Week 1 - Makup

Week 1
THE NAKED FACE
LEARN: The Art of makeup, contouring, shading, correction and camouflage.
ACHIEVE: A Natural day makeup look, a bridal image and a classic smoky eye.
DISCOVER: How to use your kit and equipment professionally and safely.
Martine Mcutchin “''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang''
Jennifer Love Hewiit
Lena Headey “''The Actors''
Olivia Williams The Guardian Supplement
Week 2
MALE MAKEUP AND AIRBRUSHING FOR HD
LEARN: The art of male makeup and how to use an airbrush professionally to
a standard suitable for HD. Having been requested as personal by two leading
celebrity actors I know the importance in perfecting this skill.
ACHIEVE: A verified Certificate of Completion, useful for studio based work.
DISCOVER: How to make an actor look great.
Colin Firth ''What a Girl Wants"
Paul Bettany '' Legion''
Paul Bettany “''Wimbeldon''
Billy Crudup ''Charlotte Grey''
Weeks 3/4
WIG WORK AND FACIAL HAIR
LEARN: How to pad, block, set, style, maintain and apply wigs.
The principles of knotting, styling and maintenance of facial hair, and how this can be
used to create a period or character look
ACHIEVE: The ability to apply hair lace wigs to a high standard suitable for film and
HD. The ability to make your own piece of facial hair.
DISCOVER: How to measure a head and make a template in preparation for wigs
and hairpieces. How to incorporate your piece into creating a total character look in
week twelve.
Colin Firth“''Shakespeare in Love''
Dame Judi Dench "Mrs Brown"
Alessandro Nevola "Mansfield Park''
Weeks 5/6
PERIOD HAIR AND MAKEUP
LEARN: An overview of the transition of hair and make from the 16th Century to the
1980's. How to do marcel and finger waves, how to use Dowling, bendies, carmens,
rollers and tongs, to achieve a variety of effects.
ACHIEVE: A selection of the most popular period hair and makeup images, Such as
Elizabethan, Victorian, 20's, 40's and 60's incorporating the use of hair pieces where
necessary.
DISCOVER: Your eye for detail - what elements contribute to making your image
look period?
Minnie Driver ''The Governess''
James Mcavoy & Anne Hathaway
''Becoming Jane''
Damian Lewis & Jodhi May
''Friends & Crocodiles'
Minnie Driver ''The Governess''
Weeks 7/8
HAIRCUTTING, BLOW-DRYING AND MEN'S BARBERING
LEARN: The principles of cutting and trimming using scissors, thinning scissors and
razors on men and women’s hair. Learn how to blow dry and style short and long hair.
ACHIEVE: A series of haircuts from a long trim through to a short graduated
haircut and a male short back and sides using clippers and scissors.
DISCOVER: How to keep continuity for hairdressing purposes and how to use a
variety of equipment safely.
Miranda Richardson
Damien Lewis
Paul Bettany “''Inkheart''
Weeks 9/10
AN INTRODUCTION TO PROSTHETICS
LEARN: The art of sculpting to make and apply silicone prosthetic pieces.
ACHIEVE: A total image using full prosthetics.
DISCOVER: How to make and apply bald caps - which may be incorporated into
your character week.
CAPTURE: A completed image suitable for your portfolio.
Prosthetics by Neil @ Millenium FX
Dame Judi Dench "Shakespeare in Love"
Anne Hathaway "Becoming Jane"
Dylan Moran "The Actors"
James Mcavoy "Becoming Jane"
Week 11
BELIEVABLE BLOOD/SFX MAKE UP
LEARN: How to make cuts, grazes, wounds, burns, bruises, keloid and inverted scars
and believable blood effects using current industry products.
ACHIEVE: Your own premade mould for your choice of effect.
DISCOVER: The ability to create a character using dirt, sweat, tears, illness, skin
disorders and other effects.
CAPTURE: A completed image suitable for your portfolio.
Paul Bettany "Priest"
Paul Bettany "The Da Vinci Code"'
Casualty
Paul Bettany "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"
Week 12
THE ART OF ILLUSION
LEARN: The Art of Character makeup and how to assess your artist's features in
order to alter their appearance.
ACHIEVE: The skill of aging and disguise, incorporate your piece of facial hair from
week 6.
DISCOVER: How one person can be changed to achieve a variety of images.
Paul Bettany “''The Da Vinci Code''
Paul Bettany “''Inkheart''
Paul Bettany “''Darwin''
Paul Bettany “''Young Victoria''
Week 13
CONTEMPORARY AND BEYOND
LEARN: Current trend makeup and hair techniques.
ACHIEVE: A series of fashionable Images.
DISCOVER: How to make your own lashes and apply body décor.
CAPTURE: A completed image suitable for your portfolio.
All Images: Velina Iankova
Week 14
SET READY- BEHIND THE SCENES
LEARN: Set etiquette – What, When and How.
Who does what- terminology and awareness of the various roles on a film set?
How to do basic bookkeeping for your designer.
ACHIEVE: The ability to break down a script for continuity and character purposes
and create your own artists continuity chart.
DISCOVER: What you could earn and what to expect when you first start out.
How to do your own simple bookkeeping and how to register for shed D. What on set
equipment you would need and how to look professional.
“Firewall
Gideon’s Daughter
Friends and Crocodiles
Weeks 15/16
SCENARIO WEEK / PORTFOLIO WEEK
ACHIEVE: Using all the skills you have learnt you will be given the opportunity to
create a series of images, which will be captured by a professional photographer for
you to include in your portfolio along the other images that you have created along
the journey of your course.
It is essential that research and preparation be undertaken outside your course hours
during this week to maximize the potential of your images.