Higher National Diploma (HND) in Creative Production Arts (Pathways in Media Make-Up or Prop Making)

Coleg y Cymoedd

Course Information

This course introduces you to media make-up and small prop making for production. The course offers an insight into the professional world of the TV, Film and theatre industries covering a wide range of skills needed for success working in these fields. Industry visits and work placement opportunities across a broad array of production companies are often available due to the increasing industry links associated with this course.

What Will I Learn?

This 2/3 year course aims to develop a wide range of skills in the chosen pathways of: 1. Media make-up and special effects. 2. Prop making.

Skills such as:

• Make-up application for television and film.
• Hair lace wig dressing and application.
• Special effects and the use of prosthetics.
• Airbrushing techniques.

• A range of casting and moulding techniques.
• Body casting.
• Various model making processes.
• Puppetry and prop costume.

Assessment

Skills acquired will be developed over the 2/3 years together with work placements linked with industry to equip students with the necessary expertise to enter a career in the creative production arts in any of the two subject areas that they have chosen.