NICOLE R. PY
Philadelphia. PA
NicoleReneePy@yahoo.com

Executive Biography

I feel that every layer of a film project is just as important as the last. With each project I have worked on, excellent communication skills, patience and knowledge of new worlds and experiences are brought to my attention. I look forward to every new artistic challenge put in front of me. Honor courage and commitment is something that I strive for in all that I do.

Summary of Skills

• Mold Making Box, Silicone, Slab, Matrix
• Make Up: High Fashion, Theatrical, Prosthetics, Old Age, Corrective
• Sculpting: Wet Clay, Roma, Chavant, Sculpy, W.E.D. Clay
• Hair Ventilating, Punching
• Foam Running
• Dental Acrylics
• Prosthetic Eyes
• Props
• Airbrush
• Illustration
• Life Casting
• MultiPiece Appliances
• Painting Advanced, Watercolor, Fantasy, Acrylic, Oil
• Drawing Figure, Conte`, Line, Charcoal, Pen & Ink

Education

2006 - 2008 DOUGLAS EDUCATION CENTER, Monessen, PA
Associates in Specialized Business Degree, Tom Savini Special Makeup Effects Program Alpha Society Level 2, Presidents Award, Douglas Award for Outstanding leadership

June 2006 BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, New Town, PA
Concentration: Film Production I & II, Children’s Literature, Acting I, II, III & IV,
Improv I, II & III. Creative Writing I & II, Poetry.

1997 - 2000 MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Blue Bell, PA
Associates Degree of Fine Arts

Experience

May ‘07 “Trenches”, XilePictures/ShaneFelux.with.Touchstone Picture's Stage 9.
Richmond, VA, FX Makeup Assistant

Jun ’07 “Drop Dead Twice”, Independent Film, Collingswood, NJ, Makeup Artist

Jun/Sep ‘07 “A Day Under Fire” Fredericksburg, VA. Jackson, MISS. Edisto Beach, SC.
Kurtis Productions / Wide Awake Films, FX Makeup Tech.

Jul ‘07 “Fury”, 48 Hour Film Festival, Richmond, VA, Lion Heart Film works Production Company. FX Makeup Artist

Oct ‘07 “Lafayette, the Lost Hero”, Richmond, VA., The Documentary Group Production Company, FX Makeup Artist

May ‘08 “Gettysburg” Gettysburg, PA, Lion Heart Film works Production Company. FX Makeup Artist

May ‘08 “Project M – A short film” Pittsburgh, PA, Dream Catchers Films Inc., Makeup Artist.

Jun ’08 “We The People” 70MM - IMAX Film, Smithsonian Institution. Fredericksburg, VA, Kansas City, MO Inland Sea Productions. Wigs and Hair

Aug '08 "John Wilkes Booth" for the History Channel SFX Makeup Artist.