Spectacular Special Effects!

Miss Magill started the Special Effects Makeup Club back in June 2021 as a trainee teacher. What started as a small club for six regular students has flourished into an oversubscribed creative environment which gives students the opportunity to try something new and get an insight into different careers within the expressive arts industry. We spoke to Miss Magill to find out a bit more about this fantastic club!

“Each week I am so impressed by the creativity of the students and want to continue to nourish their skills. They have produced some fantastic examples of SFX makeup from popular TV and Film such as “Wednesday” and “Avatar”. This term, we took a trip to The Manchester College for a Theatrical Media Makeup session, where students gained new knowledge surrounding courses and progression routes, and interactive skills within the industry. Using new and pre-existing skills, students created a variety of different special effect makeup looks for stage and screen. The session was filled with hands-on activities for the students to complete and they really gained an insight into the life of a professional SFX Artist.

The college were very complementary of the students’ professionalism, manners and behaviour during the session, and even spotted some Special Effects super-stars in the making!”

If you are interested in joining SFX club, please see Miss Magill in school.