Grace Kightley
Based in Hertfordshire – 07388058231 – www.kightleyeffects.com - [email protected] Summary Grace is a professional makeup artist specialising in prosthetic effects for film and television. Grace has worked on numerous films which has allowed her to work to an exceptional standard. Having explored various techniques and materials, she excels in many areas such as bespoke wig making and postiche, resulting in exquisite realisation and fabrication. Due to her experience on set and in the workshop, she has acquired great communication skills, adaptability, professionalism, and is always ready to learn. Education 2:1 BA (Hons) Make-up for Media and performance from the Arts University Bournemouth. Special FX in Fantasy Creature Design and Fabrication Skills Prosthetics Wigs and Postiche Flat pieces- encapsulated silicone, foam and bondo Ventilation – bulk and single knotting Art finishing- patching and seaming Laying on hair Airbrushing with alcohol and silicone paints Bespoke foundation construction Hair punching Whip and dart Fibre glass cores and moulds Facial postiche – beards, moustache Life casting- silicone and alginate - side burns, eyebrows Baldcap – create, apply and paint (latex and cap Wefted eyelashes plastic) Wig measurements and templates Basic blood gags and rigs Hair removal from wigs Bondo transfers Styling – ex. Period and fantasy Continuity Dreadlocks Photoshop design Chignon – knotted and woven Knowledge of MSDS Wefting – flat and fly Tattoo transfers Wig armature Ageing Wig washing and drying Illness Patch and repair Casualty and dirtying down Blocking Flocking Re-fronting and parting installation Colouring with pax, alcohol and grease paints Hair type knowledge Colour and style matching
Work History
Lifecast Bodysim – Elstree Film Studios – 6/10/2018- present Silicone tech, art finisher and painter creating hyper realistic medical manikins.
BodyBag by Slowthai – Music video – 5/3/2020 Made a cigarette mask, adjusting mouth piece, and silicone hand prop with painted tattoos.
The North Water- Andrew Haigh – BBC Seamed, painted and flocked prop seals along with seaming a life-sized whale tale.
Creation Stories – Nick Moran July 2019 Clean up on silicone ice cubes
Cursed – Netflix- 22/5/2019 Created fish remains.
Kingsman 3 – Film 4/4/2019 Art finishing on a prop manikin
Peace of Mind by Slowthai - Music video – 19/2/2019 – THE REST Exposed brain prosthetic made using multiple flat pieces and laid on hair.
Uncontained –Film 14/6/2018 – 15/6/2018 –Craig Jones Severe illness makeup with needle puncture wounds simulated with paint.
Rage – Film 7/6/2018 – Jesse Crankson Severe bruising on a dark skin tone
Polaroid by Slowthai – Music video – 22/5/2018 – THE REST Bespoke mouth laceration wounds made with silicone pieces.
Half the Man – Film 29/3/2018 – Hannah Chestnutt Assisted in application and colouring of casualty prosthetics and dirtying down.
La Mar – Photoshoot – 25/3/2018 – Stefano Naddeo Full old age prosthetics. Ran in silicone, painted with alcohol made with resin close moulds. Silicone transfers for the old age hand prosthetics.
Obsidian – Film – 20/3/2018 – 21/3/2018 – Kelly White Assisted in application of obsidian prosthetics and colouring
Your CT – Commercial – 15/2/2018 – Moremilk TV Commercial for a travel agency, basic TV makeup and afro care for greenscreen.
Leave to Remain – Film 23/1/2018 – Bartek So Designed and applied tattoo transfers with an ageing makeup.
No Response – Film 1/12/2017 – 4/12/2017 Ollie Blake Bespoke swollen eye prosthetic and dirtying down. Continuity log was kept.
Imperial Fuzz – Editorial shoot 28/11/2017 – Stefano Naddeo Created and installed ombre afro dreadlocks, dreadlock chignon, knotted beard and moustache with graphic liner.
Dissolution – Film 28/10/2017 – 29/10/2017 – Ellie Jo Hilton Makeup assistant for a swollen corpse makeup using silicone prosthetics and gelatine.
Narcissus Revisited – Film 3/7/2017 – 13/7/2017 Caspar Muller Wig Mistress. Wig re-front and parting installation. Styled and permed.
Happy Hour – Film – 1/7/2017 – 10/7/2017 Mike Silva Created and applied casualty prosthetics over the whole body along with a drill injury in the stomach. Period thriller. Based in the 80’s.
Wig Repairs at the Wig Store LTD 5/6/2017 – 10/6/2017 Wig and postiche repairs, re-fronting synthetic wigs and colour matching for doubles. Pateux – Film – 11/5/2017 Rory Green Designed and ventilated an eighteenth century bespoke wig along with period appropriate prosthetics.
Broken and Beautiful – Editorial 28/4/2017 Kelly While Makeup assistant. Applied and coloured full body crack prosthetics along with a full body paint
Butoh – Editorial shoot 4/2/2017 Ben Perrott Full white body paint inspired by Butoh
Awakening – Fashion / Editorial shoot 1/12/2016 Amber Riddington Hair stylist collaboration.
Moonlight Sonata – Film – 10/5/2016 – 14/5/2016 Jay Jones Responsible for crowd hair and makeups based in the 1940’s with casualty prosthetics.