Do you prepare your students to be set-ready (i.e. on-set etiquette, assisting etiquette)?

MUD: Throughout our classes, and specifically in our weekly career development classes, we emphasize the need for professionalism, dedication and personal motivation.

Westmore: Westmore advises staying awake to watch your actors from behind the camera. Lectures stress the importance of communicating with every department that affects your makeup, during the pre-production phase.

Tobi Britton: Skill may get you the job, how you behave will help you keep the job! TM

Complections: We teach students script breakdown, how to show professionalism on- set with an emphasis on etiquette and punctuality.

Studio: Every industry has its pecking order and learning how to work and excel within it, is fun.

Blanche MacDonald: The union (IATSE Local 891) and WCB (Workers Compensation Board in Canada) provide a comprehensive curriculum covering standard set etiquette, health and safety. This specialized curriculum is included as a separate module in the Make-up Diploma Program.

Joe Blasco: An extremely important part of our training is a session called "Make-up Artistry Protocol." This class is taught by a cinematographer, still photographer, hairdresser, wardrobe designer, and actor to get their perspective on how to interact with other production personnel.

Empire: We cover the appropriate industry ethics, etiquette, and terminology within each course so that graduates will know what is expected of them before their first assignment.

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