( due to being unable to attach the PowerPoint onto my blog, I have copied and pasted all the relevant information and images n order to convey my ideas and what was spoken about in my five minute presentation.)
Claudia
and Quentin
FMS408 make-up in motion
Heidi Lloyd
The
American Horror story-
The freak show
The freak show
•After Looking in to a variety of horror series ,I have chosen to relate
my looks to the fourth series of the American Horror story ( the freak show )
•I have chosen this series due to being able to create an interesting
story line for my two characters Quentin and Mrs Laderman.
•I also wanted to link the idea of horror and fun together in order to
appeal to a target audience of teenagers.
•The American horror story freak show is set back in 1952 and located in
Jupitar
Florida.
•Due to the series being set back in the 1950s I want to link the style
into my final design in terms of the hair and makeup.
Audience demographics
•After researching into statics there is a higher percentage of women
watching horror movies today than there are men.
•Statics say the average age watching horror is 14-35 for men and 18-49
for women.
•The real question is why are horror films so appealing to women?
•People are attracted to horror due to liking the thought of fear and
being scared.
•In order to appeal to a wide audience I wanted my look to include the
horror element in my hair and makeup design
which I feel will appeal to the male audience but also keep the look
very colorful and fun which I feel will relate to the the younger generation
and women.
• By including these elements in my design I feel this will also work
well with chosen TV series and the overall theme which is the circus.
Mrs Laderman
Character storyline:
After following in the footsteps of sister
Elsa
Mrs. Laderman decides to
take control becoming the new ring leader of her very
own freak show seeking revenge after Mordrake reincarnated
Elsa as a freak , she may seem like a middle age female fetal women
but turns evil seeking for those who having interests in the supernatural
and
horror and turns them into exhibits for
her own show.
Mrs Laderman has close relationship with neighbour
Claudia
but plays mind games wit her using her latest recruit Quentin as a weapon
seeking revenge on Claudia the daughter of mordrake.
The overall look I am going for in
terms of the makeup is a female fetale , 1950s style makeup , due to the TV
series linking to the circus the makeup will also be very colourful to convey
this. Mrs
Ladermans makeup will include:
-A strong red lipstick
-strong cheekbones
-heavy eye makeup
-an eyeliner flick
Mrs Laderman also is an evil women
seeking for exhibits for her show in order to include an element of horror ,
the makeup will also include:
-blood around the mouth
-white eyelids
-Heavy
red makeup around the eyes
In terms of the hair a sleek bun or
the marseille style
wave I feel will convey the period of time in which the TV series was set which
is the 1950s.
By styling the hair and makeup with
these elements I feel this could appeal to both male and women .
Development of Mrs. Laderman
•When researching into Mrs Ladermans look and creating the
background story for the character the first word which came to my head was
‘veiled’- which is to be covered or concealed, Mrs Laderman to most people is seen as
an ordinary middle age women in her 40’s but in reality she is an evil women
seeking for those for her freak show.
•The keyword inspired me to look for makeup design which disguise Mrs
Ladermans true colours.
•The keyword also inspired me to think of a character plot /background
story about Mrs laderman.
•The scene I see my character playing in reference to my hair and makeup
design ideas is : is an ordinary person with a secret identity as a ring leader
of the freak show.
•What do I now need to do?
•Now I have thought of several key words and a scene linking to my
keyword which is ‘veiled’ I now need to think of props which could be included
in my design such as a top hat or a mask ETC.
•I now need to narrow down my ideas to think of a clearer idea in order
to create a face chart which I can develop my look on.
Mrs Laderman Mood board
Quentin
•Quentin- after having an interest in the supernatural and horror has
become Miss Ladermans latest recruit , the human puppet, meaning Quentin is
trapped in his own mind and body and being controlled by Mrs
Laderman as a freak and a weapon against Claudia.
•After years of not being connected to the outside world except for the
likes of Mrs. Laderman
Claudia starts to go insane believing Quentin is her imaginary
boyfriend
who changes according to her moods, but in reality he changes due to being
controlled by Mrs. Laderman which gives the audience the perception of Quentin
being a
freak .
•In order to develop my character the hair and makeup will be :
•The hair will be Sleaked back using gel.
•The makeup will be dark around the eyes and the cheekbones (Pete
Doherty makeup)
•Stiches across the mouth to convey he is trapped
•The face will look like it is made from wood by creating the wood grain
on the face to make him look like a puppet
•A zipper brain situated on his forehead to convey his mind is being
controlled.
•An open chest showing his ribcage and body parts to convey his body is
being controlled.
•Strings tied tightly around his hands with blood marks around them to
convey another element of being controlled.
•I feel by styling Quentin as a human puppet this look will include and element of fun as well as horror
which I feel will appeal to the younger generation as well as men and women.
Development of character
•The key
word I choose was stitches due to wanted include this as a prominent effect on
my final makeup design.
•The
stitches across Quentins mouth which I want to include in my makeup design idea gives the
audience an idea of his background story.
•His
background story is: he has no control of his mind mouth or body.
•The key
word inspired me to think of a prominent background story for Quentin.
• it
also inspired me to research further into horror and special effects.
•What do
I need to do now?
•I now
need to narrow down all of my ideas to create a clear face chart for my final
Quentin design.
Quentin Mood board
What do I need to do now
•I need to narrow down my ideas to have a clearer idea on my final
design
•I need to create a face chart in which I can develop on.
•I need to take into consideration the location on where to shoot my
Quentin look.
•I need to take into consideration what props I want to include in my
look to relate to the scene .
•I need to think of how to style the hair for both characters
What are my concerns?
Lack of
time in order to create my final design.
-Too
many ideas. Which ones to choose?
-The
styling not relating to my chosen series.
How can
we help you ?
By
getting feedback on my ideas will help me to narrow them down and create a face
chart to develop on.
Having
tutorials and speaking to lecturers about my final look will help me develop my
final look and know whether my scene relates to my chosen series
After presenting my ideas to the class, my lecture Sharon gave me feedback in order to think of more thorough ideas which would relate to my chosen TV series: she told me to research into , femme fetale, burlesque, American horror , freak shows and 1950s hair and makeup
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