Course Calendar

MODULE 3a: Out of Kit F/X w/ Advanced Gelatin

144 clock hours

MODULE 3b: Prosthetics w/ Foam & Silicone
192 clock hours

Differentiating between Prosthetics and Special Effects would be a good idea when choosing a secondary course to Makeup Art with Airbrush. Prosthetics is a process of life casting, sculpting, and mould making to develop an appliance from these procedures for facial or body application. Props are also manufactured by this venue. Out of Kit Special Effects is a broad-spectrum series of makeup applications, which may be executed literally in minutes or hours, depending on the nature of the effect.

A simple bruise (in any stage) or an advanced aging may be the agenda of the script that day. A wax nose tip elf or a decaying zombie may be their counterpart. Regardless of the effect, the FX artist must also know the "why" behind the creation. Why do the effects look the way they do? How does a drug addict in their late twenties prematurely age? What does a cadaver look like in stage two decomposition in a humid environment? The artist must research and be medically correct before adding, if at all, the Hollywood drama of slight exaggeration.

This course is an industry classic. Although character makeup's and casualty effects are timeless, the products and technologies are ever changing, which keeps the most seasoned artists engaged and continually learning. Script analysis, budgeting, understanding production procedures, and meeting time lines are also part of the holistic training that the school is insistent in delivering because teaching out of context compartmentalizes education.

With this advanced training, students are able to take on more complex scripts in television and film. These skills may also be applied in the field of theatre.

Course highlights:

 
  Film set etiquette/continuity/script analysis
Film breakdown makeup
Dehydration
Pre-mature aging
Malnutrition

Bruises: (various stages)
Scrapes and abrasions
Cuts and gashes
Black eyes

Bald caps:
-Model's hair preparation
-Rubber, plastic and vinyl caps
-Construction of caps
-Application, and coloration

First and second-degree burns
with blistering:

-Sunburns & hot water and
friction burns

Hair works:
-Prepping and straightening crepe
wool
-Mixing colour/custom colour
-Laid-on crepe wool
-Styling and setting

Ventilated pieces:
-Understanding their construction
-Application, cleaning & storing


  Wax build-ups
-Bullet holes
-Tears and scars
-Stitches
-Broken noses

Aging for stage and camera
mediums with:

-Traditional cream makeup
-Latex stipple - subtle sectioning
-Tattoo ink palettes combined with latex

Gelatin Appliances:
-Wound trays
-Eye bags
-Slit throats
-Application and coloration

Third-degree burns:
-Flash, chemical, and open flame burns

Frost effects: snow & ice
Frostbite: level one, two and three

Monsters / Zombie Fest

Photo shoot workshop for portfolio development