Makeup Artists

Here is how this works in practice. Ireland's hair-and-makeup-and-prosthetics roster anchors the prestige-series and feature work that built the current Irish industry. The Game of Thrones aging-and-prosthetics designs across Titanic Studios Belfast (multiple Primetime Emmy wins for outstanding prosthetic makeup), the Vikings Norse-warrior tattoo-and-scarification work at Ashford Studios Wicklow. Penny Dreadful Victorian-Gothic creature builds at Ardmore Studios Bray (the John Logan Showtime series that ran 2014-2016), The Tudors Tudor-era prosthetic-aging across Ardmore. Plus the Banshees of Inisherin (multiple Oscar acting noms 2023) Achill Island today's-character work. Senior heads of department trained through IADT Dún Laoghaire makeup-for-screen, the Belfast Metropolitan College special-effects-makeup course.

Here is the short of it. The Cork College of FET production-design track. Plus the Pulse College Dublin and Filmbase Ireland practical workshops. SIPTU union representation covers the working roster, with IATSE Local 487 cross-border coverage on US-financed productions and BECTU equivalent for Northern Ireland shoots. The Irish Beauty Professionals Association (IBPA) credentials sit alongside Global Make-Up Artists Trade Show (IMATS) certification for the senior bench.

Here is the breakdown. Department skill covers scene matching beauty (the Normal People HBO today's look, Sing Street 1985 Dublin, the Carney commercial-and-music-video pipeline), period (Belfast 1969, The Quiet Girl 1981 Gaeltacht, Banshees 1923 Inishmore, The Wonder 1862 Famine-era Ireland), prosthetics (Game of Thrones. Vikings. Penny Dreadful. Plus the Cartoon Saloon Kilkenny live-action voice-cast prep), special-effects (blood-and-gore for Black 47 Famine-era and the Banshees finger-amputation gag), tattoo-application (Vikings, the Sons of Anarchy spin-off circuit), and hair-replacement-and-wig work (the Bow Wig Factory Dublin and Wigs Up Top Belfast supply chain).

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Trailer-base facilities at Ardmore, Ashford, Troy, Titanic, and Linen Mill Banbridge Studios. Atlantic maritime climate (wet year-round, the rain-scene matching setup on Banshees and The Wonder shoots) drives waterproof-and-touchup workflow standards. Section 481 32% tax credit qualifies departmental spend through Irish-resident hires plus the 40% regional uplift. EUR Eurozone and GBP cross-border NI dual-currency. With HSE workplace health-and-safety and FSAI cosmetics-product compliance baked in.