What type of college would one study at to become a movie make-up artist?

What type of college would someone go to to study to be a professional make-up artist?


And I don't mean just making people look pretty...I mean making people look entirely different. Special effects make-up and such for movies or the stage.


Please be specific


And also, if you know of any appropriate colleges in florida, you should list them :)





Thank you!What type of college would one study at to become a movie make-up artist?
if you want to get into that, you have to move to LA, vancouver or toronto. thats where the movie industry is, and thats where all the schools are. Ive been looking into the same thing, except im more into special effects.





i found this answer in a very similar question and found it extremely insightful:





Do not go to a beauty school. Beauty schools are for people who would like a license in hair, nails, or skincare. They don't teach makeup. You need to go to a professional makeup artistry school. Makeup artists are certified, not licensed.


Some reputable schools are:


Complexions (Canada)


Westmore Academy (California)


MUD (New York and California)


Vancouver Film School (Canada)


Makeup Forever (Paris)





The schools will teach you what you need to do to get into makeup but going to makeup school is the first step. Many people try to avoid it and it's much harder for them to be taken seriously. The ones you hear about who get into makeup with no training are the ones who are rare and gifted with unusual artistic ability. You hear about them because they are so rare.





The pay really varies by what you want to do. Movie makeup artist make anywhere from $250-$1000 a day. That's union rates. To join the union you have to do a certain number of low budget films and pay union dues. You'll start at doing low budget films for anywhere from $20-$100 a day. For TV artists you can make anywhere from $1000-$5000 a week. TV is VERY hard to get into and you normally have to be represented by an agency. Agencies require very well put together professional portfolios to sign you. You can also just do local bridal makeup and make a living doing that. Typically for bridal makeup on a professional level you can make anywhere from $500-$1000 a day. There are no definitive amounts you can make in makeup artistry because the market varies by state and by the type of work you are doing. It also varies by how good you are and how much you work to get jobs. Jobs are high competition. You need to network with other artists (you'll get most of your first jobs from fellow artists you are friends with) and you need to check job boards like craigslist.com and your makeup school job board. You have to stay focused and really want it to be successful. Artists potentially make a lot of money but they also have long spans between jobs so you have to be able to budget accordingly. You may make $5000 in one day but you'll have to make that last until you find your next job and that could take a month or more. It's a fun job but it's hard work. You are on your feet all day and most days consist of 12-14 hour work days with only 2-3 hours of sleep in between. You work in all sorts of conditions and have to be pleasant and easy going the entire time. Movie shoots are the most grueling. TV is pretty cushy but hard to break into. Photo shoots are fun but exhausting and you have a lot of hot lights melting your makeup while the photographer is barking orders at you. Runway work is fun but very rushed and very stressful. The backstage stress could be cut with a knife. You have to really love the industry to succeed.


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Myself: 10 years makeup artistry experience, 800 hours makeup training, 450 hours esthetic training.What type of college would one study at to become a movie make-up artist?
There arent specific schools for makeup artistry. You would have to go into a different field that incorporates makeup into it. Theres one like esthetics which is skin care. Usually when you go into that, they will offer you other courses that are for makeup specifically. You just have to search. I live in michigan so im not aware of florida school sorry.