Keeping an eye that is both critical and sensitive, leaving room for thought and emotion...”
Trainer
Frédérique Ney
Head Makeup Artist – Makeup Designer
FILM AWARD (EVOK Collection) for “No Chains, No Masters”
Member of the César Academy (French film academy)
Learning objectives
Understand and master special effects with prosthetics to film-industry standards, for all skin tones from the fairest to the darkest
Who it is for
Makeup artists / freelance film and entertainment technicians
Duration
40 hours – 5 days
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic makeup techniques and completion of the “Special Effects 2” module
Price
€3,200 excl. VAT / €3,840 incl. VAT
Detailed programme
Prosthetics for fair skin: hands
9:30 am – Discussion of past experience with prosthetics
10:30 am – Demonstration: hand wounds, rough textures and torn skin
12:30 pm – Lunch
1:30 pm – Practice and awareness of the various constraints to manage
6:30 pm – End of the day
Prosthetics for fair skin: wound with 5 stitches
9:30 am – Demonstration
- Creating a freshly stitched open wound
- Preparing the thread, applying the prosthetic and alcohol-activated makeup
1:00 pm – Lunch
2:00 pm – Practice and awareness of the various constraints to manage
6:30 pm – End of the day
Prosthetics for dark to very dark skin: scarification
9:30 am – Demonstration
- Colour protocol for dark to very dark skin / prosthetic colours
- Creating a scarification with alcohol-activated colours: application and makeup
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Practice and awareness of the various constraints to manage
6:30 pm – End of the day
Prosthetics for dark to very dark skin: open wound and torn skin
9:30 am – Demonstration
- Creating an open wound on dark to very dark skin
- Practice: groups 1 & 2
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Demonstration
- Creating torn skin (dermabrasion)
- Practice: groups 1 & 2
6:30 pm – End of the day
Prosthetics for various skin textures (spots, dry patches, etc.)
9:30 am – Demonstration
- Creating a character inspired by the work of photographer Bruce Gilden
- Patinas of life with alcohol-activated and/or cream colours, and prosthetic application
12:00 pm – Lunch
2:00 pm – Practice 2
5:00 pm – Summary of the week
6:30 pm – End of the day
Teaching resources
Various suppliers’ catalogues for FX products
Medical documents and archives: documents and research (mood board)
Technical resources
FX products from all brands provided
Makeup tools from all brands provided
Suture kit for learning knots
Assessment
Simulated professional situations
Practical exercises with continuous assessment
Certification
Certificate of completion
