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Whether it’s Special FX, Beauty, or Digital, CMS is the preeminent makeup school to teach you how to succeed.
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How We're Unique
14 : 1 Student to Faculty Ratio
Alumni Credits
CMS Alumni and some of the Film & TV credits to their names
Captain Marvel
GRADUATE’S WHO WORKED IN THIS MOVIE: GRADUATE: Samantha Ward (Special Makeup Effects Artist: Legacy Effects)…
Avengers: Infinity War
GRADUATES WHO WORKED ON THIS MOVIE: GRADUATE: Chloe Sense (Makeup Effects Lab Technician) GRADUATE: Rob…
X-Men
GRADUATES WHO WORKED ON THIS MOVIE: GRADUATE: Jennifer Quinteros (Mystique: Makeup Assistant) GRADUATE: Miyo Nakamuro…
Stranger Things
GRADUATE: Wayne Anderson (Key Creature Sculptor: Spectral Motion) GRADUATE: Curtis Foreman (Hair Second / Key…
Our Partnerships
CMS and all their trusted partners
Studio ADI
Graduate’s Who Worked In This Studio: Graduate: Graduate: Graduate: Graduate: Graduate:
KNB EFX
Graduate’s Who Worked In This Studio: Graduate: Graduate: Graduate: Graduate: Graduate:
Spectral Motion
Graduate’s Who Worked In This Studio: Graduate: Graduate: Graduate: Graduate: Graduate:
Millennium FX
Graduate’s Who Worked In This Studio: Graduate: Graduate: Graduate: Graduate: Graduate:
Meet Our Alumni
CMS and All Our Distinguished Alumni
Zena Shteysel
Zena began her makeup career soon after finishing school at Cinema Makeup School in 2002. …
Gage (“Munster”) Hubbard
Gage (“Munster”) Hubbard became terrified of Freddy Kruger after watching A Nightmare on Elm Street at just…
Wayne Anderson
Wayne was literally the captain of the football team in his hometown of Fort Myers,…
Miranda Jory
The youngest member of the cast for the second season of Face Off, Miranda’s passion…
The world has undergone considerable shifts over the past two years. Just as Cinema has always done, we will continue to adapt to these changes and provide the best possible education experience for our artists while creating opportunities for continual growth and learning.