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| Angie Davis, winner of the 2013 Ve Neill Scholarship |
Cinema Makeup School, Hollywood’s professional makeup school
is once again partnering with three-time Oscar-winning makeup artist Ve Neill
and Fangoria magazine to award its
$10,000 Legends of Makeup Scholarship. After a lengthy submission process and
review by top makeup artists include Ve herself, we’re proud to announce that this
year’s award goes to Angie Davis of Advance, NC.
Angie wowed a scholarship panel that included Leonard
Engelman, Governor of the Makeup and Hair Branch of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences; CMS Director of Admissions, Lee Joyner; CMS Chief
Academic Officer, Michael Spatola; and esteemed representatives from the CMS
faculty to become a finalist. Davis’s portfolio, which showcased her highly
developed painting skills and showed potential for growth into other areas of
makeup then caught Ve Neill’s discerning eye. Ve chose her entry from a strong pool
of finalists, praising Angie’s painting and potential.
“I chose [Angie] for her basic painting skills and I know
[she’ll] excel at CMS,” said Ve.
[Some of Angie's work:]
As in years past, four other finalists whose work stood out
to the committee will be awarded $1,000 scholarships. The four runners up are Chrissy Bautista of Commerce,
California, who submitted a dazzling fine art sculpture portfolio; Benjamin Ploughman, who has a great
deal of set experience from working in all departments on indie films in his
native Austin, Texas; Elia Cattanese
of Malibu, California, who overcame a troubled upbringing on the East Coast to
become a creative young artist with a much more stable home life out west; and Anthony Latony of St. Cloud, Florida
whose submissions showed a great deal of potential as a creature designer. All
four have been invited to attend classes along with Angie at CMS’s Los Angeles
campus.
[Work from the runners-up:]
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| Ben Ploughman |
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| Anthony Latony |
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| Elia Cattanese |
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| Chrissy Bautista |
As excitement from the big announcement lingers in the halls
here at CMS, all eyes turn to next year’s competition. Ve Neill will once again
return to chair the scholarship committee, and hundreds of aspiring makeup
artists will get to put their work on the line for the chance to win.
As for the staff and students here at CMS, we simply can’t
wait to meet this year’s winner and finalists. If their portfolios and personal
triumphs thus far are any indication of their collective talent and drive, we’re
sure that all of them will be valuable additions to the CMS family!
For Angie, the journey can’t begin soon enough:
“As a self taught makeup artist I
feel this scholarship will help me grow further than I ever could on my own.
Cinema Makeup School produces incredible work and I know I will benefit
immensely from their program. I am very grateful to Ve Neill, Fangoria Magazine
and Cinema Makeup School for this opportunity. Makeup Artistry is my passion
and I am extremely excited to learn from the best.”
To apply for the 2014 Scholarship go to: http://cinemamakeup.com/scholarship/scholarship-veneill.html