Emily-Jane Sturrock

From starting in Costume departments for television in 1993, Emily realised that her passion was for make-up artistry.

After training as a make-up artist, she found it to be more enjoyable to be multi skilled, and carried on working in both professions

At the beginning of 1999 she had the good fortune to join Weta Workshop for the preproduction and filming of Lord of the Rings.

Enjoying many years working with the lead actors on set as their armour and weapons stand-by and continuity supervisor for the Weta armour department.

For King Kong she returned to the make-up department for hair punching, wig knotting and body painting of the Island Natives.

Also joining the make-up team for the pre-production work on 30 Days of Night and Black Sheep. As well as the hair punching work for Golden Compass and Lonely Dog

Re-training again to work in Weta Workshops' Production department for 2007. This lead onto the position of P.A to the Workshop Supervisor until 2009

Film Project List 

• Lord of the Rings
• King Kong
• 30 Days of Night
• Black Sheep
• Prince Caspian
• Halo 3 shorts 
• District 9
• Avatar

Currently she is working as the Costume and Armour departments' textile artist and Weta Workshops beauty make-up artist as required.