Film Make Up and Hair

After receiving the Brushstroke and ITEC Qualification on the previous Two Year Film Academy Course, students have the option to retutn for a third year's training which contains a required amount of hours of training to gain an additional certificate.

This third year course covers body painting, fantasy hair and make up, characterisation and theory - including research projects, mood boards and a final dissertation. Terms 1 and 2 will be spent learning make up and hair techniques and working towards their final Term 3 which will be spent putting together their final showcase.

Students will be given a schedule of the evidence and work requirements that will be expected from them at the end of term 3. This is a plan of the different categories of make up and hair that they can chose from to produce as a final piece on 1/2 models and a research project, incorporating all photographs and details of their final piece and how it was achieved.

Students must work towards producing evidence in a portfolio, by obtaining pictures, samples of make up and hair and produce a 2000 word essay. (For those with dyslexia or any reading/writing difficulties, an oral examination can be arranged)

Students throughout Term 3 can use the previous months to accumulate evidence for their portfolio; they must follow their designs, colour, shapes and costume. Before and after shots of your chosen model will be required, these will be seen by your course tutor before final make up and hair work. Your final presentation will be performed by your models in front of an examining board.

Here is a summary of the course:

AUTUMN TERM 1:

* Introduction to body painting
* Practical body painting
* Creating a character with body paints
* Fantasy hair with colours and sprays
* Fantasy hair with wires and wigs
* Fantasy hair with extensions, clusters and pieces
* Research week for character presentation and mood boards
* Body art using airbrush
* Fashion
* Trial runs for body painting and hair
* Character presentation and photographs
* Tutorials

SPRING TERM 2:

* Tutorial week to help choose your characters for characterisation work and dissertation
* Mood boards and costume design
* Visits to museums, cinemas or theatres for research
* Talks from industry professionals, (director, set designer, costume designer, or 1st Assistant Director) - we advise students to take notes during these talks.
* Preparation for 2000 word dissertation on subject of choice relating to character and make up
* Dissertation and research
* Preparation hair work
* Preparation make up
* Preparation costume
* Dress run for characters and finish research and written work
* Presentation of characters + research + dissertation + photographs
* Tutorials

SUMMER TERM 3:

This term is spent working towards final showcase to be presented on your final week to a board of industry professionals. Some characters from the previous 2 terms may be submitted, but all students need to work on a third character of their choice this term to be presented at the show case. Each student must submit their own character and there must be a selection of various make up techniques on show. All students must work together as a team to put this show on.

Direction is given and a tutor is available in college but a lot of work is self motivated this term. Written work and photographs from the previous 2 years will be on show for your final show case. A photographer will be available to photograph final show pieces through out this term.

Tutorials:

* Discussions and allocation of jobs for putting together show case.
* Discussions with a tutor on how to go about particular tasks.
* Allocation of different types of looks for showcase
* Preparation of mood boards and research for characters
* Preparation of costume
* Preparation of hair
* Preparation of make up
* Photographs - full characters
* Dress rehearsals
* Showcase