University degrees: Courses
Course length: 18 months
Course city: Vancouver
Gain hands-on experience in the world of production makeup.
VFS’s signature programs and facilities are at the heart of a creative economy worth $3.4 billion in B.C. alone. From film production and 3D animation to game, digital, and VR/AR design, VFS is shaping the entertainment and media industries’ transformation. In 2019, VFS alumni were credited on 17 of the 20 highest grossing films and on 6 of the 10 best-selling video games worldwide, in a global industry set to generate US$2.3 trillion in revenues in 2020.
Vancouver Film School grads are some of the most successful and sought-after professionals in the entire Makeup Design industry. You will find our alumni working all over the globe, pushing boundaries, discovering new frontiers, winning all kinds of awards and honours, and leading today’s creative economy.
In 12 months you will graduate with:
In 12 months you will graduate with:
Learn the fundamentals of beauty makeup, as well as colour theory and facial anatomy.
Recreate classic decade looks and adapt them for contemporary application. Simulate a full range of injuries and effects.
Learn to define character through hair-laying, wigs, bald caps, airbrushing, and advanced paint techniques.
Pour yourself into life-casts, sculpting, age makeup, and mold-making to create three-dimensional prosthetics.
Create, apply and paint foam latex appliances, masks, master ventilated hair pieces, and human hair lace-front wigs.
Focus on your final portfolio project, and prepare for your career as a makeup artist.
While training at VFS, students are immersed in the Makeup Design industry, and spend a lot of hands-on time creating professional-quality work. And, nothing is a greater testament to the incomparable industry resources and career preparation that define VFS’s education model, than the top quality work our students produce. Here, a portfolio of outstanding work is just the beginning. Just take a look.
