Esther Nakaziba is a Ugandan makeup artist who took her time to study her model before creating a life experience on her model’s face.
She turns this model’s face into a life experience of a one-eyed man who got his face burnt.
She can give a film producer and directors any art they envision, she said
Naziba also went further to list some of the make-up art she is capable of like fake wounds, bruises, swollen faces, rotten skin etc.
She is a self-taught make-up artist who is among the creatives inspiring young Ugandans to come into the film and entertainment industry. Naziba said upcoming creatives that are entering the industry are to cater for high demand from the entertainment industry.
In addition, she said makeup are hot cake in the country for music visuals and films to create life experience aesthetics.
We are very few in the country, so we hardly know each other. So with this space, with this exhibition, it is collecting all of us to be in one space so that we can connect, skill those that want to be skilled, train the youth so that we can build a very big team,” says Nakaziba
Nakaziba says
An actress and content producer, Meekness Kakunzira is glad and optimistic about the glaring future of makeup artists in Uganda.
She also believes that eyes are on them, as there is a big shift currently in the entertainment industry in the country. Furthermore, she says the Nakaziba tutorial would help a lot of people as there are no jobs in the country, and she urges the youths to join the artistry fair.
“I am glad that we are growing, we are improving and I believe that people out there that are watching our crafts can really tell that there is a big shift in the industry.
The classes are really helping or are really going to help a lot of people. Now like you see, in the acting industry, you don’t get jobs all the time, but if you are an SFX makeup it really helps.
Today you might not be on set as an actor, but you might be on set as a makeup artist, as an SFX makeup artist, so it’s really helping.
And for the guys out there, the youth most especially, because we know we are suffering with unemployment in the country, should really join this”
The classes are really helping or are really going to help a lot of people. Now like you see, in the acting industry, you don’t get jobs all the time, but if you are an SFX makeup it really helps.
Today you might not be on set as an actor, but you might be on set as a makeup artist, as an SFX makeup artist, so it’s really helping.
And for the guys out there, the youth most especially, because we know we are suffering with unemployment in the country, should really join this,
Meekness says
Nakaziba, who is the organizer and convener of the ‘makeup artistry fair’ is a household name in makeup artistry in the country and has called on the government to support and acknowledge them as this could reduce the rate of unemployment in the country;
We are in a country where art is not really recognised to be a serious career and yet it is, because personally, it’s the only thing I earn a living from so I believe any youth can. But the only way the government can really see us as a serious industry when we have such collaborations,”
She says
It was so bad that filmmakers and producers went to neighbouring countries and outside the continent to look for makeup artists, despite the country being used as a location for several massive movies like the “Last King of Scotland” movie. But this is changing, as young talented creatives are entering the industry.
Grace Murema, a movie makeup artist acknowledges the fact that more movies are being produced and African film-makers are now after ‘African Special Effect’ makeup artists unlike before and Uganda is top 3 countries they come to for makeup artistry for movies
More films have been coming out and thank God they are now looking for more African special effect makeup artists because before they used to bring guys from the States and if they come to Africa they just go to South Africa to look for guys, So now at least they go to Nigeria, they come to Kenya, they come to Uganda so at least we’ve started scattering everywhere.”
Grace says
