How Hyperrealistic Wigs Are Made For 4K Movies & TV | Movies Insider | Insider

From Millie Bobby Brown's buzz cut in "Stranger Things" to Ana de Armas' Marilyn Monroe curls in "Blonde" (2022), movies and TV shows have had to transform character via wigs for decades. To find out how a master wigmaker designs full heads of hair for movies and TV shows, we visited the New York and Beverly Hills studios of Wigmaker Associates with founder Rob Pickens.
In the era of 4K and HD cameras, the standard for film and TV wigs has never been higher. Digital cameras are significantly less forgiving than film, meaning that hairlines must appear seamless and lace fronts must be finer. Rob's team shows us how they trace the intricacies of actors' hairlines and growth patterns to create wigs that mimic nature. He explains how he worked with "Stranger Things" hair department head Sarah Hindsgaul to make make the short-haired Eleven wig sit invisibly on Millie Bobby Brown's scalp, using techniques such as point knotting and an ingenious application process. And having worked on period pieces like "Pose," "The Gilded Age," and "American Crime Story," Rob discusses how historical settings shape the color and texture of his wigs.
Rob also breaks down how factors like camera and lighting influence wigs' coloring, from Amanda Seyfried's blond in "Mank" (2020) to Eddie's ash brown in "Stranger Things." He worked with hair department head Jaime Leigh McIntosh to perfect the red of Olivia Wilde's wig in "Don't Worry Darling" (2022) and the multi-dimensional color of Michelle Pfeiffer's Betty Ford wigs for "The First Lady" (2022). Meanwhile, on "Pam & Tommy" (2022), lead hair designer Barry Lee Moe incorporated four shades of blonde into Rob's wigs to make Pam Anderson's signature platinum pop on camera.
Wigmaker Associates' other creations include Tom Hardy's Scarface wigs for "Capone" (2020) and Tom Hanks' Mr. Rogers wigs for "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" (2019). The studio has also built wigs for Will Ferrell in "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" (2020), Jamie Lee Curtis in "Halloween" (2018), and Billie Eilish in her "Xanny" video (2019).
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[@dimplesd8931]

I’m always amazed by bad wigs in big budget films and tv. A good “lace” wig is a thing of beauty hidden in plain sight.

[@cleopatrajones90]

I have a seamless lace wig at my 400€ budget so how they can’t get it right at theirs

[@SONGLANGTHEMOVIE]

The Danish Girl immediately comes to mind.

[@carmencolby6936]

elenas wig in tvd was awful

[@katiehernandez423]

@@carmencolby6936 Agreed! I don't know why they didn't try to get a better wig.

[@Grande-Dame]

Because Tyler Perry is also his own hairstylist.

[@christya2488]

I had never understood why movie wigs were so expensive. Now I understand.

[@Estrella-xz6ce]

Por qué son caras ? 🙏 está en inglés y no tiene subtítulos 🥺

[@brlxnnx]

@@Estrella-xz6ce They make the wigs custom to their head shape and hairline. Also, they have a large team of experienced artists working on the wigs 👍

[@RayssadaPenha]

@@Estrella-xz6ce Ellos también las hacen pelo por pelo, entonces necesita más tiempo

[@cinnamonstar808]

there are 9 million youtubers with this skill. THEY ARE JUST BLACK the 📞phone dont ring for them. they would rather pay $$$$thousands of dollars to someone white w/a learning curve . than black girl who makes & sell these HD Transparent Lace Front Wigs on IG. The flex is in the systematic racism. ................... youtube broadcast in 4k so they cant even use it as a 🧢

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@@brlxnnx why would you respond in english when their issue is not speaking english

[@CherieMonique5]

Their work on stranger things was excellent. The foundation they laid to get all her hair so flat under the cap really was chef’s kiss. Made the wig look soooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!

[@HAIRHOLIC_1]

It really did but the bulging at the back was distracting, I mean nobody has such a long head naturally it looked weird AF

[@FontanellaNorville]

Perception is everything, I remember saving up for my first LV and some coworkers automatically thought it was fake because I was a young black girl. At that point I really stopped caring what people's opinions were, people will always have their opinions based on how you look. After this I shopped in *hotdups* . If you drive a Bentley and get out of the car with a fake Hermès, no one will question you.

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

No it didn’t. Be honest

[@rociojuarez5489]

This was SO interesting. So much praise to the hardworking staff who make magic on film!

