How to Find the Best Makeup Course in London? 10 Things to Consider
So, you have decided to train as a makeup artist in Film, TV or Theatre and you now want to find the best Makeup Academy to study at. Regardless of your professional background, the first step is choosing the right makeup school and course FOR YOU. You want a place where you feel supported while learning new skills and […]
Our Principal Christine Blundell Talks About Designing Hair & Makeup for ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”🪲
Our Principal’s and Oscar & BAFTA winning Hair & Makeup Designer’s, Christine Blundell’s latest film ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ was released in UK cinemas on the 6th of September this year and it continues to beat box office records in its first month. The sequel of Tim Burton’s 1988 classic was eagerly awaited by fans all over the […]
Q&A with Satinder Chumber: SFX Makeup Tutor & BAFTA Nominee
Q-1 What was your pathway into the film industry? I wouldn’t say my pathway was an ideal pathway into the industry, I spent a lot of money and time doing a not so great degree in Special Effects, this was after I went to art college. Me, like many others put a lot of trust […]
Graduates Farida & Jess Discuss Working on Bridgerton S3
Our lovely graduates Farida and Jess worked on the last ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 series and they were both looking after 2 main characters, Penelope and Kate! What an amazing experience they had, which they shared with us in this video! Watch the video to find out about Farida’s and Jess’s career paths after graduating from […]
Q&A with Jana Carboni, Makeup Designer on the Ridley Scott’s latest film ‘Napoleon’
We were so honoured to have Jana here with us yesterday, who was joined on the sofa by our Tutor and ‘Napoleon’ Prosthetics Supervisor, Satinder Chumber and also our Principal Christine Blundell! So privileged to hear behind the scenes stories from ‘Napoleon’ , that had so many large crowd scenes, multiple cameras and camera and […]
Greetings from Tina The Musical’s Dressing Room
Hi Petar Looking forward to coming to the academy again to learn some new skills! I did want to mention that not long after completing the 4 weeks of Film and Theatre wigs module with CBMA I was super excited to get cracking to find work! My main passion was always Theatre and so I […]
My working relationship with Mike Leigh spans an impressive 25 years.
As many people know, Mike Leigh never has a script. Mike will improvise and workshop the actors to create the characters and their relationships. In order for the HODs to gather the information they need, we will then all sit down with Mike and the actor to discuss each character in depth. Mike’s guidance to […]
Memories & Learning On Our Makeup Courses
I was searching for notes on my computer and stumbled on saved blogs from many years gone by. They were wonderful to read and also quite upsetting as to how long we have been teaching for and how old I am getting! One blog was about the time “One Direction” came to the academy as […]
BAFTA Scholarship awarded to our January 4 Month course student
We are extremely proud to announce that Alissa Harvey, who currently works as a Glow Guide for BECCA Cosmetics, has received this year’s BAFTA REUBEN Scholarship for a place at our January 2021 Four Month Film & TV Hair & Makeup course. Alissa said: “Being awarded a scholarship from BAFTA feels so surreal. To be […]