John Woodbridge is the UK’s foremost expert in airbrush make-up artistry.

From natural looking male grooming and subtle corrective cosmetic work through to stunning, flawless female beauty, John’s reputation for ensuring his artistes always look amazing both up close and on camera has made him the HD make-up artist for a wide range of corporate and individual clients.

As well as enjoying a dynamic freelance career, John also acts as HD make-up consultant to several major UK broadcasters and many independent production companies, helping them to ensure their own make-up artists successfully make the transition from SD (standard definition) to HD.

He was the key make-up artist invited by the BBC to demonstrate high definition cosmetic make-up techniques for the BBC HD Design Day - an event attended by over 110 make-up, costume,and production design personnel, to inform and educate them about the BBC’s planned roll out of HD programming. John has also provided comprehensive training in HD make-up artistry for BSkyB.

The HD Day at the The Broadcast Production Show 2005 saw the make-up demonstration stage being handed over exclusively to John Woodbridge for a series of action-packed make-up masterclasses designed to highlight the important differences between make-up for standard and high definition formats.

Every year, numerous freelance film and television make-up artists choose to update their airbrush make-up skills via his company’s exclusive one-to-one training programmes, paying almost £500 for a single day of tuition with John Woodbridge. Although John has a unique 100% money back satisfaction guarantee covering all his private make-up mentoring programmes - he has never had to give back a cheque!

John’s commitment to make-up artistry education begin in 1990, when he was one of ten make-up artists invited to set down standards of excellence for the Government run National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) for film and television make-up artistry. He contributes to updates of the standards and also works with numerous colleges, providing airbrush make-up training and advising on the implementation of specialist make-up programmes.

Originally inspired to enter the industry by his uncle, the legendary film make-up artist Stuart Freeborn, John’s skills are a blend of classic “old school” film make-up knowledge combined with modern application techniques and cosmetics.

Living in West London, John’s make-up work has taken him from Helsinki to Sydney - and many other countries across the globe.

The broad and thorough knowledge of his craft coupled with his friendly, outgoing, professional style of working, has made John a highly sought after make-up artist.

The majority of his freelance work now comprises of repeat engagements from his loyal and growing client list.

To discuss the provision of HD make-up artistry for your next production or to learn more about the confidential make-up consulting services provided by John Woodbridge, please book your free initial telephone consultation via the resource box below .