Honors Programs

For the student who desires hands-on FX lab experience, Cinema Makeup School’s Protégé Lab Internship offers the opportunity for exclusive internships at premier, award-winning FX studios worldwide.

With a passion for FX and instructor recommendation, select students who have taken eight weeks of makeup effects courses will work inside studios of current CMS partners, who have work on films such as The Shape of Water (2017), It (2017), and Alien: Covenant (2017).

– Invaluable hands-on FX lab experience
– One-of-a-kind chance to work with award-winning teams

“Hosting interns in a working makeup effects studio can be risky. Newbies can slow down the process. They can actually create more work because they need their hands held every step of the way. That’s why I was so pleased by the performance of the interns who came to us through Cinema Makeup School. Not only were they enthusiastic, serious and hard working…they had skills. If they represent the caliber of students coming out of Cinema Makeup School, I have high hopes for the future of the craft!

 – Alec Gillis
Oscar-nominated SFX Artist;
Co-founder of A.D.I. Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.

Alliance Studio: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Underworld (2003), and Predator (1987);
DDTSFX: Crimson Peak (2017), Mama (2013), and Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
KNB EFX Group: The Walking Dead (TV Series), Suicide Squad (2016), and Django Unchained (2012);
Legacy Effects: Avengers: Infinity War (2017), The Shape of Water (2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), and X-Men: Apocalypse (2016);
Millennium FX: Doctor Who (TV Series), Victor Frankenstein (2015), and Divergent (2014);
Spectral Motion: Stranger Things (TV Series), R.I.P.D (2013), and Looper (2012);
Studio ADI: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), The Predator (2018), and It (2017);
Odd Studio: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), Alien Covenant (2017), and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

One of the most prestigious opportunities CMS offers its graduates is the chance to work closely with some of Hollywood’s top tier industry artist. Through the Industry Mentorship, CMS’s most talented graduates are selected to work in a 3–6 month long paid mentorship alongside distinguished industry professionals, learning the ins and outs of the makeup industry through hands on experiences and mentorship.

Students and Graduates of CMS are strongly encouraged to enter their work into the CMS Apprenticeship Competition. Students who participate in the Apprenticeship Competition conceptualize a creative and unique creature makeup design that can be brought to life in full effect. The student with the most innovative and distinct design is selected to work with CMS and an industry professional who will help the student bring their work to life. Once the design is completed, the student’s work will be displayed at major conventions, such as San Diego Comic-Con International. Previous apprentices have had the honor to work under Academy Award-winning makeup artists such as Rick Baker.