Aine Thomas

My initial pull towards becoming a makeup artist was from watching the BTS of Shaun of the dead; working as a TV and Film makeup artist is a way of turning my love of festival dress up and escapism into a real career. I am always eager to use my passion and skills to contribute to the overall success of the teams I work with. My extensive experience in the hospitality industry has given me some of the top skills as a trainee: my ability to to pull a conversation out of thin air tied with my tea and coffee making (which is second to none), although I want to have a good time on set, I ultimately believe that I am there to do the job to the best of my ability, learn and be a positive and useful addition to the production.

Work Experience

Film:
December 2021 – “Presence of Love” Hallmark Feature Film
Hair and Makeup Trainee
Designer – Claire Matthews

Nov/ Dec 2020 – “#Valentinesday” LB feature Film
Hair and Makeup artist
Director – Nathan Nueman

July 2020 – “Mrs Elroy” Short Film
Hair and Makeup Artist
Director – India Ines-Levy

March 2020 – “Silent Night” LB Film
Hair and Makeup Trainee Daily
Makeup Designer – My Alehammer, Supervisor – Lisa Zipper

August 2019 – “In The Garden” Short Film
Hair and Makeup artist
Director – India Ines-Levy

June 2019 – “A Song From The Dark” Short Film
Hair and Makeup Daily
Director – Ogo Dinife, Makeup Designer – Lucy Vick

May/June 2019 – “The Witches” Feature Film
Makeup Trainee Daily
Director – Robert Zemeckis, Crowd supervisor – Nikita Rae Designer – Peter Sword King

April 2019 – “Pay” Short Film
SFX Makeup Artist
Director – Thamer Shakarchi, Producer – Zaynab Akhtar

April 2019 – “Backwards” Short Film
Hair and Makeup Artist
Director – Marco Augelli, Producer – Oscar Adams

April 2019 – “Omey” Student Film
Hair and Makeup Artist (work experience)
Director – Vladimir Spitka, Producer – Ben Robertson Kay

Feb 2019 – “NFTS – The Reunion” Student Film
Hair & Makeup Artist (work experience)
Director – Ian Knox, Producer – Jordi Morera

Nov 2018 – “NFTS – Comedy Sketch Show” Student Film
Hair & Makeup Assistant (work experience)
Director: Various (NFTS Final year students), Producer: Elisa De Pascal

Sep 2018 – “Unattached” Student Film
Hair & Makeup Designer (work experience)
Director: Rahima Biba, Producer: Biba Dreams

TV:
August – November 2021 – “Grace Series 2” ITV Drama
Hair and Makeup Trainee
Designer – Tanya Lodge

August 2021 – “Whirlwind” Apple TV Drama
Hair and Makeup Trainee Crowd Daily
Designer – Kirstin Chalmers Crowd Supervisor – Nikita Rae

August 2021 – “The Rising” Sky TV Drama
Hair and Makeup Junior
Designer – Fran Hounsom

April – July 2021 – “Chloe” BBC TV series
Hair and Makeup Trainee
Makeup Designer – Pamela Haddock

Sep 2019 – October 2019 – “Cursed” Netflix series
Hair and Makeup Trainee Daily
Makeup Designer – Erika Okvist, Crowd Supervisor – Emma J Slater

Music Videos:
April 2019 – “Bastille – These Nights” Music Video
Makeup Artist Assistant
Director – Henry Napier-Brown, Makeup Designer – Brooke Lee

March 2019 – “KSI – RedAlert” Music Video
Hair and Makeup Assistant
Director – Konstantin, Makeup Designer – Brooke Lee

March 2019 – “Scarlxrd – living legend” Music Video
Hair and Makeup Assistant
Director – James Barnes, Makeup Designer – Brooke Lee

Feb 2019 – “Davido” Music Video
Makeup assistant (work experience)
Director – Meji, Makeup Designer – Brooke Lee

Show Reels:
Aug 2019 – Present – Actors Studio, actors showreels
Hair and Makeup Artist
Director – Taz Ayoub

Live Events:
Jan 2019 – Royal Opera House – Weekend Workshops
Hair & Makeup Artist (work experience)
n/a

Advertising:
Nov 2018 – “NFTS – Stella Mccartney S/S Online Campaign Bid” Student produced ad
Hair & Makeup Artist (work experience)
Director – Benedict Cohen, Producer – Elisa De Pascal

Education

Kevin Fortune Academy – Afro hair styling
July 2021
Tutor: Kevin Fortune

The Iver Academy / Intermediate certificate
Jan 2018 – June 2018, Pinewood Studios
Tutors: Lizz Tagg-Wooster, Tamsin Barbosa, Renata Gilbert

SGS College / Lvl 2 nvq Beauty Therapy, Lvl 2 nvq Hairdressing, Lvl 3 Hair and Makeup
Sep 2010 – June 2015, Stroud Campus
Tutors: Sarah Jordon, Wendy Kent, Sarah Green

Thomas Keble Secondary / 9 GCSE’s (A*- C)
Sep 2007 – June 2012, Stroud Gloucestershire

Years of Experience

• Hair Dressing 4 years
• SFX 4 years
• Prosthetics 4 years
• Colourist Less than a year
• Barbering 2 years
• Wig Dressing 3 years
• Knotting Less than a year
• Airbrushing 4 years
• Body Art 3 years

Other

• Languages English
• Areas can work in All
• Driver License Full Driving License
• References Available on request