Hairdressing (Advance)

Post-lockdown, the industry is booming and our Advanced Hair graduates from 2021 are all working in theatre, film & TV. Every single one. On the back of this, we are very much looking forward to helping our next intake of Advanced Hair graduates, enjoy this unprecedented time (in a good way, for once) to be working in the industry. 

The job opportunities this course leads to are some of the most successful of any course we teach here at Delamar Academy. We have dozens of very recent graduates currently working in the film, TV and theatre industries. Therefore, due to word of mouth this unique course is famous in the film, TV and theatre industries. Its reputation has spread far and wide, with students travelling from all over the world to complete it. The 6-week course has been designed by top industry hairdressers to cover all aspects of contemporary and period techniques, for artists who want to work in the film, TV or theatre industries. 

The final week includes a photoshoot with a professional photographer to produce high quality photos of your work to add to your portfolio.

As a prerequisite for the course, you must have taken the Period Wigs and Hollywood Hair courses with us at Delamar or be able to provide us with evidence of sufficient hair skills.

What You Will Learn:

• You will learn how to set real hair lace wigs (as used in the industry) into the key period styles — Edwardian, Early and Late Victorian, 1920s fingerwaves, 1930s, 1940s, and the fundamental techniques to approach all hairstyles, both contemporary and historical.
• Skills such as how to make a hair cage and create a hairstyle around it, how to use padding, switches and pieces, and how to set, steam and dress acrylic wigs are invaluable for working in the industry.
• You will also be taught how to style men’s hair with tonging and barrel curls, and how to set flunkie wigs and dress them out.
• You will learn how to properly research historical periods and collate appropriate reference material from which to create the hairstyles.
• Tips and tricks such as how to make a wig fit the head when it has not been specially made for the actor, how to blend the actor’s hairline into the wig, and how to understand hair continuity are just a few of the elements which also set this hair course apart from any other.