The Director, Liesel Tommy, yells cut but Hudson keeps going.
“Jennifer couldn’t stop,“Lawrence Davis, lead hairstylist for the Franklin biopicRespectshares.
Hudson’s voice is one you come across once in a generation.
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Davis, an Emmy Award-winning hairstylist, strategically teamed up with lead makeup artistStevie Martinto develop each beauty look.
“I was adamant about having Stevie as a trailer partner,” recalls Davis.
The two worked together before on the TV seriesGreenleafandClaws.
Martin touches Hudson up on the set ofRespect.
There simply weren’t any pictures of her from when she was very young.
Martin touches Hudson up on the set ofRespect.
The singer’s signaturebeehive hairstyle, for instance, was particularly key to accurately portray.
Martin touches up Hudson on the set ofRespect.
“I wanted it to look like it was Black natural hair that had been pressed out.”
The updo is updated throughout the movie as we watch Franklin move through the decades.
Martin touches up Hudson on the set ofRespect.
“Aretha hadstrong brows.
“You normally don’t see a trailer full of African-Americans on a project.
“We were pulling from anywhere.
At that time in Georgia, everything was just like now really, really busy.
It became a challenge of finding people to fill those days,” Davis shares.
The future is looking more promising, though.
Louisianarecently passed a lawthat requires all hair licensing exams to have a section on textured hair.
Let’s hope other states follow suit.
Aretha Franklin’s legacy earned her the title Queen of Soul.
Respectis currently available to purchase on Blu-Ray, DVD, and digital streaming platforms.
