MEG STANLEY STUDIOS
Hello
Meg Stanley made her debut to makeup artistry in 2004 starting with her community theatre's productions, pageants, photoshoots, and school dances. After finishing her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in 2D Design; Painting at Southeast Missouri State University, she moved to Los Angeles CA in 2017 to study at the esteemed Cinema Makeup School.
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With over a decade of dedication to her her craft, she is now working as a traveling freelance makeup artist based in Southern Illinois available for hire in tv, film, editorial, theatrical, special effects, and special occasion beauty makeup styles.
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While based in the midwest during the pandemic, Meg expanded her resume with Graphic Design and UX UI Design degrees working remotely.
Meg continues to push the boundaries of her artistic expression and give those skills back to the community that raised her.
RESUME
Education and Training
UX UI Design, Avocademy
User Experience and User Interface design certification; proficient in Figma, Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Miro, Slack, Google Suite; experience in User Research, User Center Design, App/web/product development
Spring 2022 - Fall 2022
Department Head, Special FX Makeup, Mort
(premiers October 2022)
Department Head: Special Effects; Assisted by Nate Earley-Ochwada; Murphysboro, Illinois
June 2022
Department Head, Hair, MM1
(pre-production)
Department Head: Hair; Assisted by Helynn Benavidez-Brannon; Albuquerque, New Mexico
March-April 2022
Graphic Design Certificate, SWIC
Graphic Design Certification; proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign; experience in Java/HTML/HTML 5 coding, icon & asset creation & organization
Fall 2020 - Spring 2021
Halloween Horror Nights, Universal Studios, Hollywood
Makeup & Mask Repair Team | color match skin to masks, repair/maintain creature suits & gloves, prepare cast for guest appearances & filming promos
September 2019 - November 2019
Key Makeup Artist, Lonesome Soldier
(pre-production)
Key makeup artist on set; Department Head Mikayla Ruggles; Roswell, New Mexico
March 2020
SFX Artist Assistant,
IMATS 2019, Los Angeles
International Makeup Artist Trade Show (IMATS) LA Demo Artist for Cinema Makeup School; Key Artist: Rebecca Vandervort
January 2019
Halloween Horror Nights, Universal Studios, Hollywood
Makeup & Mask Repair Team | color match skin to masks, repair/maintain creature suits & gloves, prepare cast for guest appearances & filming promos
September 2018 - November 2018
Special FX Internship, ADI & CMS, Los Angeles
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May - Aug 2018
Master of Makeup, Cinema Makeup School, Los Angeles
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October 2017 - April 2018