“Dumbo … the little grey elephant that will forever have a place in my heart. Dumbo will always be my first big production trainee job that I was lucky enough to get through Veronica and her MAKUP Agency. And honestly I have never felt so welcomed, loved, respected and treasured as I did while working on Dumbo. […]
Megan’s story: I have just spent 5 very hard, but amazing, weeks on Tim Burton’s live action remake of the classic Disney film ‘Dumbo’ as a paid trainee makeup artist. It has given me such an in-depth insight into the career that I have trained for. We were in the makeup marquee by 5.30 every morning […]
Lizzie’s Story: This summer we were fortunate enough to be offered some time working in London as trainees on Tim Burton’s live action remake of the classic Disney film ‘Dumbo’. Veronica was already working as one of the makeup artists in the Crowd Room, and when vacancies came up for new trainees, she immediately recommended us. […]
At MAKUP, trainee and work experience placements are fact, not fiction. MAKUP graduates have just benefited from the best experience any trainee make-up artist could ask for. For the last 5 weeks our students have been working as full-time paid trainees on Tim Burton’s live action remake of the classic Disney film ‘Dumbo’. Obviously, this is […]
Scratch Magazine, a worldwide beauty and nail magazine, has featured graduate Lance Breakwell in the latest edition of their published magazine. Lance Breakwell was crowned the UK’s upcoming stylist and 2017 winner of SME Insurance Services’ (SMEi) “Create the Look” competition, and recently shared his top tips on how to create the perfect Festival look. […]
Whether you’re partying at the Pyramid Stage or going wild at the “Isle of Wight” Fest, these top tips from rising make-up star, winner of SME Insurance Services’ “Create the Look” and MAKUP Academy alumni Lance Breakwell, will help you transform into a sparkling festival goddess. Read more in the recent article in #INSPO magazine: […]
As always, another thoroughly amazing job placement that I was put forward for by Veronica. This was my first time working on a music video, on top of that it was with a singer song writer that I love listening to, so to begin with I was nervous not knowing what to expect. Once I […]
We are delighted that Creative Skillset have offered one of our graduates, Kara McAleer, a place on the Trainee Finder scheme for High End Drama as a Hair & Makeup trainee. Her interviewer, Alyn Waterman, told Kara she was a credit to the MAKUP Academy and that her portfolio (which forms a large part of the training at MAKUP) was […]
“I recently completed 2 days of work on a local promotional film, doing hair and makeup. Lizzie (another student) and I worked together to complete makeup on 4 actors and to maintain the continuity throughout filming. We had so much fun filming all around Birmingham and had the best weather we could’ve asked for! […]
“I had the pleasure of working on another music video, which Veronica had designed the overall look for. I was able to assist Veronica in the studio as she designed one of the looks. This was an edgy/contemporary take on a ’20s hair style. I have previously had to do ’20s hairstyles, but in this case […]
