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Media Makeup & Special Effects for the Creative Industries(HE): Books

Books in the Library
 
Here you can some of the books the Library has to support you if you are studying the BA (Hons) Make-up with Special Effects. These can be found in the Hockney Library on the ground floor of the David Hockney building.
 
You can see some key books below, click on the cover to see the book in the Library Catalogue. You can search for books in the Library Catalogue by using the search box at the top of the screen or by following this link, findbooks.bradfordcollege.ac.uk.
 
You can read an e-book by clicking on its cover. You may need to enter your College login and password in first. For more information about e-book click on the e-book tab.
 
Open the Reading List Tab to find mend books for each module.  Choose the module to see the books in the Library.
 
These aren't all the books in the Library,  if you are interested in something else you can use the catalogue  to search  for what your are interested in. The books are arranged in the Library using Dewey Decimal Classification. This is a number sequence from 000-999, with each subject having it own number, so all the book on the same subject should be near each other.  See below to see the important numbers for Art
Key Books
Gunshot wounds

Gunshot wounds

Shelfmark:

 

614.1 DIM

Color atlas of burn care

Color atlas of burn care

Shelfmark:

 

617.11 COL

Face forward

Face forward

Shelfmark:

 

646.72 AUC

Face paint

Face paint

Shelfmark:

 

646.72 ELD

Makeup your mind

Makeup your mind

Shelfmark:

 

646.72 NAR

Elements- the art of makeup

Elements- the art of makeup

Shelfmark:

 

646.72092 HEI

Classic beauty a history of makeup

Classic beauty a history of makeup

Shelfmark:

 

646.7209 HER

Art & Makeup

Art & Makeup

Shelfmark:

 

646.72092 NGU

Portrait in clay

Portrait in clay

Shelfmark:

 

731.82 RUB

The prop building guidebook

The prop building guidebook

Shelfmark:

 

792.025/HAR.

A complete guide to special effects

A complete guide to special effects

Shelfmark:

 

792.027 COM

Makeup artist handbook

Makeup artist handbook

Shelfmark:

 

792.027 DAV

Complete makeup artist

Complete makeup artist

Shelfmark:

 

792.027 DEL

Theatrical FX

Theatrical FX

Shelfmark:

 

792.027 SAR

Key E-Books
Adornment
Beauty and cosmetics 1550-1950
Max Factor and Hollywood : A Glamorous History
Modest fashion styling bodies, mediating faith
Pretty Boys
Special Effects Make-up Artist
Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen
Finding Books
These are the main shelf marks for books on Media Makeup and Special Effects.. If you are unsure where to find a specific title you can always ask at the Library Information Desk or search the Library Catalogue.
Shelf Mark Subject
111.85 Aesthetics
302 Communication/Semiotics
306 Culture
391 Costume
391.5 Hair in Fashion
611 / 612 Anatomy & Physiology
646.72 Beauty therapy / Make-up Artistry
646.724 Hairdressing
709 >Art History
731.42 Model making
746.92 Fashion
791.43 Cinema
792.025 Stage Design /props
792.027 Stage Make-up & SFX
FC Film Collection