American Horror story

American Horror Story

The American horror story, is a famous TV series, which started in 2011. The American Horror story includes the use of different types of horror which are both psychological and physical, the series also includes the use of an Asylum, witches a freak show and a family which is torn apart by many horror events which occurs in the first series.


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Season 1 the murder house

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The first series of the American Horror story, experiences a family moving into a new home, which is haunted by a 1922 man and his wife. The new family which have moved into the house experience, many physical and physiological horrors, however the main character experiences visits from a women, however the element which is so appealing to the audience is mystery and cliff hangers through out the series, the main character Vivien doesn't realise who the women is. The gothic motif I feel best describes the first series of the American Horror series is ' the uncanny' something which is mysterious but in an unsettling way.


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Season 2 The Asylum

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The second series of the American Horror story is set back in 1964, and includes spin tingling experiences in an unsettling asylum. The main character in this series, experiences the physical horror of being turned into a nun, who is found captured by an evil doctor with an interested in experiments. The gothic motif I feel best describes the second series, is power, the main character is captured and in the hands of the doctor.

I feel this second series would be an interesting series to recreate two characters for, I am considering researching further into this series before deciding on my chosen TV series and my final character designs


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season 3 The coven

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The third series of the American horror story, is located in New Orleans and experiences the use of the supernatural and witches. In the series many characters from previous series return as witches, and many new comers also feature in the series. The gothic motif I feel best describes the third series is, ' supernatural' the series lets the audience experience the use of two worlds colliding together.


I feel the coven would be an interesting series to create my two characters for, however I feel I will get distracted and relate my two characters to the stereotypical type of witches.


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Season 4 The freak Show

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The season TV American horror series ' the freak show' is set back in 1952
in Jupiter Florida. The series focuses on a list of freaks incorporated into a show ,The show is run by Elsa Mars who throughout the series makes the freaks experience death and the struggle for survival. In the series finale the ring leader of the  freak show , Elsa Mars is finally confronted for killing her freaks and is banished and turned into a freak starring in her own show.


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Season 5 Hotel

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The most recent series of the American horror story, the hotel is set in the fabulous hotel, the chateau mormont, where supernatural experience occur . The gothic motif I feel best describes season five the hotel, is supernatural,  due to the audience experiencing two worlds colliding together. I feel the gothic motif the ' uncanny' also can be used to describe the series, the hotel is mysterious but also strange and unsettling at the same time.


After researching into the season five American Horror series, the Hotel I have decided not to create my two characters relating to the series, due to getting the impression that the hotel is the main character in this series, therefore I feel the hair and makeup in this series will not be the main focus.


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Chosen TV series

After researching into the American Horror story I decided to choose the four series of the American Horror story which was the freak show, due to gathering many ideas in terms of the hair makeup and styling for both characters .I had also thought up a storyline for both characters which linked into the series well .
When choosing my TV series to create my characters for I also took into consideration my own fears, in order to convey and element of horror, my fear is clowns and puppets, therefore for my first character Quentin I decided to incorporate elements of a clown and a puppet into my final design.The gothic motif I wanted to include in my Quentin make up design was, 'the uncanny' I felt this choice of word best describes my character, due to my character being mysterious and unsettling .


For my Mrs Laderman look I wanted to include an element of femme Fetale, therefore I chose this series due to my makeup inspirations linking into the circus theme. The gothic motif which I feel best describes my Mrs Laderman character is, 'power' Mrs Laderman is a character which controls both Claudia, her neighbour and Quentin, who I have decided is a human puppet controlled by Mrs Laderman, the new ring leader of the freak show.