Christine Sciortino
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IATSE Motion Picture Studio Mechanics Union, Local #476 Journeyman

Books
Author: Makeup Artistry for Film and Television: Your Tools for Success On-Set and Behind-the-Scenes

Routledge Focal Press; December 2020

Teaching
COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO // CINEMA + TELEVISION ARTS
Adjunct Professor:  Cinema Makeup and Makeup Effects
September 2016 - Present

IATSE LOCAL #476 // Sexual Harassment and Social Accountability on Set

Spearheaded, created, and currently instructs the curriculum for Sexual Harassment training for
Chicago's Local IATSE #476 Studio Mechanics Labor Union.

​August 2018 - Present

Film
COME AS YOU ARE
Hair/Makeup Department Head
Dir. Rich Wong - Chicago, IL; 2018
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THE BOOK OF LEAH
Hair/Makeup Department Head
Dir. Charlie Matthau - Chicago, IL; 2017

WHEN JEFF TRIED TO SAVE THE WORLD
Makeup Department Head
Dir. Kendall Goldberg - Chicago, IL; 2017

AN ACCEPTABLE LOSS
Makeup Artist
Dir. Joe Chappelle; Corrado Mooncoin Productions - Chicago, IL; 2017

CAPTIVE STATE
Makeup Artist
Dir. Rupert Wyatt - Chicago, IL; 2017

SOUL SESSIONS
Hair/Makeup Department Head
Dir. Vince Gaffney - Chicago, IL; 2017

CHASING THE BLUES
Hair/Makeup Department Head
Dir. Scott Smith; Fulton Market Films - Chicago, IL; 2016
Official Selection Chicago International Film Festival

SAVAGE YOUTH
Makeup and Hair Designer
Dir. Michael Curtis Johnson – Chicago, IL; 2016
Official Selection Slamdance Film Festival

OLYMPIA
Hair/Makeup Department Head
Dir. Greg Dixon; 30 Pictures – Chicago, IL; 2015

DOGWALKER
Key Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist, SFX Makeup 
Dir. Kim Sherman; Wildlife Pictures – Chicago, IL; 2015
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival; Los Angeles Film Festival

CANZ-LUR
Key Makeup Artist, Hair Stylist, Costume Designer 
Dir. Frank Donnangelo – Chicago, IL; 2014

EMBERS
Key Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist, SFX Makeup
Dir. Claire Carré; Palimpsest Prod. – Chicago, IL/Gary, IN; 2014
Official Selection Chicago International Film Festival; Slamdance Film Festival

TADAIMA
Key Makeup Artist, Hair Stylist, Costume Designer
Dir. Robin D’Oench – Santa Cruz, CA; 2013

YELO
Key Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist 
Dir. Adrien Boublil – New York, NY; 2013
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival

BY THE SEA
Makeup Artist, Hair Stylist, Wardrobe Supervisor 
Dir. Robert Machoian – Long Beach Island, NJ; 2012

BOMBSHELL
Key Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist, Costume Designer 
Dir. Erin Sanger – Manesquan, NJ; 2012
Vimeo Short of the Week

SIN DOLOR
Head of Makeup Dept, SFX Makeup Artist, Costume Designer
Dir. Joe Greco – Rincon, Puerto Rico/New York, NY; 2011

MISS ELLIS ISLAND
Key Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist
Dir. Emma Berliner – New York, NY; 2011

Television
FARGO
Lead Crowd Makeup Artist and Supervisor, Season 4
FX; 2019 - 2020

UTOPIA
Additional Makeup Artist, Season 1
Amazon; 2019

PROVEN INNOCENT
Makeup Artist, Season 1 
Fox; 2018 - 2019

THE CHI
​Additional Hair Stylist, Season 2
Showtime; 2018

EMPIRE
Additional Makeup Artist, Season 5
Fox; 2018

SHAMELESS
Additional Makeup Artist - Chicago Unit, Seasons 9 + 10
Showtime; 2018

NO APOLOGIES
Makeup Artist
Fox; 2018

THE T
Hair and Makeup Designer
Web Release 2018
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ELECTRIC DREAMS

Hair Stylist
Amazon; 2017
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EASY
Additional Hair Stylist, Season 2
Netflix; 2017

CHICAGO FIRE
Makeup / FX Makeup Artist, Seasons 5 + 6
NBC; 2017

FIRST YOU DREAM: THE MUSIC OF KANDOR AND EBB

Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist
PBS; 2015

HANDCRAFTED AMERICA

Makeup Artist
Inspiration Network; 2015

Theater
SUPPORT GROUP FOR MEN
Makeup Designer
The Goodman Theatre – Chicago, IL; 2018

SIGNIFIGANT OTHER
Hair Designer
Theater Wit - Chicago, IL; 2017

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

Hair and Makeup Designer
Chicago College for the Performing Arts at Roosevelt University - Chicago, IL; 2017

WAR PAINT
Makeup Supervisor / Assistant to the Makeup Designer
The Goodman Theatre – Chicago, IL; 2016

2666
Makeup Artist 
The Goodman Theatre – Chicago, IL; 2016

TWIST YOUR DICKENS
Wig Supervisor/Costume Dresser 
The Goodman Theatre, production by The Second City – Chicago, IL; 2014

THE RIDE
Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor
Experience the Ride – New York, NY; 2012

LOW DOWN DIRTY BLUES
Assistant Costume Coordinator, Wardrobe/Wig Supervisor
The Northlight Theater – Skokie, IL; 2010

Corporate / Commercial Clients Include:
Advocate Medical Group 
Allstate 
Beauty Changes Lives
The Chicago Bears
Cook County Bar Association
Cornerstone On Demand Foundation
The Dawson Restaurant
FedEx
Hollywood Casinos
LG
McGladrey
Nanny Magic; founder and author Florence Ann Romanno
​Nike
Nintendo
​Northwestern Medicine
Office Depot
​OLFA
Origami Owl; founders Bella and Chrissy Weems
Pivot Point Academy

The Second City
​Subway
Underwriters Laboratories
​Volkswagen 

​World Kitchen

List of celebrity clients available upon request.
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Education
Pivot Point Academy, Evanston, IL
Licensed Cosmetologist; Illinois

New York University; The Gallatin School of Individualized Study
Bachelor of Arts in Art Theory and Film; Minor degree in French Language
Graduated with Honors; Class of 2011

The Prague Institute of North Carolina State University College of Design
Semester study of Costume Design in Prague, Czech Republic; Spring 2010

Work Experience
Shear Conviction Salon & Photo, Chicago, IL January 2014 – June 2014
Hair Stylist and Makeup Artist
Hairstylist specializing in men’s hair and ethnic hair
On –staff makeup artist for weddings, photoshoots, and makeovers
Assisted behind the scenes with lighting and wardrobe of photoshoots

MAC Cosmetics, Chicago, IL/New York, NY February 2007 – December 2013
Makeup Artist
Trained by MAC and began as a Freelance Makeup Artist for in-store events

Experience the Ride, New York, NY May 2012 – December 2012
Wardrobe Supervisor
Responsible for preparing costumes and dressing actors before performances
Helped organize costume department inventory and budget
Assisted in fittings, altered and mended garments

Interview Magazine, New York, NY January 2012 – June 2012
Photography Assistant; Acting Assistant Photography Editor
Produced photoshoots with renowned photographers and talent
Supervised exchange of images between photographers and the magazine
Implemented a new system of managing Photography Department budget
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