arielle Toelke, and I’m a makeup artist in Local 798. And I work on film and television.

There’s a lot of actors that have a hard time crying when prompted. Some actors are really good at crying on cue. And some actors need a little bit of help. So we employ one method, two methods, sometimes a lot of different methods to sort of get them to where they need to be visually for the scene. See the rest of the story at Business Insider