HE Directory 2012-2013 - Shock of the Arts

MAkE-up For MEdiA And pErForMAncEucas codeBa (Hons) maKe-up For media and perFormance: W45gcourse leader: sara taylorSubject to validationtHe courseThis course provides experience of the many aspects of makeupand special effects within performance, film and television.The main aim of the course is to produce creative, dedicatedprofessionals equipped with the knowledge and skills to gainemployment in the creative and performance industries. Inaddition to developing your specialist skills within a creativecommunity of artists and practitioners, you will study thehistorical and contemporary contexts relevant to the workof today’s make-up artist.The make-up artist is an important member of any productionteam working in the creative industries, and your ability to workin a team will be tested and developed during your studies.The course will mix live, practical, theoretical and work-basedlearning and provides opportunities to work with studentsstudying acting, film production, costume and modelmakingon ‘live’ collaborative projects. The course includes make-upand hair design for historical and contemporary drama, specialeffects and prosthetic make-up for film and television, andtheatrical make up for performance including ballet, opera,music and dance.Although the emphasis of the course is on make-up forperformance, there will be opportunities to develop skills inmake-up styling with the potential for additional collaborativeprojects with fashion and photography students.resourcesThe University College has a brand new state–of–the–artmake-up studio, which provides a realistic, professional andcomfortable working environment. The make-up studio offersa large flexible space for lectures, demonstrations and practicalworkshops for all creative make-up and hair work. The workshopsoffer specialist designated space for life casting, mouldmakingand prosthetics and house the wig drying cabinets.The University College also has a newly refurbished black boxtheatre for its acting course, together with backstage makeupfacilities; we also have excellent workshops, photographicand film studios and a large specialist library. Teaching staff onthe course are skilled industry professionals with national andinternational experience as make-up artists, stylists and creativetechnicians; visiting professionals also offer practical knowledgeof specific areas.50 | 51