Prosthetics - Certificate

The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama

100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB
Tel: 0141-332 4101
Fax: 0141-332 8901
Email: registry@rsamd.ac.uk
Programme Leader - BA Technical and Production Arts: Ros Maddison

Course Description:

Course Aims

This 11-day specialist course is designed for people aged 17 plus and theatre professionals interested in developing their understanding and knowledge of technical prosthetic skills. The only one of its kind in the UK, this course is a fantastic opportunity for those wishing to pursue a pathway to further training or explore a career in this field.

By the end of the course participants will be expected to have:

gained knowledge of advanced prosthetic techniques and processes
engaged in a creative processes from design to realisation
worked with a variety of traditional and cutting- edge design materials
covered essential health and safety in prosthetics practice

Course Content

The course begins with an introduction to prosthetics including casting and sculpting techniques, and simple prosthetic techniques in latex and silicone. Participants will have the opportunity to produce their own special-effect prosthetics suitable for use on stage and in film.

Subsequently the course will build on participants basic skills and engage them in a higher level of prosthetics design and realisation. This addresses more advanced processes, principally glass fibre moulds, silicone appliances, detail sculpting and final painting, blending and application.

Working with both traditional and cutting-edge materials, participants will have the opportunity to work with an industry professional who will support and guide learning throughout the course. Health and safety in practice will also be covered.

The course will provide a fun, supportive and challenging environment in which all participants from beginners to advanced can explore and learn.

Venue, Date and Cost

School of Drama
Speirs Locks Studios
210 Garscube Road, Glasgow G4 9RR
11-day course
Monday to Saturday: 9am – 5pm
15 - 26 August 2011
£775

Course Leader

Martin Mallorie

Martin Mallorie began his career in professional theatre over thirty years ago and has worked extensively in design, music, prop making, prosthetics, pyrotechnics and animatronics.

Graduating as a sculptor from Liverpool College of Art and Design in the seventies, Martin began his professional career as a freelance designer and prop maker, finding a demand for prosthetics skills in his earliest jobs.

Martin worked on stage, film and TV productions throughout Europe, and at Tussaud’s workshops in London before joining the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester as Prop Maker and Prosthetics Specialist.

Martin came to the Academy in 2004 as Lecturer in Design and Props.

Additional Information

No previous knowledge is required but a keen interest in prosthetics and design is essential.

This course is supported by industry partner Mouldlife. www.mouldlife.co.uk

At the end of the course participants are expected to participate in a full evaluation of their experience to help us develop courses in the future.

Your Academy

The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama is in central Glasgow, Scotland, one of the most vibrant and dynamic cities in Europe.

We welcome students from fifty different countries and offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across music, dance, musical theatre, technical and production arts and digital film
and television.

The Academy presented more than 450 events in 2009/10 involving students, staff and visiting artists, making the Academy one of the busiest arts venues in the United Kingdom.

Your Course

Your course is run by the Technical and Production Arts (TPA) programme at RSAMD. The three year undergraduate programme provides stage management and production training in areas such as stage design, set construction, set design, stage technology and stage management.

Workshops and master classes with distinguished industry practitioners are integrated into the curriculum ensuring that the quality, values and standards of training remain current and competitive. Students also collaborate with a number of theatre companies in Scotland such as the National Theatre of Scotland, Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet, Citizens Theatre, Festival Theatre Edinburgh and the National Review of Live Art.

Hands-on experience, team work and collaboration are key to the course structure. This approach is rooted in professional practice, which is why our graduates have the broadest range of career opportunities and are likely to find employment within weeks of graduating.

Access to the Academy

The Academy is committed to widening access to the performing and production arts.

The majority of our courses are designed to allow students to explore the performance and production arts fully and enable students of differing abilities the opportunity to grow and develop through participation in the arts.

All courses are held at the Academy which is an accessible building with a lift, accessible toilets and accessible teaching spaces.