Shoot tomorrow actor has acne

get a good make up make up artist. You could fix it in post but it would be tremendous amount of work if the actor is moving around a lot.
 
It will mostly be solved with makeup. You can help out by softening the light hitting the actor or by softening the image in camera.
 
KKeller said:
It will mostly be solved with makeup. You can help out by softening the light hitting the actor or by softening the image in camera.
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If the scene can stand it, use a flat lighting coming from above or around the camera. lighting that comes at some 'angle' other than straight onto the the actor, will only enhance the skin blemishes, for any value of blemish...

If more dramatic lighting is required, then find the 'best' angle, and position for the mark where the actor will be, to minimize the blemishes.
 
Wide shots only lol. but seriously, I've run into this situation with actresses in the past (hiding blemishes, wrinkles) and man oh man, nothing will make you appreciate your makeup artist more. They do a magical job. But yes, full frontal soft light only. Or a soft light on axis with the camera, slightly above and to the right of the lens. Avoid side or top lighting, as each blemish will cast a shadow eccentuating itself.
 
Like everyone said, good makeup and a little post-work, if you're using Final Cut theres a plug in specifically for zits and acne. If not, I use After Effects and theres a bunch of plug ins that can work pretty well without too much work. I persoanlly like Boris's new Skin Smoother plug in that comes in Continuum 6, but theres a lot out there, basically its just a light blur on the face. Use Andrew Kramers blemish tutorial on how to make a quick luma matte that you can use (so you don't have to do any roto) and apply the filter. With the Luma matte technique it keeps the eyes,hair,and teeth in focus but clears out the skin.
 
Industry way:

1) Make up. Must be great makeup!

2) Camera filtration: Diffusion filters, LowCon, Black Mist FX, Soft White FX, whatever your taste desires.

3) Slightly overexpose the face with frontal soft lighting.
 
Final Cut just has everything doesn't it?
What a wonderful NLE!
I'm sure there's a colon cleaning setting in there someplace too.
 
Make up (obviously), soft lights when narrow on them and try not to be in narrow on the face if possible. It all depends on the severety, of course. This is one problem, unless it's a bigger name or principal on a limited schedule that'll effect your feature, that I would insure was not a problem PRIOR to hitting the can and going into post, plenty here would disagree with me on that one though.
 
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