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Vanessa Blanche Lee

Vanessa Blanche Lee

Freelance Makeup Artist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Production Make up Artist: IATSE Local 706, BAFTA, ATAS, NASMAH: LA, SF, UK 🌍

  • Education

    • Private mentorship & Tuition

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      Michele Burke masterclasses 1:1 Thinking like an Artist

      Michele Burke on leading ladies and men; character work for youth/beauty, aging, realism, broken down, wounds, illness; character design and colour analysis.

    • IATSE Local 706 industry training, Los Angeles

      2016 -
      1. Clipper cuts class, 2. Dept head training 3. HD make up

      Intensive workshops and seminars, hands on training with models.

    • Creative Media Skills , Pinewood Studios, LONDON, UK

      2017 - 2017
      Perfect Period Make Up (Tina Earnshaw), Perfect Period Hair (Aldo Signoretti)

    • Kryolan USA, professional make up

      2014 - 2016
      HD/media make-up, SFX injury and illness, Drag, bald capping, hair laying, runway.

    • Airbrush, beauty & lifestyle make up training: Debra Deitrich & Alphonse Wiebelt. Musebeautypro.com

      2015 - 2016

    • Donna Mee Inc

      2016 - 2017
      Make up Master Classes : Editorial print series, corrective beauty, Mens Grooming

    • The Open University

      2007 - 2009
      Master of Education (M.A. Education ) Life Long Learning

    • Oxford Brookes University

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      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Occupational Therapy

  • Experience

    • Freelance

      Jan 1998 - Aug 2004
      Freelance Makeup Artist

      Freelance make up consultation and application for various Latin Dance companies, solo performers and private clients, in London inc. Amarita Vargas and the Oxford Flamenco Academy.

    • Queen Margaret University

      Aug 2003 - May 2011
      Lecturer, Anatomy ( Edinburgh Uni)

      Health sciences, Occupational Therapy, and cadaver labs at the University of Edinburgh medical school.

    • MMTB making movies through the bay

      Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
      Make up Artist- make up department

      Vanessa was awarded best make up and effects of 2015

    • San Francisco Opera

      Aug 2016 - now
      San Francisco Opera Make up Artist

      Make-up Artist - wig and make up dept.

    • Local 706 Make Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild

      Dec 2016 - now
      Makeup Artist

      Theatre, TV, print, HD, film, live events and new media : major networks to private and corporate events in San Francisco, Los Angeles and the UK. MUA roles inc Head of Dept through to additional dailies, lone and team work, responsible for design , creating camera and stage ready looks and maintenance. Principle characters/presenters to crowd room actors undertaken. Consultation, crew up and referral services available for all your production, event, or content creation needs.

    • San Francisco Ballet

      Dec 2016 - now
      Makeup Artist

      Principal dancers to supernumerary characters, adults and children, shows and promotional media. Multiple shows per day, hair prep/wig changes, character and fantasy make up to straight and editoral beauty. Demonstrated skills: speed, precision, problem solving and team flow.

    • Key Publishing Group

      May 2018 - now
      Contributing Writer

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • MA in Education, PGCertHE,

      The Open University , Oxford Brookes University

    • Cosmetologist and Barber

      Board of Barbering and Cosmetology CA
      Aug 2021

  • Volunteer Experience

    • make up artist, artist.

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