Ruby Bircher

Make-up Artist
Makeup Artist (SFX)
Location: Hyde, England, UK

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Credits

Year	Job Title Project Type	Project Name Director / Company
2022	Hair and Makeup Artist Film	London and Botswana Gemma Burnand
2021	Crowd Hair and Makeup Junior Television	The Witcher: Blood Origin Netflix
2021	Hair and Makeup Artist Theatre	Dorset Opera Festival 2021 Dorset Opera
2021	Hair and Makeup Artist Film	DC & Nicole / Split Feather Cineultra
2020	Makeup and SFX Designer Film	Ash of the Cacodemon Cineultra

Education

Year	Qualification	Where
2020	Peter Swords King Media Makeup Course	Bath Academy of Media Makeup
2019	FX and Prosthetics	Creative Media Skills
2019	Theatre: writing, directing and performance	University of York

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About me

Following my graduation from the University of York in 2019, after obtaining a First Class with Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance, I began my pursuit of a career in Hair and Makeup Artistry. I began studying at Creative Media Skills, learning the art of Special Effects Makeup and Prosthetics. Here, I obtained skills in sculpting, moulding and the application of flat moulds, bald cap application, blood-line prosthetics, laying on hair , creature creation and casualty FX. Wanting to further my knowledge and skillset, I then enrolled on the Peter Swords King Media Makeup Course at the Bath Academy of Media Makeup (BAMM) in 2020. Here, I gained a wide range of techniques in both makeup application, including airbrushing, and hairstyling, learning about period and vintage styles, including how to maintain, style and apply wigs and hair pieces, as well as the art of wig knotting and postiche.

Since graduating from BAMM, I have begun building my career, gaining experience in theatre, film and television. In 2021, I had the opportunity to work Crowd Dailies on Netflix's The Witcher: Blood Origin, gaining invaluable on-set experience, as well as working on various hair-types and using hair pieces to achieve elaborate hairstyles, and working quickly and efficiently on a large group of people. It was because of working on this that I decided to take a refresher course this year on Afro Styling at the Christine Blundell Makeup Academy in May 2022.

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Skills

Secondary Job Title	Makeup Artist (SFX)
Job Titles	Make-up Artist, Make-up Artist (SFX), Hair Stylist, Make-up Artist (Assistant)
Years in industry	1 to 3 years
Organisations / Memberships	BECTU (UK)