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margaret@margaretcaragan.com
EDUCATION
Spring 1998
New Technology High School
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Diploma, 2-yr Internship program,
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Certificate, Computer Applications, MS Office 97 and Keyboarding
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Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Frank Riggs
Napa, CA
Fall 1999
Napa Valley College
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Associate of Arts, Social and Behavioral Science
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Associate of Arts, Humanities and Fine Arts
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Phi Theta Kappa, International Honor Society of the Two-Year College
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Filipino-American Club, Member 1½ years
Napa, CA
Fall 2001Present
Academy of Art University
SFO, CA
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Senior standing and currently pursuing BA in Sculpture, Concentration: Special Effects Makeup
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Founder & President of Makeup FX Club
RELEVANT CLASSES
Makeup 1&2: Beauty and Street FX
Art of Casting and Moldmaking 1
Sculpture 1&2
Color & Design
Introduction to Anatomy
Perspective
Figure Modeling
Portrait Sculpture
Ecorche
SKILLS
Drawing
Moldmaking
EXPERIENCE
February 2006
Makeup Artist
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Principal and extras
Dailykos.com, Spec Ad
September 2005
Makeup Artist
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Beauty and straight makeup, 2 videos
Purple Ring, Music Video, MTV Taiwan
June 2005-Ongoing
Makeup/Fabrication Assistant
Expel, Independent Horror Feature
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Assisting Special Effects Makeup Artist with making prosthetics/props of foreheads and torsos
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Body casting and moldmaking: Use of alginate, FGR, and silicone
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Sculpting: adding desired fx details to castings
July 2005
Makeup Assistant
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Extras and crowd: Beauty, Straight
Jan-May 2005
Makeup Artist/Special FX
Fly, Music Video
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Concept: the main character transforms, experiencing bug infested wounds, entrapment, and
transformation/emergence from cocoon
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Prosthetics: Wounds at various stages, progressively worsening
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Props: Life-size Cocoon, Fake arm
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Makeup FX: unhealthy appearance, slimed to walls and furniture
December 3-8 2004
Makeup Artist/Special FX
Paradox Time, Student Film
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Casualty effects: prosthetics, rigging blood, bruises
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Sculpted throat slash, mid-range bullet-hole, small slash, large slash. Made plaster molds.
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Cast wounds in gelatin and latex, applied, thin/blend edges, paint to match
Painting
Casting
Color
Sculpture
Design
Prosthetic application
Composition
Laying hair
One Way to Valhalla, Independent Feature
October-November 2004 Key Makeup Artist
Fear of Falling, Student Film
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Werewolf makeup: Design, sculpt, cast, paint, sew, adhere. 2 assistants.
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Original pieces: ears, hands (glove design), large amount of laid hair
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Hair design: shoulder to shoulder on front and back, and along spine
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6 Hour Process, continuous maintenance/touch-ups
October 2004
Makeup Artist
The Last of Our Kind, Student Music Video
REFERENCES
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Locations: Mojave Desert, Warehouse in Fremont, CA
Research, design, performed makeup tests, trained assistant, inventory & budgeting.
Executed Sunburn, peeling skin, gaunt/starved/weary, dirtied down, wound, blisters, bloods
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Gretchen Davis, Makeup Artist, Freelance
Phone: 1.415.640.7085
Lisa Zomer, Makeup Artist, Freelance
1.415.517.0048 lisa@lisazomer.com
Devon Ryan, Special Effects Makeup Artist (SMA), private studio
1.831.659.1810 devonfx@gmail.com
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