[@shizukagozen777]

I wish it was way longer than this. 😆

[@JonathanLasry]

Well amazing work because I was sure Millie cut her hair again for season 4

[@genevarh]

Same! Very impressive wig

[@thesupreme950]

it was very obvious to me lol

[@charlotte.7124]

I could immediately see that it was a wig lmao. Maybe that was also because you could see it in her headshape. she has long hair so she sort of had a big bump on her head.

[@GenniezCreationz]

Hello… pls What is the name of that series?

[@Daydreams1995]

@@GenniezCreationz Stranger Things? Or another show?

[@ftd888]

Miranda’s hair in the Devil Wears Prada is my favorite movie wig. It’s very striking, and it looks like completely natural.

[@Heffalumpswoozles85]

Not really. It’s obviously a wig. A pretty good wig, but obviously still a wig nonetheless. The giveaway is the pristine hairline that is way too thick and uniform. That’s the area where most wigs go wrong. Real hairlines are uneven and staggered, gradually getting thinner and thinner the closer you get to the forehead. There are often short baby hairs at the hairline too. It’s definitely possible to simulate this with a wig, but most don’t seem to have a keen eye for detail like that. I guess it ultimately doesn’t matter though because most people, like you, aren’t very observant or detail-oriented.

[@ratkamari1180]

@@Heffalumpswoozles85 Well, ain't you a peach.

[@xL0stKIlah]

​@@Heffalumpswoozles85its seems everyone in the entertainment industry wears expensive weaves even off set. They are faker than I already depicted them as

[@TombCat]

@@Heffalumpswoozles85 I agree that it was obviously a wig. I recently rewatched Prada and it's still enjoyable though the overall message is even more distasteful now. Anyway - what struck me now and the first time was that no matter what they dressed Meryl in or what wig was created - she just can't pull off fashion. I'm not talking about her weight or body - she can act imperious, but her look is dumpy. A sleeker wig would have been better I think - though maybe her features wouldn't work with that. As a critic once said of Streep - you can't picture her from the neck down. Since you are some expert - please tell me who makes Beyonce's hundreds of wigs and how her incredible hair looks are achieved. No doubt they are all custom but how are braided wigs with "scalp" show achieved? Are her wigs more expensive than film wigs? Who specializes in making beautiful wigs for women of color? The movement and texture and subtle colour variations. How is the lace hidden for people who wear the wigs more than a few times? Is lace cut back to nothing or glued down and covered with makeup? TIA.

[@milkamoussse]

​@@Heffalumpswoozles85 some people get their hairlines fixed.

[@nicolesophia7]

Whoever did the wig for Joey king in kissing booth certainly did not do this

[@musicneurons7807]

🤣🤣

[@the-berries-and-cream-dude]

They just slapped a party city wig on her and called it a day

[@mishaeee]

😭😭

[@augusto7681]

@@dahliacheung6020 I dont get why just not use the actual actress hair ? Its better than a cheap wig look.

[@leonamatika2002]

@@augusto7681 for joey king in the kissing booth she had a buzz cut and i guess she hadn't grown it out before filming

[@cleverusername9369]

I bet the process of placing each individual hair actually gets pretty therapeutic over time. My hobby is building plastic scale model battleships, and there's a therapeutic quality to the repetitive nature of making tons of little guns. Seems tedious, but it's actually soothing once you get a rhythm going.

[@laurenjeanvp5131]

I actually make wigs myself and it's the most therapeutic thing ever. It's takes me out of anything negative going on and sets me into being calm. I would LOVE to work on wigs/movie sets but ya...that won't ever happen 😭💜

[@minoumeijers]

@@laurenjeanvp5131 why wouldn’t it happen? I’m a pro makeup artist and I’ve done jobs that I thought I could only dream off. Connect with the right people, assist, do an internship. There’s people doing it, so why can’t you? :)

[@laurenjeanvp5131]

@@minoumeijers You're so right and I guess that's just part of the beginning steps but thank you for that encouragement I'm so doubtful and I feel like I'm just to stand still 😫💜💜

[@BrightAura777]

This is how I feel when I crochet 🧶

[@carina-nonbinary]

That's what i was thinking i would love that job

[@randomdude_2000]

wig making is literally an artform and i have a new appreciation for wigs in movies now, this was a great video!

