February 2, 2015 TODAY: SINGAPORE — Actors who have played characters much older than their actual ages share what it’s like to wear a ton of special-effects make-up.
DESMOND TAN (played 50-something in The Journey: Tumultuous Times).
“It’s quite a hassle to ‘age’. I usually need about half an hour for make-up but for Tumultuous Times, I needed an hour and a half. When I perspired, all the lines would go, so I needed touch-ups for almost every shot, otherwise I’d look old in the morning and young in the afternoon. Apart from the make-up, I hunched — so I had very bad backaches. It takes a lot of work to be old — and I can foresee a lot of work to be done to not look old in future!”
Source: TODAY ONLINE by May Seah (MAY@MEDIACORP.COM.SG)
Link: http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/5-actors-and-their-special-effects-make-moments
