Well, I don't know much about
fixing what you already have... but there's a couple of ways to prevent that in the future... or at least lessen it...
Firstly, I usually tell the talent "I'm going to do a magic trick," and briskly rub my palms together. Then lightly smooth their hair with your hands. I'm not sure what it is, whether it's discharging (or creating) static electricity, or just skin oil from the rubbing, or what... but it does work. I can't remember who taught me this, some old timer probably.
Secondly... hair spray, of course. But DON'T spray it on their hair. Firstly, that doesn't work too well, and secondly some people won't like you doing that to them. Instead, spritz it on your
palms and, much like the above tip, use your hands to smooth down the fly-aways. An old-fashioned lacquer hairspray (AquaNet, etc) works best.
Thirdly... tweak your lighting. I'll often take my "usual" interview setup and find that I have to flag the top barndoor of the backlight down a bit.... so that it is still hitting the shoulders but less so on the hair. This is especially true with blondes, or gray hair, or with frizzy hair. As long as you still get a good spill on the shoulders, losing a bit of the hairlight is ok if it solves the frizz problems.
T2
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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com
