Wigs, Make-up and Special Make-up Effects for Stage and Screen

How does the course work?

  • The following content is taught in the Make-up Design course:
    • Make-up in the overall artistic concept: conceptual design work/creative techniques/media presentations; subject-specific forms of design; anatomy/sculptural special effects/three-dimensional make-up techniques
    • Cultural studies: staging analysis/intermedia staging; reflection and analysis of cultural contexts, art and culture
    • Applied theory: production processes/process orientation; contract law for theatre and film; social skills and communication
    • Projects in cooperation with the Bayreuth Festival, the University of Television and Film, the Bavarian State Theatres, the Accademia La Scala Milano, the Opéra national de Paris as well as the Bayerische Schlösser- und Seenverwaltung

The intensive course on Wigs, Make-up and Special Make-up Effects for Stage and Screenart consists of a Bachelor's and a Master's programme. The focus of the Master's course is on professional specialisation and the realisation of an independent artistic project. The standard period of study for the Bachelor's course is six semesters, and three semesters for the Master's course

What comes afterwards?

Graduates of the course on Wigs, Make-up and Special Make-up Effects for Stage and Screen work at outstanding municipal and state theatres as well as in the independent scene and in film and television.