Louisa Collins

I love the arts and this has always been the industry that I have wanted to be apart of. Studying at the Iver Makeup Academy, Pinewood Studios has fuelled my desire to work in film TV and theatre. I have a full clean drivers license I love to travel to be excited to go where of the job may take me.

Work Experience

Deputy Head of Wigs Cover on ’42nd St Tour’ at Sadlers Wells Theatre (June 2023)

Swing WHAM Assistant on ‘Mrs Doubtfire’ (May 2023 – onwards)

Freelance Wedding Makeup Artist (2023 – onwards)

Deputy Head of Wigs on ‘Orlando’ for The Micheal Grandage Company (October 2022 – February 2023)

Hair and Make-up assistant to Christine Vidler on BBC Proms (July- September 2022)

NFTS short film- Bandits (directed by Nick Alexander) – Makeup Designer
(August 2022)

HMUA Crowd Trainee – Netflix Production ‘Damsel’, Crowd Supervisor Richard Muller ( Daily ) (April 2022)

Hair and Makeup artist for Royal College of Music production of Hansel and Gretel assisting Richard Muller (March 2022)
– Applied and maintained wigs during full run
– Makeup looks for whole cast

NFTS short film ‘OCRAS’ (directed by Nick Alexander) – Makeup designer (February 2022)
– SFX, prosthetics and breaking down

St Benedict’s school production of Joseph and his technicolour dream-coat (January 2022)
– Stage makeup and beards

Questers Theatre production – Wigs (January 2022)
– Setting dressing and applying Edwardian wigs

NFTS short film ‘Smile School’ (directed by Nick Alexander) – HMUA (October 2021)
– extensive SFX

Education

April 2021- November 2021: The Iver Makeup Academy, Pinewood Studios.
Training in advanced hair and makeup artistry. 30 weeks

Years of Experience

• Hair Dressing 1 year
• SFX 2 years
• Prosthetics 1 year
• Barbering 1 year
• Wig Dressing 2 years
• Knotting Less than a year
• Airbrushing 1 year
• Body Art 1 year

Other

• IT Skills I have relevant IT skills in both MAC and Microsoft and social media platforms.
• Languages English
• Areas can work in Worldwide
• Driver License Full clean UK driving license and have a car
• References Liz Tagg-Wooster, Tamsin Barbosa, Joceline Andrews

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