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metro FM Music awards
To provide professional makeup services for artists, entertainers, dancers, and high-profile guests at the 2024 Metro FM Music Awards in Mbombela (Nelspruit). The aim was to ensure that all talent appeared flawless for live broadcasts, red carpet appearances, and media engagements, contributing to the overall high-profile production of the awards.
Client
Metro FM
Date
March, 2024
Duration
2 days
Focus
Production Crew
Brushing Up Success: Flawless Faces at Metro FM Music Awards 2024
The management of the makeup crew enhanced the appearance of artists, entertainers, and high-profile guests at the 2024 Metro FM Music Awards. Ensuring flawless looks and timeous completion and backstage execution that ensured the live broadcasts, red carpet events, and media engagements ran on time, contributing to the event’s high-profile production
touchups performed
camera-ready success rate
make-up related delays
Solution
solution
— The Challenge
challenge & solution
The challenge was to manage and execute a seamless makeup service for a high volume of individuals, including music artists, performers, and VIP guests, in a live event setting. The team needed to deliver timely, high-quality makeup under the pressure of tight schedules, while ensuring that the looks were camera-ready for both the live broadcast and red carpet events.
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Campaign execution
Preparation and Execution:
- Pre-event Preparation: In the days leading up to the awards, the crew manager worked with the production team to understand the event’s themes and talent requirements. The artists were briefed on individual preferences and specific needs for on-camera looks pertaining to the briefs.
- On-Site Execution: On the day of the event, the crew worked to provide makeup for performers, live entertainers, dancers, and celebrity guests. The artists had to ensure that each individual’s makeup was suited to their appearance on camera, with a focus on long-lasting, flawless looks. Once the live show commenced the team was stationed backstage to perform touch ups for guests and award winners.
- Red Carpet and Live Broadcast: The team worked efficiently to ensure all talent was ready for the live broadcast and red carpet appearances, ensuring that everyone maintained a polished look throughout the event’s proceedings.
Coordination and Logistics:
The crew manager oversaw time management and logistics to ensure that each makeup artist was allocated to the appropriate talent and that everyone was ready on schedule for both the travel to the venue and production.