Course of Studies in Wigs, Make-up and Special Make-up Effects for Stage and Screen

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) / Master of Arts (M.A.)

The Course of Studies in Wigs, Make-up and Special Make-up Effects for Stage and Screen

The course of studies focuses on promoting the creative personality of the make-up artist, who works on equal terms with the other members of the production team to develop their own concept for wigs, make-up and special make-up effects in dialogue with the director and the set and props designer.

The diversity and scope of creative work in the field of the design of wigs, make-up and special make-up effects is imparted to students in theoretical and practical courses.

Start of studies always in the winter semester

The deadline for submission of portfolios (B.A. application deadline) is February 19, 2024.


Appointments for Portfolio Guidance

The study and portfolio consultation takes place digitally (Zoom) after individual appointment arrangement.
Please register at maske@theaterakademie.de.
Appointments are made on an individual basis.


Drawing and Modeling Exercises:

Drawing and modeling exercises
take place with sculptor and lecturer Gustav Mayer every second Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For further information, please contact the student advisory service at maske@theaterakademie.de.

From October 28th to 30th, 2024 there will be a modeling workshop with sculptor and lecturer Gustav Mayer with a focus on physiognomy, as well as study and portfolio consultations with Prof. Verena Effenberg and Johanna Simon. Participation only after registration at maske@theaterakademie.de.

 


Exhibition 2019


Exhibition June 2018


Exhibition in Potsdam Golm


Exhibition, 10-12 March 2017


Dada Reloaded - Making-of of a Photo Shooting


Impressions

UWE:festival 2023 Programmheft - EN

Aktuelle Programmhefte


Trailers & Videos

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Qualifications

The intensive course of studies in Wigs, Make-up and Special Make-up Effects for Stage and Screen comprises a Bachelor's and a Master's degree course:

  • Bachelor’s degree course: six semesters and 210 ECTS credit points
  • Master’s degree course: three semesters and 90 ECTS credit points

By means of dovetailing the two courses in the sixth semester, the Bachelor's and Master's degree courses can be completed in a total of eight semesters, i.e. four years.

Cooperation Partners

The course in Wigs, Make-up and Special Make-up Effects for Stage and Screen is part of the cooperation between the Theaterakademie August Everding and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München.

Statement by the director of studies

This course in Wigs, Make-up and Special Make-up Effects for Stage and Screen prepares students across a wide technical, stylistic and aesthetic spectrum for the multi-faceted profession of the wig-maker/make-up artist. The course concept focuses on developing both practical, artistic skills and theoretical, analytical skills. Thus, the Bachelor’s degree course in Wigs, Make-up and Special Make-up Effects for Stage and Screen leads to an initial vocational qualification, preparing graduates for this wide-ranging vocational area. This in-depth course facilitates students' entry to the profession; our graduates have an excellent placement rate in Germany and abroad.

The focus of the Master's degree course is placed more strongly on broadening and further developing students' creative personality. It succeeds in including their make-up creations as an independent achievement within the overall context of a production. 

The introduction of a Master's degree course is to be seen as an innovation in the field of Wigs, Make-up and Special Make-up Effects for Stage and Screen and is a unique selling point of the Academy within the German and European higher education system.