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16 • THE ARTISAN WINTER 2021 to see if our visions are similar. I think most directors are looking for you to bring something to them and also be open to their input … they respect what we do, which is why they're asking us in, at the same time it is a collaboration… They have a vision as well and, as artists, we help them bring their vision onto the screen. They are often looking to us to help convey part of the story. Daniel: Speaking of stories… I'm going off script here… Was there a beginning, middle and an end point for this Promising Young character? Or, do we just pick up the story in the middle and do a couple of circles and end up back at the beginning with her? Angie: You know, with her character, Cassandra we see her, kind of, taking a dive, unfortunately … we watch her come apart … she starts out very calculating, very deliberate and she deteriorates mentally as the story goes on … so, I do believe there is a beginning, a middle to an end … in the beginning when we first see her, she is a mess … yet it is all very deliberate, as she is planning her "hits" and you have the feeling that she's still holding it together … but, as the story goes on, and she, sort of, falls in love… I feel like things get clouded and she starts to devolve. Daniel: I wasn't with you for any of the initial conversations with Emerald, the director, but I was there with you for the "show and tell" where we pulled rabbits out of hats in that salon prep space they got us! Angie: (laughs) Interestingly enough, Emerald and I had not had many discussions prior… I sent her a few photographs but that day was the day I presented a few things. Daniel: For me, that meeting was about finding a starting point for the character and it seems that when I whipped out the long hair extensions which strangely mirrored the director's hair length… I started to see a certain symbiotic bond between the two, shall we say, and that was the basis of finding the character. Once we set out that she has long hair and does these types of styling things with it… Now, you talk about certain beats and certain disguises… Were there some make-up application techniques that you used that you'd like to share with our membership? Angie: The reality is that Promising Young Woman is a "contemporary character/beauty" film… I can't really state there was a particular technique, there were looks that were developed … there weren't any special effects … no "magic" brush stroke! I mean… I did a lot of highlighting and contouring for some of the looks… In the opening scene where she has the mascara Photo courtesy of Focus Features