[@jenniferbutler6557]

Really cool feature! I’m the type to get distracted by bad wigs so I appreciate when the hair styling artists are able to help me stay in the entertainment moment.❤🙏🏽👍🏽 It would have been nice to also include a part about wigs for actors of a variety of races however. The skill needed to do wigs of braids or locs or the beautiful variety of naturally textured hair is equally deserving of a spotlight I’m sure!😉

[@laboriousTwala]

Exactly and definitely, imagine how many hours of precision & effort that the Hair Technicians of House of the Dragon series, had to endure to create wigs in a Textured hair locs style, I would definitely like to see that and appreciate them even more.

[@AD-jq7ow]

Well… the goal here is to make it natural not look like fake hair.. so…

[@afro13queen]

@@AD-jq7ow clearly her comment went directly over your head. Typical KZbin comment section.

[@GeorgiaGeorgette]

@@AD-jq7ow Your comment makes no sense.

[@wge621]

Yeah although once I see how the sausage is made, I tend to notice it even more than I ever did before! Wish I never knew about Foley artists for example

[@sweetsoldier5]

I'm amazed by what they can create to make us believe that their wigs are their real hair because it looks so natural.. So many times I've just assumed that the actors must have changed their real hair to look a certain way because it looks too real to be a wig😳 It was interesting to see what the process looks like 👍

[@navileblond9981]

I used to be the same, was watching the Oscars once when I was younger, and they would show the movie scene with the actress with beautiful flowing long hair then showed them at the Oscar and I would think why did she ruin her hair seemed they all had bad hairdressers after that wrecked their hair, wasn't until I became a hairdresser that I understood the power of hair extensions and lace wigs.

[@vikiokweel214]

For sure! I thought that Anna actually colored and bleached her hair to blonde

[@javiermendoza5173]

@@vikiokweel214 sa ).& n

[@FontanellaNorville]

I love how honest you are about everything. when someone is carrying a *hotdups* and you pass them on the street no one can tell whether is fake or real one because you cannot do this much analysis on it. what I hate about LV and why I stopped buying them is that many people assume your bag is fake when they pass you on the street. It's very annoying. one time a woman walked up to me and actually asked me if my bag was "real". after spending almost 2K on a bag and being asked that question was so offensive i stopped carrying them. People look more at the person carrying the bag and assume wrongly whether is real or fake. it is extremely annoying

[@holleelifestyles2844]

I commend the wig makers! Its such a tedious and beautiful process 👏🏽😍🌻

[@historygal7]

These people are true artists. The details...absolutely amazing!

[@RedefiningBodybuilding]

This was SO fantastic. I love learning about the various techniques and work of creative departments behind films.

[@cinnamonstar808]

this must be your 1st day on KZbin.

[@LaLiTi]

@@cinnamonstar808 "Joined 10 Dec 2009"

[@dahliacheung6020]

I absolutely loved this video. I have had alopecia since my teens and though my first few wigs were just store bought and slapped on I'm a diy lover so I thought myself how to ventilate and create lace wigs and I now have a small business making custom wigs for people with hairloss (or people who just want to rock different hair that looks real). I specialize in vivid, fashion colors like pink, silver, green, multi-colored, rainbow color melts, prism hair, stuff like that so I'm definitely not making a wig to look like someone's slowly graying hair and receding hairline, but the process is pretty much the same. I hope people watching this who criticize wig makers for their prices reconsider after seeing all the work that goes into. And that people will finally realize that almost everyone is wearing a wig on TV and in movies, if not at least half. They just usually look so real you can't tell. And then there are cases like Jessica Alba (though not in the first movie-that was her hair that she bleached to death which is why she couldn't bleach it again in the sequel) and Kristen Stewart (in the reshoots) who both played Sue Storm in The Fantastic Four and for what reasons I don't know we're given utterly egregious wigs despite there being a budget to do better. Ahhhgggg the inconsistency of Hollywood is insane lol 😂

[@bethb5053]

Would you make me one? I've had alopecia universalis since I was one! Do you have a website?

[@nassera8550]

Amazing. I do want to know if you have a website or social media

[@MinnieM111]

omg same hahaha I was looking for the other alopecians in the comments

[@MinnieM111]

is there a place where I could check out your business

[@MinnieM111]

@@bethb5053 since i was 13/14

[@arothmanmusic]

Really good wig-makers are serious artists. When my mother was going through chemotherapy, she had a wig made that looked so much like her natural hair that it was nearly undetectable.

