Malwina Suwinska
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- Malwina’s design for the PAM awards
Malwina graduated in 2010 from the BA (Hons) Make-Up and Prosthetics course. Her final year focussed on designs for the production of Human Zoo. Malwina also entered the PAM Make-Up competition and came second place.
Congratulations on the PAM award – can you tell us a bit more about it and your designs?
I chose to take part in the PAM competition to get a chance to introduce myself to make up artists Kate Benton and Jan Sewell. I think it is a better way of applying for work then just sending my CV. As for design, I chose a bald cap because as a fresh graduate I couldn’t afford to produce facial prosthetics required, for example for an ageing or sex change make up.
What were you doing before you came to LCF?
I’m from Poland, where I’ve spent most of my life in the theatre, to study English language in London. Four years later,I had my son and decided, that I wanted to make prosthetics for a living.
What was the best bit about the course?
The prosthetics and make up effects, the ability to design and create and collaborate with the other performance courses which was great preparation for industry.
What are you doing at the moment?
At the moment, I am working on the ‘Iron Lady’, an upcoming 2011 film about Margaret Thatcher and designing prosthetics for a much smaller profile, feature film, due to start shooting next month.
How do you think the course helped prepare you to work in the industry?
I’m happy that I did the course. I think preparing the BA Showcase in the Cochrane Theatre, truly showed us what it is going to be like in the industry. Also now, when I’m working, I meet people who know my tutors Dee Redd and Geoff Portass and I’m proud to say that they taught me.
