Rome HBO series

[Tarbicus]

ok how about this question
makeup, lighting, camera techniques
were these used on the series ?
if they did, how is these camera echiniques for movie different from REAL life.
could a real roman look like say titus pullo, despite if he has any makeup?

The camera is very unforgiving, as are hot and sweaty studio lights, hence the need for makeup. The eyes can also need a little extra enhancement to make them read on camera. One particular use of makeup is to diminish the glossy look from sweat, etc, and (ironically) make the actor look more natural, as well as get rid of the usual things like spots. WIth lighting, even in exterior settings where the sun is out, lights or at least a reflector are needed to help fill in the shaded side of actors, otherwise they simply will seem too dark on film. Film and cameras are very different to the human eye and brain, the latter being able to adjust and modify on the fly what you see so it can be understood more.