Alumni in Y’allywood: “Bandit”
23
Sep
By AMUA
Alumni Spotlight, Alumni Stories, General, Special Effects, Wig and Hair Design, , ,

Alumni in Y’allywood: “Bandit”

We love when our alumni get exciting new jobs. It's even better when they hire other alumni to work with them! And as if it couldn't get any better - we love it when our alumni re-use projects from their time here at the AMUA! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qong79uwaP8 Today, Bandit was released in theaters and on multiple streaming services starring Josh Duhamel, Mel Gibson, and Elisha Cuthbert. We're proud to say four of our past students joined forces in "Y'allywood" and worked on set in the hair and makeup department! Head of Makeup and the Wig Designer was Claire Mints, with Carson…
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12
May
By Claire Mints
Alumni Spotlight, Alumni Stories, Faculty Spotlight, General, ,

AMUA Alumni Take Over the Big Apple

We're so proud to announce that five from our Tribe have made their way to New York City! Not only that but they're fully booked up! Look out, Big Apple, here we come! Morgan Morgan Gilmore took our complete track with Advanced Makeup, Art of Wig and Hair Design, and Special Effects and completed the programs in December of 2018. She immediately knew she "needed to get out and use all the amazing things [she] learned." So, by January of 2019, she was in New York for an apprenticeship with Paul Huntley. While working with Paul Huntley before he passed…
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Hair & Makeup Dept for Gasoline Alley Included 3 AMUA Alumni!
23
Feb
By Claire Mints
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Hair & Makeup Dept for Gasoline Alley Included 3 AMUA Alumni!

When we say our students come here to work, we mean it! This time last year, three of our graduates worked together in south Georgia on a film that's releasing this Friday. Alysia Faith, Claire Mints, and Carson Pack made up three of the four in the makeup and hair department for Gasoline Alley. https://youtu.be/2H4Lfwc0U94 Faith was able to put her wig-making skills to work for hairpieces to make the stylized Rockabilly characters come to life. Claire and Carson put to work both their beauty and special effects skills throughout filming. From wigs and blood rigs to hyper-stylized characters and…
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12
Jun
By Kevin
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Alumni Spotlight: Raelynn Stephens

Tell us a little about what you've been doing since your time and AMUA Since my time at AMUA I have been busy working with local modeling agencies. It has been incredibly fun building relationships in an industry that I could not have imagined being a part of a year ago. Being relatively new to the makeup world, it has been extremely gratifying to see my work in the portfolios of models and photographers that I truly respect and even a few small publications. While the majority of my work has been fashion shoots and shows, I have also had…
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07
Jun
By Kevin
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Alumni Spotlight: Will Sullivan

1. Tell us a little about what you've been working on since your time at AMUA. Since I graduated in 2014, I've been living the dream. All I ever wanted to do was makeup and make women and men feel empowered and beautiful. I've went on to work on a lot of photo shoots and fashion shows. My passion is fashion. In February 2015, I got the amazing opportunity to work at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City as well as New York Couture Fashion and Style Fashion Week. I've been going back ever since. Currently, I've been doing…
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05
Jun
By Kevin
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Alumni Spotlight: Katie Beccarelli

1. Tell us a little about what you've been working on since your time at AMUA I’m originally from San Diego and I decided to take on the Advanced class and moved to Nashville in 2013. I moved back about a year later. I started doing a couple weddings right off the bat and then was hired by a young actress named Ava Cantrell. You can see her in New Line Cinema’s Lights Out, Nickelodeon’s Haunted Hathaways, and newly released indie film called One Under the Sun. She’s done commercials for Dell and Samsung. Her management and PR team have…
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