CMS Team Helps A Place Called Home Turn Inner City Girls into ‘Cinderella’ for Prom

The CMS Team (from L-R): Danielle, Audrey, and Martha

On April 27th and 28th, CMS Instructor Wendy Ann Rosen and a group of dedicated students hit A Place Called Home’s youth center in South LA to take part in the annual Cinderella Project.

The Cinderella Project is an annual volunteer drive for at-risk teenage girls that, according to the center, “not only gifts them with a beautiful gown, but also empowers them to develop their inner-beauty and esteem through signing up for volunteer opportunities that will make a tangible difference in their communities.”

The CMS team helped teach the girls makeup techniques to complete the look with their newly donated gowns and shoes and prepare them for prom.

“It was awesome” says Martha Sanchez, a CMS graduate who worked at the event. “It sort of reminded me of when I used to be a cosmetic trainer for L’Oréal USA, in terms of coaching and demonstrating.” 

Wendy Ann also had a glowing review of the event, and added that she might invite some of the girls to participate in her CMS class as models in the future.

   

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Cinema Makeup School Takes Over Monsterpalooza 2012

"For the past three years Monsterpalooza has been a great catalyst for connecting generations in the makeup industry as well as providing a pedestal to showcase many talented artists' work" says Cinema Makeup School graduate, Cris Sposito. She is not the only one that sees Monsterpalooza as a Mecca for all things horror, gore, and fantasy. Monsterpalooza is the industry's largest horror convention and year after year Cinema Makeup School manages to surprise and amaze attendees. 2012 was no exception.

Monsterpalooza is the ideal place for celebrations of films past, celebrity sightings, and glimpses of inspiration to come. Cinema Makeup School joined in all the creepy fun with a variety of demonstrations.

Now enjoy some photos from the weekend...

 

CMS Graduate Tara Lang turning Dave Felstead into the "London after Midnight" vampire.

Dave getting his lower eyelids glued down in preparation for the character.

 Applying the face prosthetic

Tara coloring the foam latex appliance.

Fitting the teeth with wires pulling his lips up.

Tara comparing her makeup with the original design

Tara with her makeup tribute to Lon Chaney.

 

Tara Lang and Dave Felstead with CMS Director Lee Joyner.

Tara Lang and her creature at the booth of the Chaney family 

( from the left: Jennifer Chaney, Tara Lang, Dave Felstead, Jaclynn Chaney and Ron Chaney)

The finished makeup.

CMS graduate and intern Christine Thompson modeling again for CMS Graduate Miranda Jory. Here she is drying her eye screen covers.

Miranda Jory pulling over the head piece. CMS Director Lee Joyner helping out.

Gluing down the parts. The Chest appliance is in place.

Head and chest appliances are in place and coloring is on it's way.

Miranda airbrushing more detail.

Stop for a quick interview...

Up close and personal with the creature...

Creature with finished paint job.

Miranda posing with her creation.

CMS Student Josh McCarron is ready to become a monster, modeling for his fellow student Wayne Anderson 

Applying the foam latex chin piece.

Wayne is gluing down the second face appliance.

Applying the prosthetic arm sleeves.

Every good monster needs claws...

Wayne starting on the paint job.

The finished makeup!

The back of the head had LED lights implemented and gave an internal glow...

Wayne Anderson and his creation.

Mutant romance - Wayne's beast getting cozy with Miranda's creature...

Ralis Kahn doing a makeup demo

The finished creation.

CMS Instructor Ralis Kahn doing his blood demo. He is assisted by CMS Graduate Simpat Beshirian.

As you see in the background...things got a little messy...

All in all it was a great weekend, with lots of surprises and fun. Thanks to all who stopped by the booth

Ve Neill Scholarship Selection Underway

The legendary Leonard Engelman (foreground) and the panel review student portfolios. 

A panel of CMS’s top instructors, administrators and other makeup professionals met today to discuss submissions for the Ve Neill Legends of Makeup Scholarship. The panel—chaired by the great Leonard Engelman, Governor of the Makeup Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—had the tough task of whittling down all of the worthy portfolio submissions to just five finalists.

The finalists’ work will next go to the $10,000 scholarship’s namesake, Oscar and BAFTA-winning Hollywood makeup artist Ve Neill (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Hunger Games), who will personally select the winner.

The final choice will be made by the end of May. Judging by the quality of all the submissions, it will be a tough decision!

Members of the panel work together to decide on finalists.

 Panelists (from L-R) Kevin Brennan, Craig Reardon,
Lee Joyner, Mike Spatola, and Leonard Engelman review samples.

Exclusive MAC Recruitment Event

MAC Recruiters came to select the best of the best at Cinema Makeup School.

Here they are enjoying the poster we made announcing their arrival.

FaceOff Season 4 Casting at Cinema Makeup School

 Faceoff, television’s ultimate special effects makeup challenge competition series, is getting ready for its next season. Wednesday night, April 11, 2012, Casting Director of FaceOff JR Pittman was at Cinema Makeup School (CMS) with two casting judges for the only live casting of the show’s fourth season.  Nine people (3 men and 6 women), all past and present students of CMS, showed up with their portfolios, appliances and makeup to change their facial appearances and show the FaceOff judges how they perform under pressure. Each of the contestants was given a set amount of time to complete their makeup, while the three judges watched, filmed, and took pictures.  

FaceOff Casting Judges’ Casting Inspection      

Instructors, students and graduates view the casting. 

Tara Lang, one of the FaceOff Season 2 contestants and a graduate of CMS, dropped by the casting to see what the season 4 competition will look like. 

JR Pittman, CMS grad Tara Lang, and Director Lee Joyner

 

 

Prosthetic Makeup Application Process

Video applications can still be submitted for FaceOff’s next season until April 13, 2012, at 6 PM PST on the world wide web.  The fourth season will be filmed from June until August this year, immediately after the filming of the third season. 

 Completed Makeup Application

Fangoria's Exit Interview with FaceOff's Tara Lang

This article was recently released on Fangoria's website. Once again we are so proud of Tara and the amazing things that she has accomplished since graduating from Cinema Makeup School.