CINEMA MAKEUP SCHOOL HOSTS 3-TIME ACADEMY AWARD WINNER VE NEILL

Cinema Makeup School's Ve Neill Signature Seminar Was a Smashing Success!

              On December 11, Cinema Makeup School held an open house to introduce their new space to the makeup industry. They hosted 3-time Academy Award winning makeup artist Ve Neill in an exciting and unique special effects makeup demonstration. The design was created by CMS Graduate Ian Lome and carefully selected by CMS faculty members from a wide range of entries for its creativity, technical difficulty and originality.

              Neill worked side-by-side with Cinema Makeup School graduates to apply a silicone gel-filled appliance of their creation. She gave a fabulous demonstration, and spoke about her success in the industry. Cinema Makeup School graduates were involved with every part of the process, including designing, sculpting, molding, applying, and costume creation. Cinema Makeup School used this as an opportunity to showcase the talent of Ms. Neill, as well as its graduates. A Q&A session with Ve Neill followed the demonstration.
     
          This was the first event we have had in our new space, and we are so pleased with how well it turned out. We'd like to thank everyone who participated, and share some pictures with those of you who couldn't make it.

150 People attended the event. We had to clear out one of our big classrooms, and had a separate room with a live feed of the demo on an HD TV for those who wanted to watch up close. The audience was made up of industry professionals, 706 members, graduates, and current students. 

Here Ve Neil works side by side with two Cinema Makeup School Graduates - Miyo Nakamura and Miranda Jory. 

It was amazing to watch Ve Neill work. She was a great guest and had so many helpful tips about making it in the industry. 

The whole team! The makeup was created by a team of graduates, led by Ian Lome, with Miyo Nakamura and Miranda Jory, along with grad Christine Thompson as model and lab assist, with Director of Admissions Lee Joyner coordinating the project.  Special thanks to current students and graduates who assisted with bringing this project to life! Thank you guys again for all your hard work! 

(Back Row: Lee Joyner, Wayne Anderson, Miranda Jory, Ve Neill, Josh McCarron, Ian Lome,

Front Row: Julian Bonfiglio, Christine Thompson, Miyo Nakamura, -Yusuke Mori - not pictured)

After the demonstration was over, the guests enjoyed a holiday reception. Here a pair of students join in with a few of the night's performers.

A big thank you to all of our current students who volunteered their time to help out at the event. You were so much fun and we couldn't have done it without you!

Unfortunately, the night did have to come to an end. Thanks Ve for even helping out with the makeup removal! You really are a legend of makeup.