Level V - Hair for Visual Media: Fashion, Television and Film
Working in Visual Media, Professional Hairstylists can expand their career opportunities with freelance projects and assignments in Fashion, Television and Film. Learn how to conduct yourself within an artistic team, work as a Platform artist, visualize and execute a creative concept on a fashion editorial photo-shoot or juggle the pressured time constraints of a backstage runway show.
Or if you are on a Television or Film set, learn how to do a character study, breakdown a script for Hair needs, or work with wigs, beards and extensions. This level also teaches you how to navigate the complex world of Film unions (i.e. IATSE and ACFC) with its vast array of standards, requirements and industry etiquette.
Level VI - Art & Technology
It is so essential in today's wired world that you are able to market your services and business via the web. The Blanche Macdonald Centre is the first college in Canada to integrate Art & Technology into an advanced and progressive Hair curriculum.
Within a state of the art Apple Macintosh computer lab, students design, plan and create a personal Digital Portfolio. This module allows you to combine your creative talents with technology. Learning the fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Power Point, students download and scan digital images, develop various image editing skills and then advance into digital production. At the completion of this level, students will have created their own e-portfolios on a CD, DVD and have built their own professional website showcasing their photo gallery.
Graduation
Our Expectations of You- At the college, you will become immersed in a collaborative and motivating environment. To make the most of your educational experience, we can provide you with all the necessary knowledge, means, and connections, but the key ingredients to your success lie with you. If you can demonstrate a constant discipline to your studies, a respectful, open attitude and approach to your peers and instructors, and an absolute commitment to be your best, you will succeed. Learn to reach our expectations and to exceed your own.
The Blanche Macdonald Diploma - After successfully completing the academic criteria and fulfilling your financial obligations and requisite hours of attendance, you will receive a Blanche Macdonald Diploma. This Diploma is recognized as a first class standard of excellence in education and training.


