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Chat with Christine’s trainees Amy & Sarah
Trainee Makeup Artists & our recent graduates Amy & Sarah talk about being Christine Blundell’s Main Team & Crowd Room Trainee MUAs on her latest HBO TV Series “The Nevers”. Everything you wanted to know about day to day Makeup Artist Trainee role on film...
2 Designers chat about perfect Trainee MUA qualities
Watch the whole video to find out which qualities Makeup Designers look for in a Trainee Makeup Artist – a must see, if you are thinking about becoming one! Christine and Tahira talk about basic Onset Etiquette, their own careers, as well as giving you...
CB*MA Graduate Lisa Talks About Her Successful Career change
In this video Lisa is sharing her story that starts with her decision to embark on the dream career in Film & TV Makeup in her late 30s, while juggling her family life with studying at CB*MA. Straight after graduation Lisa did her graduate work experience on...
Trainee Makeup Artist & CB*MA Graduate Emmalee talks about her time at our Academy
Emmalee graduated in 2018 and she did her guaranteed graduate onset experience on Disney’s “Aladdin” straight after graduation. She was also successful in gaining a place at the ScreenSkills Trainee Finder initiative that same year and benefitted greatly from the...
Welcome to Christine Blundell’s Online Q&A – Part 1
Here is the first instalment of Christine’s online Q&A videos, in which she answers your questions, as promised. In this video Christine talks about her current work on the HBO TV Series & its Production challenges and many more topics that are part of the...
Christine Blundell remembers working with Johnny Depp & Kate Winslet on “Finding Neverland”
Strange times indeed. After repeatedly cleaning the flat, I was flummoxed as to what to do next. I had cleaned and tidied up my makeup kit. My makeup brushes were spotless. I could not go down to the makeup school as we are in a Lockdown. It was then as that...
A Taster of Christine’s forthcoming Q&A online sessions, stay tuned and keep following us on our Facebook, Instagram, Blog web page and YouTube channel, more Film & TV Hair & Makeup Artist content released soon
A quick Taster of Christine’s online Q&A session Oscar & BAFTA winning Makeup Designer Answering All Your QuestionsHere is a snippet of what’s coming soon to our Blog, Facebook and Instagram pages – Christine Blundell answering all your Film Makeup Artist related...
Christine Blundell’s interview for Reel FEEdBack with host Kevin Dawson, talking about her career as a Makeup Designer in the UK Film Industry
Christine recently gave an interview for Reel Feedback, with host Kevin Dawson, who talks to people from the music, TV and movie industries about her art and working behind the scenes and / or on screen. Kevin chats to Christine about her inspirations, her work and anything else that may come up in between… You can access the full interview here – or Read the full post
Christine’s Latest Interview for London’s Metro newspaper tells all about the highs and lows in the life of an award- winning Film & TV Makeup Designer
The Oscar and Bafta winner, 58, on trying not to throw up on Brad Pitt and going to the pub with Hugh Grant dressed as a tramp Travelling the world as a make-up artist on some of the biggest films ever made sounds like a dream job. Was it yours? No, I...
What Are Your First Jobs In The Morning?
We asked our wonderful Simone, who has begun her second major project since leaving the Makeup Academy;What Are Your First Jobs In The Morning? Well it depends on what we have going on for that day so I'll give you a couple of different scenarios of how my days have...
Listen to latest CB*MA Students’ & Graduates’ Podcasts
Our latest podcast is a great conversation with Scarlett Mcpherson, a graduate from six years ago! Who would have thought!!! We are about to embark on a new podcast section at CBMA. We are asking our graduates and students to talk to us… that’s it simply tell us how...
The Art Of Aging Without Prosthetics
Many of the students who come to our Academy often cite that their great passion is “casualty” makeup or “prosthetic” make up. This is all wonderful and when they see some of our prosthetics from Christine’s films it only enhances their view. Yet it is when they begin...
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