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B Y M I C H A E L W H I T E
D E P A R T M E N T H E A D H A I R
When I was brought on to department head The Little
Things, I met with Donald Mowat and we discussed the
script and the direction in which the make-up and hair
style designs were going. Donald and I had meetings
with our actors together. I discussed with Donald who I
wanted to designate to handle which actors. I then met
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HAIR STYLING
Rami Malek
with Michael S. Ward (Key Hair Stylist) to talk about
our strengths and who would be doing which actors.
We met with Rami, and Michael S. handled Rami
through the fi lm. Michael S. designed his hair style,
hair texture and color to fi t his character.
Michael S. and I met with Jared Leto (Albert Sparma) through
our prep. We tried different looks we knew that we would both
have to handle the application due to the time allowed once we
decided on his look. His hair was very long—chest length—so
it had to be shortened without cutting. Through discussions,
Michael S. came up with a plan to braid the back of his own
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