Bath Academy of Media Makeup

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The Bath Academy of Media Makeup (BAMM) is a private educational facility for makeup artistry training [1] [2] [3] [4] located in the historic city of Bath, England. The academy offers professional training courses in the medias of television, theatre, film, fashion and special effects makeup.

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Bath Academy of Media Makeup
FounderMelanie Crump
Location
  • Bath, Somerset, England
Key people
Peter Swords King - Artistic Director
Websitewww.bammakeup.com

History

The Bath Academy of Media Makeup was founded by Melanie Crump in 2012. [5] [6] [7] In early 2013 the academy appointed Peter Swords King as its Artistic Director. The Bath Academy of Media Makeup was accredited by the British Accreditation Council (BAC) in March 2015 and accepts both UK and international students. [8] In September 2015 the Academy became affiliated with the Bath Spa University.

Peter Swords King

The Bath Academy of Media Makeup's Artistic Director is Academy and BAFTA award-winning makeup designer Peter Swords King. [9] [10] [11]

Causes

In June 2013 the Bath Academy of Media Makeup and Peter Swords King teamed up with The Body Shop to launch the "BAMM Recreate Competition" to search for up and coming talent in makeup artistry. The competition will raise awareness for the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) and generate funding that will be used to help build the first specialist cancer unit for young people in the South West of England. [12] [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Providing Makeup Courses and Training for Makeup Artists". BAMMakeup. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  2. ↑ "Brand New Media Makeup Academy Launches In Bath". Theatre Bath. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  3. ↑ "Make-up artist to the stars launches Bath school to share her skills". Bath Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  4. ↑ "Lights, camera, action . . . region's first media make up academy gets ready to roll | Bath Business News". www.bath-business.net. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  5. ↑ "Make-up artist to the stars launches Bath school to share her skills". Bath Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  6. ↑ "Halloween scene transforms launch of Bath Academy of Media MakeUp". Bath Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  7. ↑ "Melanie Crump". IMDb. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  8. ↑ "Directory". British Accreditation Council. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  9. ↑ "Peter Swords King nominated for Oscar and Bafta award". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  10. ↑ "Oscars 2013: Full list of winners". BBC News. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  11. ↑ "Creative Director & Senior Tutor Peter Swords King". BAMMakeup. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  12. ↑ "Lord of the Rings Oscar winner's search to find new Hollywood make-up star". Somerset Guardian. Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  13. ↑ "Melanie Crump is fundraising on JustGiving for Teenage Cancer Trust". www.justgiving.com. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
  14. ↑ "Using make-up to inspire hope". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2015-10-10.
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