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Hire an Artist | Grace Darling Smith
Grace Darling Smith

Grace Darling Smith

I am a highly motivated and hardworking hair and makeup artist, having trained at the Iver Academy, Pinewood Studio’s for 6 months. Achieving an advance certificate, in the most comprehensive intense modules, that has provided me with the knowledge, and techniques to work with elements, colour, build confidence in my own ability and creative design. I am passionate about my work and aspire to become a proclaimed professional hair and makeup artist, in the industry of film, theatre, fashion.

Work Experience

• Commercial show reel- Hair Hang Shoot – Director Remy Archer Producer- Stefana Brancastle (Bloomsbury Square) (13th March 2023)

• Film- Goldilocks and The Three Bears (Sfx Makeup) Director Craig Rees Producer Flex Singh (22nd Feb – 5th March 2023) (May 11th 2023) (Norwich, Hatton)

• Film- Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla (Beauty Hair & Makeup) Director- Paul Wriffen (Venice) (19th-21st Feb 2023)

• Amazon series- Rings of Power (Daily Trainee) Head Crowd Supervisor- Allison Sing (Bovingdon airfield) (30th& 31st Jan 2023)

• Mac Retail Christmas Temp Manager- Sammi Dodds (Canterbury) (18th Nov – 30th Dec 2022)

• Film- Talking Head (Hair & Makeup Tv ready) Director- Paul Blake (Deptford) (19th October 2022)

• Film- Niomi (Camera ready/ party makeup, touch ups for actors) Director- Bea Israel Producer- Peter Lowe (Enfield, Forest Hill) (10th, 11th, 12th September 2022)

• Film- With Love (Various Hair & Makeup changes, full glam, ill look, cover ups) Director- Fatima Kried (Croydon) (2nd, 3rd, 4th September 2022)

• Music Video- Impossible to Love -Now Ex (80s Hair & Makeup) Director- Joanna Vymeris (Ealing) (27th August 2022)

• Film- Miss The Kiss (Hair & Makeup for actors, touch ups) Director- Ray Burdis (Fugitive Films) (Sidcup, Worthing) (17th, 22nd, 23rd August 2022)

• Film- War Blade Director- Nick Winters (Thuggee Film Limited) (Sfx, 1940s Character Hair & Makeup, Mens grooming) (2nd- 21st August 2022) (Suffolk, Essex, Ipswich, Reigate)

• Advert for Clear cast (Full hair & Makeup looks, wardrobe) (Absolute Zero Films) (Wapping, Cherry Duck Studios) (29th July 2022)

• PR Videos For School Academy (Natural, No Makeup look, Hair styling) Director- Guy Taylor (Gatton Creative Ltd) (Camberley) (July 13th 2022)

• Film- “Jellyfish and Lobster” NFTS (Ageing, Beauty & Natural makeup) Director- Yasmin Afifi Producer- Elizabeth Rufai (Beaconsfield) ( June 20th-24th & 27th-28th 2022)

• Screen tests- “Birth of a Goddess” (Beauty makeup & Hair) Director- Paul Wiffen (France Cannes) (May 18th & 21st 2022)

• Film- “JujuMan” (Sfx & natural makeup) Director- Tony Ogunyinka – Producer- Adam Survay (Homerton) (Seven sisters) (Lewisham)(April 4th-5th 2022) (17th Dec 2022)(15th March 2023)

• Film- “Affairs on Capri” (Character makeup) Director- Paul Wiffen (Finsbury Park) (20 th Jan 2 nd Feb 2022)

• Charlotte Tilbury Retail Christmas Temp Manager- Chloe Kitchen (Bluewater) (21st Nov – 31st Dec 2021)

• Music video- “Is your love in Vain?” (future makeup & Hair) Director- Paul Wiffen (Finsbury Park) (19th Dec 2021)

• Miss London City National Grand Finals – Beauty makeup (30th October 2021)

• The Fascinator – Beauty makeup- Met film school (26th October 2021)

• The Great Reset ageing and character makeup- Revvolution Movies (21-22nd October 2021)

• Frankie Barker Music Video sfx makeup – Visionary Studios (4th October 2021)

• Filming- Witches of the sands (Playhouse Theatre Whitstable & Reculver) – glam makeup – Director-Tony Mardon (July 10th & 25th 2021).

• PXL Records Orion music video- character makeup (July 20th 2021) (Upside House Lakeside).

• GW Hair & Make-Up: Promotion work for various occasions: Bridal/Prom/Kids Parties – Festival/Dance (June 27th 2021) Photographer Ellie Rogers.

• Photo shoot: Pinewood Studios, The Iver Academy: Photographer: Steve Jolliffe -Catwalk/Cover look/Editorial (June 2nd & 5th 2021) (Iver)

• Short Film: ‘Girl in the shadow’ Filmlevision Producer: Maurice Anton Brown Director: Herty Owusu – Sfx/makeup/hair (May 28th-29th 2021) (Westerham)

• S74events: Party Promotion-Disney: Superhero characters/hair (wigs)/makeup (May 2nd 2021) (Chislehurst)

• Photo shoot: Pinewood studios, The Iver Academy: Photographer: Steve Jolliffe – Prosthetics (April 17th 2021)

• Prom Makeup (June 2019) (Whitstable)

Education

Trained at The Iver Academy- Pinewood Studios, School of Makeup and Hair Artistry – Qualifying June 2021 – Advance Certificate. Trained by Liz Tagg Wooster, Tamsin Barbosa, Renata Gilbert, Joceline Andrews, Christine Vidler and Moira Thomson.

-BARBICIDE® COVID-19 Certification
-Coronavirus basic awareness on production training certificate
– International open academy face painting course certification
– Star Beauty Qualified eyelash technician course certification

Years of Experience

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

Other

  • Areas can work in Worldwide
  • Driver License Clean Full Uk driver license
  • References Available upon request
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