[@hollybabyyy]

Where do people get professional quality wigs

[@everythingella4575]

I was just thinking about how stellar the wigs have gotten over the years especially after recently watching House of the Dragon

[@natashasirinji4552]

this was very informative, i've always wondered how actors hair could go from extremely realistically short to verylong after a movie

[@RashidasPage]

If i could get a mold made for a wig you’d never see my natural hair 😭 I’d have everybody confused 😂 the labor and time they take for this is amazing

[@XxSapphiregurlxX]

Man I want a custom lace wig from these people

[@alicialexists]

Same, and the spare money to afford it.

[@VeryGoodBoi]

Incredibly interesting. A true master's work! The precision, work and details that goes into the wig of a specific character is simply unbelievable.

[@kimchi8022]

I honestly didn’t know that wigs were..used often in film? I legitimately thought the actors just changed their hair for their roles.

[@ashleycortes4657]

I’ve been a hairstylist for 14 years in Los Angeles and I’ve had plenty of friends that worked in film and or entertainment and I’m so intrigued to learn about this … wonder how much they get paid for this I hope it’s a lot they deserve to make the big bucks for the amount of detail that goes into this process

[@paddyszalbierz9183]

I'm studying to be a wigmaker in the UK, and here at least it is VERY profitable!

[@minhtam5193]

@@paddyszalbierz9183 you mean the market is very profitable? so it is usually over priced?

[@paddyszalbierz9183]

@@minhtam5193 no, there just isnt very many theatrical wig makers here that have the level of skill for TV in terms of how many are demanded by industry. The pay is reflecting just how much work has to go into these

[@iAmJoshC]

@@paddyszalbierz9183 hi! What kind of school you attend to be a wigmaker? PS: Is It true that a wig with this amount of work can even cost 20-25k ? What's the average price?

[@Snow-xd4rv]

@@paddyszalbierz9183 It's profitable in the US too, so I don't understand why you hsd to say it like that

[@jello4835]

I love learning stuff like this. I never would have thought about how much went into wigs. Unsung masterpieces are everywhere.

[@bethanylaska3734]

Hair stylists are among the unsung heroes of the movie industry! Thank you for this in depth peek into their craft!

[@TaneshiaNicole]

Making wigs is so therapeutic. I absolutely love making my own wigs and the first thing I realized was having a canvas block head is key. Also, tracing and mimicking your own hairline was another game changing technique I’ve learned over the years. This was so fascinating to watch. I’m working on learning how to ventilate next. I can’t wait.

[@alicialexists]

Good luck!

[@thegiantbeagle]

How are you doing now? Have a nice day. God loves you. :)

[@cherrybeebee1062]

God I wish I had one of those wigs, I finally got a full lace human hair wig (so it’s similarly made to these with every hair hand tied to the cap) but it’s no where near as realistic as these, mine needs a ton of plucking and fixing of the hairline before it can look anything close to these

[@jem5771]

premade units def require some tweezing and fixing but there are tons of good tutorials here on youtube. it's a lot of work but i hope you can find a happy medium!

[@Alecexo]

Yeah but it’s easy to get that natural look if you pluck the hairline a bit & bleach the knots. Black women have made an art of it

[@ηυραγ]

I've been studying wig making for the last 4 years and I'm happy this video exists because now people can see the process of hard working on wigs and understand why are they so expensive

[@anulikaorazulume8926]

How did you start studying wig making

[@rhiannonh.7463]

I knew enough about wigs, wig making, flocking hair, etc… but the extent they go through now blows my mind! So incredible the amount of effort, time, and details they put into each piece is breath taking.

[@JoshuaUltimax]

Pretty impressive tho...lots of hardwork is put into this

[@t.miranda176]

Something that these kind of companies need to investigate further to effectively replicate it is black hair and all its variations. One frustrating example is House of the dragon, the wigs on the Velaryons look weird, they don’t have a silvery shine, and look more like powdered wigs from the 18th century. Laena’s hair looked specially off and dead. The hair of a woman with her same heritage in our world would never ever look like that. Hopefully HBO will update their methods for the next season.

[@februaryschild0216]

Wow! Thanks for saying that. I was thinking the same thing. Sometimes the hair just looks all wrong!

