Hair Up-styles through the centuries

Course Name: Hair Up-styles through the centuries

Date the course commences: Saturday 28th Feb and Sunday 1st March 2026

Duration:  2 Days

Cost: Free

Venue Location: Dublin

Tutor(s): Sandra Kelly

Course Profile:

This course will run over two consecutive days;

This course is run by the National Talent Academies: Film & TV Crew Academy East,  developed in collaboration with the Irish Hair Guild. The aim of the course is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to create period up-styles using hairpieces, as required by the Film & TV Drama industry.

Participants will need to bring the following tools and materials to attend the course; Hairbrushes, tail-comb, heated rollers, hot-sticks, hair tongs (various sizes).  Participants will also need to supply a model for themselves for both days – the model should have shoulder  length hair. The same model can be used for both days.

Course Content:

• The history of up-styles down through the centuries.
• How to prep hair for doing an up-style.
• Learn how to use the  tools and materials needed to create up-styles.
• How to create up-styles the easy and quick way.
• Learn about and  how to do 18th/ 19th /20th Centuries up-styles.

Course Outcomes:

Participants will be come away with a broad knowledge of the history of period up-styles through the different centuries.  They will be familiar with the techniques, products, tools and materials used to do period and modern up-styles.

Participant Profile:

This 2 day period & modern up-style course is aimed at Junior Hairdressers & Hairdressers working in the Film & TV Drama Industry, plus aspiring new entrant qualified Hairdressers who want to start working  in the Film and TV Drama Industry.

The course is limited to 8 participants

Application Procedure:

Please apply online before the deadline at this LINK by 2pm, 11th Feb.

For technical difficulties with the online system please email brian.murphy@nationaltalentacademies.ie

Selection on courses/programmes will be based on quality of application and industry experience relevant to the course and participant profile.  We do not accept CVs so please make sure you outline all relevant experience in the application form. 

Film & TV Crew Academies courses are open to all regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or disability.

Tutor Profile:

Sandra Kelly has worked in the TV & Film Industry for over 29 years. She trained in Peter Mark Hair Creation on Grafton Street, Dublin. Sandra travelled for 4 years in which she worked in salons all over the world doing fashion, TV, commercial and magazine work, returning to Ireland start a career in the Hair Dept in Film & TV - Braveheart was her first feature film.

Sandra has worked on many Film & TV Productions;  LoveHate, Raw , Sing Street, Little Women, King Arthur, Winx Club Saga, and Normal People - to name a few.

Sandra has been expertly  trained in every aspect of hair, especially textured hair, wigs, extensions, hairpieces/wefts, and up-styles. She is a qualified Hairdresser and also teaches Level 6 Junior/Senior Trade.  She is looking forward to passing on these skills.