The reason I picked the SFX unit is because I am still not 100% sure what area of make-up I want to go into, I feel that last year we didn't get enough SFX lessons so this unit was the perfect opportunity to gain more skills, practise and knowledge about the products and technical side of the SFX make-up industry. Now I am in my second year I want to make the most of every opportunity so that I can come away from the course with as many skills as I can, this will open more doors for me in the future.
I have dabbled with SFX make-up and prosthetics on my previous theatrical make-up course at West Thames College, we covered grazing, cuts, bruising, burns and making a bullet wound for a timed assessment where we had to create a soldier using all the techniques we had learnt. We also were taught how to apply a bald cap and pre-made prosthetic pieces (a witch nose and chin) for other assessments which I found so intricate and difficult!
As well as my experience on my previous course we were taught some special effects techniques by Sue for our Gothic Horror brief, these included theatrical ageing, realistic ageing, bruising, cuts, grazing, scars, burns and light scarring using pre-made moulds. Luckily we had our technical file blog for last term which means we can always look back at those notes to see step-by-step instructions and product lists for each effect we learnt in class.
Last Halloween after seeing this Youtube tutorial by MAC artist Hayley Fell (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k1RbewHfos) I decided to create the same look on myself, and a full face of burns on my boyfriend. I loved creating these looks and was so pleased with the end result, the make-up lasted all night and we didn't find it irritating right until the end when the latex started peeling around our mouths which felt quite uncomfortable.
I am very excited about the wound making as I have had a very short amount of time learning to make moulds and flat pieces and can't wait to have a good practise as it because its a very important technique to know and have knowledge about as a make-up artist in my opinion. During the learning process and creating by myself I will be taking notes and pictures and adding it straight to a technical file as a record of the process for looking back on in the future as last year I realised how important it is. I am also looking forward to the preparation of my wound assessment; researching about gunshot wounds (the injury I have been designated) and to start thinking about the placement and story behind the characters injury.
I am very anxious about creating my own creature to say the least! I know its going to take a lot of research , practise and planning. I have never done anything anywhere near this level and know its going to take the word 'transformation' to the next level. I am already panicking about finding an idea/them for my creature, let alone the background story and species but looking forward to see what I come up with. I am hoping as the unit progress alongside my research it will all come together.
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