[@dhshsvsingd3374]

They need to hire a black hairstylist from Atlanta. Hair will be on point from then on

[@48mavemiss2]

lol they need to hire Hair VivI or RPG show

[@AmiAki]

Yep not a single black person or actor in this video. They make great wigs for white ppl but can’t seem to do the same for black ppl when the only thing that changes abd in my experience can be difficult to get right is scalp colour.

[@avasd59]

@@dhshsvsingd3374 right 🤣

[@MomTheEbayer101]

Now this is what you call real wig making!! Wow!! The attention to detail is incredible.

[@_thebreesknees]

Black women around the world watching this like “what’s new?”

[@muimi365]

u wish

[@_thebreesknees]

@@muimi365 i wish what?

[@lisareynolds6319]

WOW!!! I have actually noticed when wigs look terrible in movies. I had no idea there was such an incredible amount of expertise required to create such convincingly natural ones. What a uncelebrated, painstaking, under-appreciated profession. My hats off to all of you and thank you so much to the makers of this video for sharing this and heralding the unbelievable craftmanship of this trade! I know from personal experience that hair color alone is a very precise skill that very few hairdressers actually master. My own hair pulls red like no one's business and I can pay hundreds of dollars only to have to still tone my own hair to get rid of the orange color that they try to tell me is caused by their lighting.

[@brooklyncourtney-moore5595]

Just five years ago I was in the cast of a production of The Crucible in Arkansas with Rob as the wigmaster. It’s amazing how far he’s come and he deserves it!!

[@CourtneyCoulson]

I love that the professionals use tape mannequins/patterns the same way any cosplayer making a costume at home does.

[@Zzz2x]

you fr or jp? obviously they took techniques from professionals

[@Nadeko]

@@Zzz2x they never said they didnt. its just interesting that this is the best technique and its accesible to all

[@gabbi_fnacct0172]

I bow downnn to these wigmakers’ level of dedication for the storytelling

[@HeronCoyote1234]

The Betty Ford transitions are outstanding!

[@thankunext1625]

this is so cool. I honestly had no idea so much detail went into this. im impressed 😳

[@magic_mice_productions]

This is so intense. I wonder what the average number of hours is it takes to make these kinds of wigs.

[@MichaelWynneCAS]

Incredible detail and artistry!

[@KillerTacos54]

These movie/TV Insider episodes are so good

[@QBWigCollections]

Some of these wigs came out amazing but you would think more wigs would actually look good after all this work but there are still so many bad ones in recent tv shows and movies. Also, I noticed the struggles of making wig units or even common hairstyles for different ethnicities...

[@margaesperanza]

To be fair, it will depend on the budget and how much a production is willing to pay for it. The bad ones may be from low budget productions or from a team that wants to put money elsewhere like special effects or paying for locations. I know Euphoria had Kim Kimble as their hair lead, and I hope this gets more black hair stylists and wig makers in big productions. The hairstyles she made for S2 is basically what every Gen Z kid wanted for months.

[@Cosmoshairco]

@@margaesperanza it’s a gatekept industry. They’ll have all the black stylist do the prep but won’t let them on set to get the credit. Speaking from experience

[@Cosmoshairco]

Only a big budget has the experience to get it right max ventilating is a lost art. But the camera picks up on everything. Most productions don’t see hair as a major component and they are usually the lowest paid but you can pad your check by renting the wigs to the studio/production.

[@UniquelySustainable]

@@Cosmoshairco that is so interesting to hear. I was actually thinking with how popular wigs are in Black culture and how most are made in China these two demographics would be at the forefront of this. I've seen videos of wigs being made from scratch from us but I guess this doesn't translate to actually getting into industries like this.

[@Cosmoshairco]

@@UniquelySustainable China manufactures wigs but they use machines which can’t give that special touch that hand tied knots can. They like to use the black girls for the braiding and creativity but that’s it!

[@connercoulson9247]

I’m a dental technician and this is fascinating to me, it’s basically what I do everyday but for dental enamel. I can’t help thinking though of all the labor intensive steps they could skip if they adopted 3d scanning and printing for the data collection and model making.

