VETAB Means Nothing To The Film Industry!

By choice, the Master Classes are not VETAB accredited as M.E.G would be restricted in offering students the latest in make-up techniques and products. VETAB make-up courses are not written by make-up artists, so there is a lot of content not relevant to the film industry. An employer in the film industry will not care if you have completed a VETAB course or not, it’s all about your portfolio.


M.E.G strive for excellence and innovation and maintain a very high standard of quality control with their students, while learning your craft in the most creative environment. This high quality control means students will leave with genuine skills and a high quality portfolio that will give them a competitive edge in the industry.


Australia’s Industry Prefered Course
Certificate IV Including Diploma Course

Our classes are 4 days a week + optional 5th day for 20 weeks (9:30am - 4pm). We have limited the number of available places to
10 students so that we can provide greater individual attention. We provide you with everything you need to become a successful Make-Up Artist, from the best industry education, right down to the full professional Make-up Kit, Hair Kit, Art Materials and Standby Kit (valued at over $2,000).

COURSE OUTLINE

Term 1

Hygiene Practices
Art and Design
Hairdressing

Highlight / Shading
Face, Lips and Eye shapes
Television Presenter
Television Character
Film Make-up
Theatre Make-up
Period Make-up for Film

Body Art
Standby on Set Protocols
Prosthetic Sculpture
Wig Dressing & Application

Term 2

High Fashion
High Fashion Photo Shoot
Accident Simulation & SPFX

Wig Knotting
Film & Television Continuity
Air Brushing
Mould Making
Foam Latex Processing

Portfolio Design
CV and Business Design
Prosthetic Make-up Application
Estimating Make-up Budgets
Business Practices
Job Interview

Additional Short-Courses

Due to the popularity of our Master Classes, we are now running professional intensive part time courses. Our latest course is the
Bridal Fashion Make-up Short Course.

The Award Winning Team

PAUL KATTE

Winner of Three Australian Society of Make-up Artists Awards.

Co-founder of Make-up Effects Group, an organization with a great international reputation. Paul has been working as a Make-up Artist and specializing in Prosthetics Design, Creation and Application for over 20 years. Paul is one of the Master Class course Supervisors and teaches the Prosthetic and Special Effects component of the curriculum.
Credits include:
Needle, Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, Crush, The Warriors Way, Prince Caspian, Hey Baby, Black Water, 2:37, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Gone, Silk, Candy, Charlotte’s Web, Feed, The Lion, Witch & The Wardrobe, Man Thing, Ned, The Great Raid, The Matrix Trilogy, Double Vision, Cyber Wars, Cut, Two Hands, The Island of Dr Moreau, Babe, Critters 2.

NICK NICOLAOU

Winner of Three Australian Society of Make-up Artists Awards.

Co-founder of Make-up Effects Group, an organization with a great international reputation. Nick has been specializing in project supervision and Make-Up Design for over 20 years. Nick is one of the Master Class course Supervisors and teaches the Prosthetic and Special Effects component of the curriculum.
Credits include:
Needle, Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, Crush, The Warriors Way, Prince Caspian, Hey Baby, Black Water, 2:37, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Gone, Silk, Candy, Charlotte’s Web, Feed, The Lion, Witch & The Wardrobe, Man Thing, Ned, The Great Raid, The Matrix Trilogy, Double Vision, Cyber Wars, Cut, Two Hands, The Island of Dr Moreau, Babe, Critters 2.

LOUISE FITZGERALD

Winner of Two Australian Society of Make-up Artists Awards.

Director of Training for the Make-up Effects Group Master Classes. Louise has over 25 years experience as a Make-up Designer. During this time, she has gained a great international reputation for her professional work and supervised many productions. Louise has a Certificate IV in Make-up, Diploma in Make-up, Certificate IV in Teacher Training, and a Certificate for OH&S. She has also written and taught a course for Cirque du Soleil as well as teaching at NIDA. She was president of the Australian Society of Make-up Artists for 9 years.
Credits Include:
A Country Practice, Home & Away, All Saints, Water Rates, Murder Call, Jessica, Mary Bryant, The Mask II, Moulin Rouge, Matrix Reloaded, Matrix Revolutions, Charlotte’s Web, Mao’s Last Dancer, Cirque du Soleil.

WARREN HANNEMAN

 

A consummate technician, Warren’s expertise is in Period and Contemporary Hair and Wig Styling, as well as being an expirienced Make-Up Assistant. Warren teaches all aspects of Hair for the Master Classes.
Credits include:
The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Mission Impossible 3, The Painted Vail, Matrix Reloaded, Matrix Revolutions, The Last Samurai, Mao’s Last Dancer, Moulin Rouge, Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith, The Night They Called it a Day, Mask 2, Dynasty, Babe Pig in the City.

KATHERINE BROWN

 

Katherine is one of Australia’s finest Make-Up Artists, and her work is internationally renowned. She is an excellent and versatile artist, with a very high standard of work. As a result, she is constantly in demand by many Producers and Directors.
Credits include:
Wolverine, Prince Caspian, Where the Wild Things Are, Black Sheep, Ghost Rider, Silk, Razzle Dazzle, Candy, The River Queen, Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith, Farscape, So Close to Home, What Grown-ups Know, Mulet, The Nugget.

PAM MEAGHER

Winner Of Two BAFTA Awards.

Pam is one of Britain’s best-known Make-up Designers, with over 40 years experience in Make-up for Film and Television, beginning her career at the BBC. After finishing a 4-year apprenticeship, Pam designed Make-up for many historical dramas such as I Claudius, for which she won her 1st BAFTA Award. She also ran the BBC training school for several years during her career. After leaving the BBC, Pam went on tosupervise many Films and Television series, winning her second BAFTA award in 1989 for the Adventuresof Baron Munchausen.
Credits include:
Garbo, The Man Who Saved the World, Agatha Christie, Lord Edgeware Dies, A Certain Justice, Breaking the Code, Space Precinct, Seconds Out, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Lair of the White Worm, Spies Inc, Day the Universe Changed, Gulliver in Lilliput, Hamlet, Fawlty Towers, Crime & Punishment, I Claudius.

PEGGY CARTER

Winner of an Australian Society of Make-up Artists Award and Recipient of A Life Time Achievement Award.

Peggy trained at Artransa Film Studio in French’s Forest, London BBC and Los Angeles for Special Effects. She has worked in Australia, the UK, Europe, Los Angeles, New York and Tokyo. Her Film career spans from 1968 with Age of Consent and she is still working in Film today. She has also designed Make-up for many Television shows. She was the winner of the Australian Society of Make-up Artists award for Theatre for herdesign for Barry Bosky’s production of King Lear for the Bell Shakespeare Theatre Company. Peggy’s area ofexpertise is Theatre and Make-up Design. Her long outstanding career is punctuated by great moments in Australian andInternational Theatre.
Credits include:
Age of Consent, Moulin Rouge, The Matrix Trilogy, Sunday Too Far Away, The Irishman, Road To Nhill, Lillian’s Story, Out There, The Umbilical Brothers, The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce, Hunt Angel, Cats, 42nd Street, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Cyrano de Bergerac.