Do you ever wish you had a crystal ball to use in your classroom? Maybe you’ve wanted to show students a professional salon in action or put theory and soft skills topics into context of the everyday workplace. Perhaps you want them to be exposed to the types of challenges they will inevitably face with customers, coworkers and managers. Well, we can’t offer you the future, however we can offer you the next best thing, a scenario-based learning experience. One that is delivered via 48 episodes that follow an entertaining and engaging storyline.
Studio Luma: Scenarios for Salon-Ready Professionals is a DVD Series that follows main characters Silvie, Brad, Viv, Alice and Maya as they perform cutting, coloring, and chemical texture services on clients while problem solving challenges and striving for success. It was designed to give students a glimpse into their future, allowing them to observe a working salon and the types of situations they will face, ultimately feeling confident approaching them, and become fully prepared to take the next step in their journey to becoming a successful licensed professional.
- Every episode depicts a technical procedure, explores the important theory topics that relate to each service, and presents the soft skills required to be successful.
- Engaging animations are carefully placed throughout each episode to highlight and break down theory topics presented in the storyline to ensure emphasis, clarity and retention.
- An Instructor CD is provided that includes a lesson plan for each episode to help integrate the videos into your curriculum. Each plan includes an episode summary, episode length, technical and soft skills topics covered, learning objectives, and suggested classroom time needed to watch the episode and have classroom discussion.
- The series is easy to incorporate into your existing cosmetology program.
Disc 1
- Episode 1: Opening Day (Blowdry & Flat Iron)
- Episode 2: Prom Night (Fingerwave & Pincurl)
- Episode 3: Here Comes the Bride (Updos & Braids)
- Episode 4: Manic Cure (Natural Nails)
- Episode 5: Alpha vs. Alpha (One-Length Haircut)
- Episode 6: High Maintenance (Graduated Cut)
- Episode 7: Goalkeeper (Layered Cut)
- Episode 8: Buzzed Cut (Clipper Cut)
- Episode 9: Degree of Separation (Skin)
- Episode 10: Rumor Has It (One-Length Layered & Design)
Disc 2
- Episode 11: Drab to Fab (Layered Graduated Design)
- Episode 12: Rock & Razor (Razor Cut & Design)
- Episode 13: Bicycle Red (Solid Color)
- Episode 14: Act Your Age (Color Retouch)
- Episode 15: Blonde Ambition (Double-Process Haircolor)
- Epsiode 16: Time Crunch (Dimensional Color)
- Episode 17: Pinup Girl (Retouch & Roller)
- Episode 18: That’s a Wrap (Molding & Shaping)
- Episode 19: Blondes Just Want to Have Fun (Double-Process & Design)
- Episode 20: Mirror Mirror (Dimensional Color & Design)
Disc 3
- Episode 21: Fixin’ to Perm (Basic Perm)
- Episode 22: A New Twist (Specialty Spiral)
- Episode 23: Just Relax (Virgin Relaxer)
- Episode 24: Viv’s Goodbye (Relaxer Retouch)
- Episode 25: Silvie’s Choice (Thio Straightener)
- Episode 26: Reform School: Maya’s First Day (Curl Reforming)
- Episode 27: Bella at the Bowl (Basic Bricklay Perm)
- Episode 28: The Value Proposition (Specialty Double-Rod Perm)
- Episode 29: Raven Returns (Artificial Nails)
- Episode 30: A Blast from the Past (Basic Perm & Design)
Disc 4
- Episode 31: Formal Gabby (Basic Bricklay & Design)
- Episode 32: Double or Nothing (Specialty Perm)
- Episode 33: Demo Day (Artificial Hair Enhancements)
- Episode 34: Imposter Syndrome (Curl Diffusion)
- Episode 35: Kid Police (Thio Straightener)
- Episode 36: The Masterpiece (Curl Reforming)
- Episode 37: Let’s Chat (Interviewing)
- Episode 38: Bye Bye Blondie (Cut, Color & Design 1)
- Episode 39: Balayage (Cut, Color & Design 2)
- Episode 40: Asymmetry (Balance, Proportion & Shape)
Disc 5
- Episode 41: Charlie’s Boards (Mock State Board Exam)
- Episode 42: What a Man Wants (Cut, Texture & Design 1)
- Episode 43: The Quiet Chair (Cut, Texture & Design 2)
- Episode 44: Splitting Hairs (Cut, Texture & Design 3)
- Episode 45: Look Before You Leap (Salon Management)
- Episode 46: Never Mind, Be Kind (Cut, Color, Texture & Design 1)
- Episode 47: The Greener Grass (Cut, Color, Texture & Design 2)
- Episode 48: Gratitude, Makeovers & Competitions (Cut, Color, Texture & Design 3)
Disc 6
- Lesson Plans: Includes episode summary, episode length, technical and soft skills topics covered, learning objectives, and suggested classroom time needed to watch the episode and have classroom discussion.
DVD Series
Running Time: 31 Hours | ©2018
ISBN: 9781337630856
List Price: $1049.95 USD
Episode Introduction
This clip shows Brad, a Studio Luma stylist, who is letting his hectic day affect his mood and interactions with his guest Stephanie. This sample clip sets the scene for the rest of the episode which teaches students time management skills and how to manage adversity, all while walking them through the steps of a layered cut.
Procedure
In this clip, Maya helps a guest go back to being a brunette after spending some time blonde. Specifically, it showcases part of the two-step process of first pre-lightening the hair and second, applying the new color.
Animation
This clip shows one of several animations found throughout each episode which help to breakdown complex theory information in a fun, memorable way for students.