[@cbojorquez]

I once went to a wig store in Mexico City with a friend who by that time was a professional belly dancer and needed a long wig for her presentations as her stylist had literally fried her hair and she had to cut it very short. The wig she required needed to be made of natural hair as artificial hair is much stiffer and doesn't move naturally. we found the wig of her dreams, one made of natural hair that had undergone a special treatment that allowed you to dye it, bleach it, curl it, straighten it, and basically do whatever you wanted with it. However, the price was the equivalent of 2,000 USD and it was far from having the level of detail of the wigs shown in this video.

[@TheeManWIthNoLife]

How about a Part Two of this video showing how Tyler Perry movie wigs are made!

[@tigerlilly9038]

🤣🤣🤣🤣....duct tape...he doesn't allow his people time to work..he to busy trying to shoot a trilogy in 5 hours..those damn wigs go from toddlers to 90 year old troll in 30 minutes HORRIBLE

[@pippishortstocking7913]

😆

[@DeeDee-zu2pv]

1. Purchase a pre-made synthetic wig from Party City 2. Run over it with a 1986 Oldsmobile 3. Set it on fire 4. Slap it around a bit 5. Call it a failure and tell it it'll never amount to anything 6. Apply to the actor and style as normal Very labor intensive.

[@DeborahM116]

@@DeeDee-zu2pv 😂😂😂

[@doeeyes2]

Kim Kardashian has some of the best wigs. Im constantly trying to clock her hairline. I know she also uses extensions and bundles but she wears alot of wigs too. I cant even imagine how much they cost.

[@crismaryjoseph]

I've been always obsessed/in awe with the wigs, when I was little I wanted to do so much with my hair like my favorite actors did, that's when my mum told me it was all wigs. As I grew older it all started making sense. All these shows and movies brings a whole new layer to it.And all thanks to people like these to make that happen. As a grown woman now, as I dislike my hair, dream is to be able to afford a good wig and shave my entire hair off. (may be the feeling will change) and I also grateful that I have hair on my head.. but sometimes its just not enough.

[@vegetableautopsy3551]

The entertainment industry has always been the place to look for the best in Prosthetics in my humble opinion.

[@Jaheartsjonas]

Tyler Perry needs to get in touch with these people for his productions because his wigs are... 😬

[@nightxlynxs]

I just mentioned/comment this bc everyone else says the same thing whenever someone mentions Tyler Perry films😅. I honestly can’t tell what’s wrong with the wigs, since Idk much about them nor do I wear them or weaves.

[@1TN1]

Drag queens around the world are like "Yeah, we already know girl"

[@planetdisco4821]

Lol yes we do…. I’m retired now

[@NotLikeUs17]

Not a drag Queen but can definitely relate as it being a hobby if mines. 😅

[@211cake]

That part 😂😂 the drag queens and the city girls are like "mmhmmm" lmboooo

[@_thebreesknees]

Black women too

[@lady4191]

It's mind-blowing how many people are not aware of how much work goes into this

[@teesimone2018]

In the black hair community, we just call them HD lace wigs and bleach the knots lol.

[@NeonPurpMermaid]

She should’ve done the wigs for the house velaryon on house of dragons. God those wigs were horrendous.

[@NayNayNugget.]

Needing some major plucking !!

[@trailahead]

The attention to detail is incredible! Who would of thought there was so much thought put into the wigs

[@ravenwalker9225]

Lacefronts and makeup, black women have been doing it for a Very long time.

[@madinp1177]

Fascinating how complex this process is. I hope they're well compensated for all this hard work!

[@TombCat]

I'd love to see a feature length documentary on wig making. A bad wig can totally take us out of the movie or play or music performance. That should be explored too. The unclockable creations are fascinating to me.

[@art_see_shan1849]

I loved this ! As a cosmologist & loving the whole process of Hair this was very interesting and needed

[@50shadesofShay.]

Tyler Perry need these wig makers for his movies cause baby, his movie wigs look like hats.

[@ebonitheesty]

I wish this was longer or a series. I love it!!

[@HI967tree4]

9:28 😂 I am so dumb, I had to play this back a couple times to make sense of “armpit-length hair” 🤣.

[@CronkiteSwanhart]

From the meticulously placed embellishments to the flawless stitching, it's pure perfection *luxdups*

[@snart20]

Amazing! Skill, art, and science all together!❤

[@joolenka]

What a fantastic documentary. I just love this kind of storytelling. Props to the makers of this little film. And of course their subjects, the wigmakers, who are awe-inspiring.

