Kate Daley 868
Online Portfolio: members.kingston.net/chloe
CURRENT CAREER
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a position as a special
effects make-up artist/costumer in theatre, film, or television expanding on
several years of volunteer work and personal projects with extreme dedication
and creative enthusiasm.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Currently studying special
effects make-up under the direct tutelage of Academy Award winner Dick
Smith (Amadeus)
- Personally designed,
constructed, and supervised the creation of costumes, wigs and make-up for
a cast of over 25 (CATS)
- "The
client loved you! Thanks again, and if I need help again, you will be
first one I call!" Lorraine Bowles, Senior
Project Manager, Oiram Communications
regarding a Don Cherry look-alike make-up Oiram
commissioned for an event.
FILM WORK:
21
Brothers – (upcoming)
Key make-up – currently in
pre-production.
FX make-up artist on test shoots.
Peculiar Mrs Perkins – A Curious You Production, short film, Canada, December 2010
Key make-up – Responsible for
make-up for all main actors, including one old age/corpse make-up
Ruby Can’t Fail – directed by Colette Lacoursiere, short film, Canada, September 2009
FX make-up/”miniatures” – Created
corpse make-up and was responsible for designing and constructing a miniature
doll set used in the film
Zombie Night 2 - Primal Films, feature,
Part of 5 member main SFX make-up
crew. Created 'Hero', and mid-level zombies.
Created 2 corpses, a skeletal baby hand and crowd
zombie latex masks
STAGE
WORK:
The King’s Conscience – Theatre
Stage design/Costumes
The Year Of The Flood –
Costumes/Props Design
Dramatized reading from the book by Margaret Atwood. Received accolades from Ms
Atwood herself over the creativity of the costume designs
Cirque
Du Soleil’s Corteo – Cirque Du Soleil,
Wardrobe Day Prep. Cleaning, ironing, repair and
distribution of costumes prior to each performance
CATS - Bottle Tree Productions and Shiny Object Creative,
Head of make-up and costumes
including pre-production designs
Disney's Beauty & The Beast - Regiopolis Notre Dame Catholic High School,
Key SFX make-up artist.
Designed and applied make-up for the Beast, Beast double, and Maurice. Created
latex mask for the Enchantress
Jesus Christ Superstar - In The Company Of Friends
Productions,
Created latex stunt head for Judas character. Assisted with airbrush make-up
for the character Temptation
Little Shop Of Horrors - Manak Productions,
Puppeteer for Audrey II.
Constructed, upgraded, and maintained plant puppets.
EDUCATION:
Dick Smith’s Advanced
Professional Make-Up Course – correspondence, September 2005 – present
Dick Smith’s
Basic 3-D Make-Up Course – correspondence, January 2004 - August 2005
(http://www.dicksmithmake-up.com)
Make-Up
Artistry: Theory & Application - part-time, Sept-Dec 2006, St. Lawrence College,
Beauty make-up. Passed with 96%
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
Queen's University,
OTHER RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:
Kate-Ations
FX - October
2006 - present
Self-employed as a make-up artist
taking costume and make-up commissions
Cosplaysupplies.com
- August 2006 –
February 2008
Researched and wrote entries for Kryolan make-up
section of upcoming website, plus fielded customer questions about Kryolan products and SFX make-up in general
Audrey's Costume
Castle & Dancewear -
Ran make-up counter and performed SFX
make-up demos. Involved in all other aspects of costume rentals
(fitting customers, making alterations, completing invoices, making sure rental
is ready for pick-up) as well as basic sales and service.
CONVENTION AWARDS:
Best In Show: Worksmanship
– “A Night at the B.P.R.D”, FanExpo Masquerade,
Toronto 2006
Best Artisan: Worksmanship
– “Abe Sapien Teaches Dr Seuss”,
Best Media Recreation – “Abe Sapien Teaches Dr Seuss”,
Best Artisan – “The Phantom Finds His Music”, Ad-Astra Masquerade, Toronto 2006
Best Mask Engineering – “The Phantom Finds His Music”, Ad-Astra Masquerade, Toronto 2006
Best Journeyman: Worksmanship
– “A Night at the Bal Masque”, FanExpo
Masquerade, Toronto 2005
Best Stage Musical Recreation – “A Night at the Bal Masque”, FanExpo
Masquerade, Toronto 2005
Ingenuity Award: Best Use of An Umbrella – “The Incredible Nightcrawler:
For One Night Only”,
FanExpo Masquerade, Toronto 2004
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