GUTHRIE, Okla. – Due to the popularity of Meridian Technology Center’s Makeup for Film and TV series, two additional classes have been added at the school’s South Campus in Guthrie.
One of the state’s most in demand key makeup artists for film with 20 years of experience, Toni Marlo will teach Color Theory and Camera Ready Makeup on February 19 and 20.
“The biggest difference in makeup for film is it needs to look like the character did it themselves or like they have no makeup on at all,” Marlo said. “In traditional makeup jobs you want to make them look like their makeup was professionally done.”
Abigail Inman, a Cosmetology student at Gordon Cooper Technology Center, decided to take the classes on her break from school to add to her education.
“It’s a good learning environment,” Inman said. “The classes I took through Meridian were a good addition to what I am learning in my program.”
The film industry in Oklahoma continues to grow and Meridian’s film classes are helping bridge the gap in the workforce.
With the incentives Oklahoma offers for filmmakers to bring their projects to the state, more jobs continue to open for workers. Marlo believes Oklahomans have what it takes to fill those roles.
“More and more films and tv series are being made in Oklahoma and Texas every year,” Marlo said. “These projects need creative and hardworking crew. Why shouldn’t it be us?”
Marlo recommends students enroll in the Color Theory and Foundation Matching course prior to the Camera Ready Makeup class to make the most out of both courses.
To enroll in an upcoming makeup class or to learn more about film crew training courses offered at Meridian, visit meridiantech.edu/firstcapital or contact Cara Adney at caraa@meridiantech.edu.
Meridian Technology Center has been a driver of economic development since 1975. With a mission to educate, enrich lives and secure economic futures, Meridian offers full-time career training programs, short courses, workforce and economic development assistance and entrepreneurial support to residents from the Agra, Carney, Glencoe, Guthrie, Morrison, Mulhall-Orlando, Pawnee, Perkins-Tryon, Perry and Stillwater school districts. The school has locations in Stillwater and Guthrie. Meridian is one of 29 schools within Oklahoma’s CareerTech system.
For more information or to enroll, visit meridiantech.edu or contact a career counselor by phone at (405) 377-3333 or toll-free at (888) 607-2509.
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