[@Hakshdksbs]

A lace front. Lmao.

[@Hakshdksbs]

@Mz so annoying, acting like it's something innovative. It's a lace front.

[@musicluffler]

This is hella incredible. It’s essentially fashion design and draping using hair instead of textiles

[@jkpalma92]

the techniques that black women created to make lace wigs look ore realistic need to be commended! ❤️

[@RIRIany]

I love these people who really have a passion on something specific and get deep into it like some kind of nerd-legend in between, love it

[@rixx46]

The detail is amazing. Makes me wonder all the more why HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (with all the money HBO has) that all those Targarian blonde wigs looked like WIGS.

[@CandaceEsponosa]

😂🤣😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣

[@UniquelySustainable]

they actually looked great to me, super realistic and I've seen a lot of praise for them. Especially the front of the wigs because you couldn't see any lace. (This isn't counting the Black characters as I do think their wigs left a lot to be desired).

[@Shaline__]

I was looking for this comment. I think the reason is that they used synthetic hair and the hairline wasnt plugged properly. They said it was too expensive to produce so much light blonde wigs, because light blonde is one of the most expensive color. So they decided to use synthetic hair and you can clearly see it. It has a weird shine and the movement looks so unreal. Hope they can change at least for the main characters the wigs in the new season. And lets not talk about all of the Velaryon wigs. Just horrible. Danys Wig was real human hair and is by far the best Targaryen Wig.

[@rixx46]

@@UniquelySustainable Oh, I agree about the lace factor - a big issues especially in the age of HDTV - it's even more evident than in film. My critique is that the hair looked like straw

[@rixx46]

@@Shaline__ Great info - thanks! You nailed what bugged me about the hair - it's how DEAD the hair looked - now I know why!

[@dzibanart8521]

O.O so much work and craftsmanship just for a wig, man film productions are crazy. But truly worth it.

[@MsEliteForever]

America's top model should of hired them vs being shaved for real.

[@sindara7585]

THIS is journalism. These were the types of content i saw that made me want to be a journalist.

[@SC0891]

Nice to see this. Makes it hard ti explain why so many shows and movies today still use horrendous crappy wigs.

[@Raven_Che]

Cutting corners and not wanting to pay 😂

[@Alecexo]

Ordinary people are doing wigs like this on a daily basis for only like $200 they’re just lazy and don’t wanna do research

[@imsadlol4528]

@@Alecexo the cheap wigs that ordinary people wear would look awful under the intense film lights and on the high quality cameras. if they could just buy a wig for $200 that would actually look good they would lmao.

[@Alecexo]

@@imsadlol4528 you literally can 😂😂 you know nothing about wigs if you think you can’t get a good wig for $200 sometimes even as low as $100 depending on the length 😂. But keep wasting your money, it’s your pockets that’s burning not mine.

[@abbiereynolds8016]

@@Alecexo Did you not read that comment properly? Or are you just itching to argue with someone for no reason? They never said anything about buying wigs for themselves, they were specifically talking about wigs used in movies and tv shows. A $200 wig might work great for a regular person going about their daily activities, but it wouldn't look good with the cameras in a professional film studio. Obviously a film studio has the money to spend on much more expensive, custom made wigs that look better and realistic on camera.

[@justcc2.046]

Sisters doing lace fronts pay attention 🔥👏🏾

[@nusaibahibraheem8183]

Or just wear your real hair more often. It doesn't look that convincing in real life. I mean look at all the customization they have to do, which am sure regular people can't. Like making the wig fit the actor's head shape. It probably still looks fake up close in real life.

[@MKL614]

@@nusaibahibraheem8183 we can wear our real hair and also wear wigs when we feel like, we are free women

[@kunmbi12]

The thing is with Millie especially, we all knew it was a wig and with all the effort they put in to producing a hyper-realistic wig, it didnt look it. A lot can be learnt(and is) from black hair videos on YT as theyre at the forefront of wig innovation which is readapted to film and television. Basically, hyperrealistic wigs can be achieved with less effort and capital.

[@birdi3beez]

Yeah black hairstylists are light years ahead with less money at their disposal

[@Maria.Aurelia]

I love wigs so much. Truly an art. Shoutout to them, shoutout to wig companies and hair stylists!

