COLLEGE EXPERIENCE!!

When starting West College Scotland it seemed huge and with so many people in it. I expected to learn how to do theatrical make-up and Special effects make-up and these were the things I looked forward to the most especially using liquid latex and wigs which I have used here;

The most interesting thing I have learned to do so far could possibly be working with wax and all the different types of bloods;

but the bruising comes in a close second;

I thinks it's quite obvious by now that my idol is Ve Neill. She worked on loads of films and has won loads of awards but my other favourite make-up artist is Beau Nelson. He does fantastic beauty make-up and works on people such as Marcia Cross, Amanda Bynes and Kristen Stewart (who just happens to be my favourite actress);

I want to be a make-up artist because I just love make-up. Although I do love beauty and fashion make-up, I think that special effects make-up is definitely my calling.

MOVIE MAKE-UP

Movies and TV are a massive deal in the world of make-up. These are some great make-ups from some of my favourite films and TV shows.

Buffy; The Vampire Slayer

Todd McIntosh did the make-up for 116 episodes of Buffy but probably the most famous artist to work on this show was Glenn Hetrick.


I like this make-up as it has the classic vampire look but its just a bit scarier as it looks almost real which is strange for the 90's.

The Runaways

The make-up in this film was done by Robin Matthews, in an obvious 70's rock and roll style as this was when the film was set.

The women's make-up is full on and glitzy with the thick liner, bold lip and low strong blush. Heres a video tutorial by the make-up artist of Dakota Fanning's make-up during the film.



The men's make-up isn't subtle like normal it is also strong, bold and glitzy reflecting the androgynous decade of rock and roll.

Doctor Who

Doctor Who is my all time favourite TV show. I love every costume make-up in this show so much effort goes into it.



The make-up artist to have done the most episodes is Barbara Southcott and she has the done the make-up in 73 episodes including "The Waters of Mars" (above picture) which I find are the creepiest creatures the doctor has ever faced with the cracks in the mouth and water constantly dripping through them.

Beetlejuice

One of the make-up artists on this film was Ve Neill.



 She fit the theme of there being life after death by making the characters stay in the state that they died forever.

X Men

The make-up in the x men series has been done by many different artists but the most famous make-up is mystique.

Her blue skin is made from a mixture of detailed body painting and a skin tight suit, as with most mutants, her character's design doesn't stray far from the normal human being.

VE NEILL

 What really inspires me in becoming a sfx make-up artist is watching Face Off on Syfy. It is a reality TV show where sfx make-up artists battle it out to win $100,000 of Alcone products. Ve Neill is a judge along with Glen Hetrick, Neville Page and Patrick Tatopoulos, who are all amazing make-up artists.

       Ve Neill has worked on films such as; Beetlejuice, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mrs Doubtfire, The Shining, Edward Scissorhands and The Hunger Games. She has been nominated for eight Oscars and won three Academy awards, a BAFTA, two Emmy awards, four Saturn awards and was the first person to win the Hollywood foreign press "make-up artist of the year". She started working in 1977 on shoots as a rock and roll stylist and developed more into a sfx make-up artist as the industry grew, she is now sponsoring the cinema make-up school in LA which has a plethora of make-up courses to choose from.

  

      I would love to work with this woman, she has so much passion for her work and others which shows she is a major asset to this industry.