This will always be a rough itinerary and it could jump about a bit because nothing is predictable in this industry, but all students will cover basic training in:
Basic application of make-up: (1 week)
Firstly look at the face, analyse it. Determine skin type, colour and tone. Differing methods of application, brush, sponge, other. Skin tones, bases/powders/concealers etc, eye shapes, eyebrows, lip shapes/colours. Facial contouring. Beauty and fashion make-up.
Basic hair: (1 week)
Basic cutting and sectioning hair, blowdrying, setting hair in rollers. Setting and styling for period looks/theory of period dramas. Applying treatments, one length trim, one length bob, fringes and hair lines. Blunt cutting, point cutting and basic layering.
Wig work: (2 week)
History of wigs and construction of wigs. Getting hair prepped and ready for a wig. Learning how to do a cling film wrap and measurements to get wigs made. Applying wigs. Applying 3/4 wigs, 1/2 wigs, toupées and wefts, hairpieces. Blocking wigs and general wig care. Blocking up and padding. Having knowledge of knotting. Differing prepping techniques.
Casualty make-up: (1 week) Applying and building up material to create an effect, finishing off with colour and texture. Wounds: how obtrusive is it? What caused it? Bullet wound:what calibre? what range was shot fired? Is casualty dead or alive? Bruising: Where is it positioned? How old are they? What caused bruising? Illness, death and shock. Skin breakout disease. Scars, self harm, tears and sweat. Dirty down.
Prosthetics: (2 week)
Discuss differing materials,old and new.To sculpt a basic wound and blend edge.Silicone moulding.Applying gelatine prosthetic, colouring and blending. Full face life cast.Learn to sculpt nose, blocking out.Differient ways of painting prosthetics.Making eye bags and applying.Old age stipple.Ageing with prosthetics. Making and applying bald caps.
Character Theatre: (1 weeks)
Male and female make-up using pan sticks and grease pallets. Changing face shapes. Blocking out eyebrows and changing eye shapes. Ageing, theatre and character work using make-up, wigs, bald caps, old age stipple (latex) and facial hair.
Facial hair: (1 week)
Laying on facial hair with loose hair, full chin and moustache. Applying beards, moustaches, eyebrows, sideburns on face. Knotting facial hair. Taking actors’ measurements for having facial hair made.Tonging and mixing colours on hackles.Fitting a lace beard, moustache,sideburns and eye brows.
Hair extensions: (1 week)
Applying real hair extensions, caring for them, colour matching them and removing them. (I am not aware of any other courses that offer this training as part of the course but as I tend to use hair extensions on most films, I think that a little knowledge on this is invaluable. They look great when done well!
Boot Camp: ( 2 weeks)This is when Christine Cant joins us and puts you through your paces. To find out where your strengths and weaknesses are.To be a functioning member of a make-up team and be able to quickly and compitently fulfill any brief that you are given.To hone in on speed, accuracy and finish.To understand set up, research and prepare.Discuss "breaking down" when applied to an artist. Discuss ageing process, how lifestyle, social, racial and genetics all influence the final outcome.To bring together all that you have learnt.
By now you will have a rough idea of how to achieve looks. You will know and also we will know what your weak points are, which is what we need to strengthen over these two weeks, each student will have a specific project assigned to them where they will be expected to bring in a person to do a look-on.
In this time you will all be expected to have done a script breakdown, which will have to be done as homework over the previous weeks (not enough time to do this during days). Myself or your Tutor will go over your paperwork with you on a one-to-one basis (again this is invaluable need-to-know knowledge).