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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Alumni Spotlight: Meko Davis
04
Sep
By Kevin
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Alumni Spotlight: Meko Davis

Meko Davis Recent Work Meko Davis, a 2011 alumni of Academy of Make Up Arts' Makeup for Retail & Bridal Program recently worked on Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’ Leary from Shark Tank, on a show call Shark Tank Meets Shark Week that aired on Discovery’s Channel’s Shark Week. Also, she worked on a shoot with the Quality Control Music execs on a shoot for Billboard magazine. "I also did hair for Carrie Preston from Claws on TNT for the season premiere, and makeup/hair for Sarah Davenport from the upcoming movie remake of Little Women for her appearance of Good Day…
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24
Aug
By Kevin
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Alumni Spotlight: Dizzie Lizzie FX

1. Tell us a little about what you've been working on since your time at AMUA As soon as I graduated in December, I got hired in Knoxville to do a short film titled "Inside Out" and that launched my business to the next level. I was able to meet a lot of people and have been busy doing films every other weekend. I also got to work on two films for the Knoxville 54 Hour Film Festival and was extremely blessed to take home the Best Special Effects Award and be nominated for Best Makeup for both films I…
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23
Aug
By Kevin
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Alumni Spotlight: Char Braden

Since my time at AMUA, I have been working in all areas of makeup from Tv/Film, production, weddings, and teaching. My dream is to do big advertisement campaigns and commercial shoots, as well as major editorials. My advice that I would give to a new artist is that when you first get started, maintain a main income. There is so much to learn about this industry and blowing up overnight probably will not happen. So take your time, figure out which direction you want to go in, and stay educated. Website: www.charbraden.com
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