Archives: Past Courses

“Incredible experience at the last Boot Camp, I had the occasion to clarify a lot of doubts, understand a lot of new ways for me to use materials and improve them. Thank you to the all team. P.s. wonderful group!”

“I would just like to thank the whole team for all the work that went on. I have listened to Hannah telling friends and family about her experience and to see and hear her confidence and the fact she is so inspired is wonderful for a parent, believe me it didn’t often happen during her school years. Thank you so much the whole experience was lovely from the barbecue through to the scary mask sitting in the back of the car on the way home!”

“I recently completed Neill’s five day Prosthetics Boot Camp, which was amazing…I have never learnt so much in such a short time. I am currently at university studying SFX MakeUp so this course was very useful to me. Neill’s teaching skill’s are second to none and I can now confidently go on my own and make silicone prosthetic pieces….”

“My attendance of the Prosthetics Boot Camp course was the most rewarding experience I could have wished for. As a past student of Neill’s 7-week prosthetics course this was the perfect follow-up to cover some processes and materials that I felt needed to be refreshed for myself, specifically learning how to break down a sculpture and to float the individual pieces in order to create a multi piece prosthetic.

“I could not recommend this course highly enough to anyone who is seriously into sculpture and make-up FX, If you have the time and the money and most importantly the passion to learn the various different techniques and the creative processes then there is no other make-up school or course you need to look for, you have already found the perfect one.”

“During my time on the 7-week Make Up FX and Prosthetics Creation course I learnt so much. From the first day I knew this was going to be one of the greatest experiences of my life, which it was! We learnt everything from sculpting, to moulding, to casting, and working with so many different materials which I wouldn’t have access to in everyday life, and each day was jam packed but in the most educational way possible.

“We also had plenty of visiting tutors come in such as Cantor and Nissel, Andrew Whiteoak, and Thomas Surprenant. The fact that we were based next to the Millennium FX workshop was an extra bonus that allowed us to gain an insight as to what an everyday prosthetic workshop runs like, and we were able to gain some invaluable help from people around the workshop if we ever needed it. Overall, I’d highly recommend doing this course. It was the best career investment I’ve ever made, and I know I’ve gained friends, skills, and knowledge that I’ll have for life! I’ve since gone on to work on two independent feature films due to the portfolio images I that I gained from the course.

“Special thanks to Ian Morse, Bianca, Neill, and the team at Millennium FX for being the nicest and most helpful bunch of people during my 7 weeks at Gorton and for teaching things that I wouldn’t have access to elsewhere.”

“Having watched Don’s sculpting videos on the Stan Winston School website and being familiar with both his personal and movie work, I knew I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to attend his 40-hour sculpting course at Gorton Studio in May 2018.

“I had an idea of the piece I wanted to make – a vampire bat creature, and a rough concept sketched out beforehand. Don was able to take my initial idea and push me in directions and suggest new possibilities that I wouldn’t have considered.

“He is a very generous teacher and does not prejudge the abilities of his students, our group of twelve consisted of people from all backgrounds and sculpting ability. Don spent equal time with everyone and I think we all came away with new ideas and techniques to use in future projects.

“My brief time with Don can only serve to make me a better sculptor, while students will learn about the various techniques and tools he uses to achieve those techniques, it’s his love of sculpture and boundless enthusiasm for the art that will stay with me most. Whether you are an experienced sculptor or have never picked up a block of clay before, I recommend that you attend one of Don’s courses if you get the chance.”

“Firstly I’d like to say how much I enjoyed attending Neill’s Prosthetic Boot Camp, June 2013. I found it enormously informative and have since applied much of what I learned during the week to my own work. I found Neill to be an inspiring tutor who imparted a huge amount of knowledge clearly and concisely and managed to get through an impressive amount in the time available, making the course extremely good value for money.

“From my perspective, the course clearly broke down the processes covering traditional and alternative methods in head-casting, mould making, modelling, casting and makeup application. It was invaluable to me to see the whole process refined and polished and this is where I personally gained most value from this course. For me, the course was excellent and I would recommend it to anyone wishing to finesse existing skills and I think that beginners with the capability to keep up with the pace will gain a huge amount of knowledge and enjoy an exciting introduction to the industry.”

“I came onto the course without any previous experience in the industry, having just a degree in illustration under my belt. I thought I might be a little out of my depth, but our course tutor, Dave, was amazing at showing us the ropes and giving us all the help and advice we needed to make a start in the prosthetics industry. Everything that we needed was provided for, and I made some excellent friends during the 7 weeks in the studio; I only wish I could have stayed longer! I’d recommend the course to anyone who wants a career in make-up and prosthetics.”

“Fantastic! Feel much more confident going into a job knowing I can apply a piece…thank you so much!”