As stated above, our idea of creating a representation of teenage reality (as well as the extremely masculine quality of the lyrics) meant that makeup was not a big concern to us while creating the film. I think this was because our idea of make up held the mental image of Bowie/Ziggy Stardust rather than slight touch-ups for camera. However, As lighting was much more important to us while shooting, particularly for facial closeups, I think our choice to go for normality (ie no makeup) was although amateurish, not an important set back at all.