[@ryanamari2233]

Imagine if this service was available to people who suffered alopecia or hair loss due to cancer ….as tedious and laborious and expensive as this …it would be wonderful too

[@chantelbrown7501]

I like how she beat the crap out of the head in the beginning XD

[@kenziehurlock]

I've always wondered this. The first time I was blown away by such an impressive wig was with Snow White in Once Upon A Time. I knew she wore a wig because you see actress Ginnifer Goodwin with her real hair and in incredibly impressive wigs in the same episodes. I always wondered how they pulled that off and made it look like her real hair.

[@Celestialplane945]

Rachel McAdams in Mean Girls. That was the BEST wig I’ve ever seen fr

[@MssJoker1]

I was amazed with the wigs in LOTR and The Hobbit movies. And also Nuada and Nuala wigs were amazing in Hellboy 2. Those movies started to make me interested in movie wigs. Imagine... you sell your hair and it gets there a movie wig maker, and not long after, one of your favorite actor or actress will wearing it in a movie. :)

[@julieso247]

I would’ve liked to see how they make wigs on textured hair

[@Melissa0774]

I wonder if any really rich people or celebrities ever hire these people to make them a wig, just to use in their everyday life, so that they can keep their baldness a secret from everyone.

[@INDPND]

Nicolas Cage, John Travolta, Paul Stanley...

[@martha-anastasia]

Redd Foxx, Johnny Carson, Charles Nelson Riley, Liberace, .... Toupee jokes used to be a nightly thing in the 70s. Frank Sinatra, probably Elvis... most male stars.....

[@RobinDuehring]

I'd give anything to have the hair I had before cancer treatment took it. What incredible work.

[@kelwilson95]

Tyler Perry need to take notes 😂

[@londonschoolofwigmaking5793]

LOL

[@EveofPyrite]

I hope that every person with hair loss and disease can get a good wig like these someday

[@yolandaphiri]

It’s crazy that they made a whole video about a 13x6 HD lace wig install from Ali express

[@Anastashya]

😂 I thought the same.

[@monicarenee7949]

😂😂😂

[@lisam463]

lmao literally and the fact that all these comments are so mesmerized by a lace front😂

[@JoiaInATL]

I found my ppl 😂, like we been doing this since 2010

[@patricew.4010]

@@JoiaInATL Theyve been doing it since the 80s in the movie industry.

[@charlycomments]

My favorite wig on a movie will always be Rachel McAdams’ Regina George wig. That job was amazing, for many years I thought it was her real hair, not knowing she had curly brunette hair underneath.

[@laura_731]

I work in film and I have worked on shows that have used wigs from Rob Pickens' studio - even talked to him myself. Anyway I've seen the bill and these wigs can run ya about $6K. But theyre seamless! They also offer rentals when full customization isn't necessary - those are about $4.5K

[@DelectionPie]

It's a true art form ✨️ I've had several wigs made for reconstruction dramas and they were so comfy, once when we overshot by several hours, I was taken right back to the hotel. An award for the receptionist who checked in this girl covered in a prosthetic noose swelling, fake dried blood and pretend live creatures crawling in the wig! But, if she had told me I would have sorted it before going to the restaurant. The prosthetics started peeling into the soup. Watching this explains why I thought they used strange colours. It was shot in sepia. Looks great on screen. It would be nice if the people who spend hours doing nothing but this got more credit. 👌

[@meghanmonroe]

I was so impressed with the transformation in Blonde.

[@DancinSarahForLyfe]

COME ON LACE FRONTS!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 MELTED

[@frensyjean-louis3726]

What about wigs for other hair types what are their challenges when it comes to that? I would really like to know

[@Squishy876]

Black people notoriously get shitty wigs for movies so I don't think their texture is a priority at all

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

This is wildly fascinating! Also makes me realize even more when movies cheap out on the wigs, it’s already often obvious but knowing all the work behind it makes me realize it even more.

[@darklyclad]

I never would have guessed how specialized some people are in hair.

[@beccarenee7931]

the Eleven one in Stranger Things was so good “did Milly Bobby Brown shave her head?” was one of the top google searches the month it came out

[@tasha3757]

I have a good eye, and I could tell she was wearing a wig. But still, they did an AMAZING job on Millie!

[@chickennuggets9480]

Brilliantly put together short documentary. 10/10 editing and story telling.

[@SledDog5678]

Average population are clueless to the myriad of artists working behind the scenes! So much talent beyond the "actors".