Contemporary Victorian Hairstyles

To start you need to section the hair into two sections. When trying to make a zig zag parting I struggled so only made it zig zag half way then made it straight which I liked in the end. Now that you have your two sections you need to curl all of the hair in the sections then once its all curled back comb the hair so that it creates its own shape then secure it with curvy grips and hair pins to create two big/fluffy buns like the image we was working from. I feel that something I struggled with was creating the zig zag sectioning as it's not something I'm used to doing and it was hard keeping the parts I had already sectioned while moving is down to the bottom of the hair. To improve I will just need to practise creating more unique hairlines as this will help me when working with other peoples ideas as some will be very different and I need to be prepared to create anything. However I feel that back combing and creating the buns went well as they were quite sturdy and after I had backcombed them they had natural shape anyway.
This look was interesting to create but I don't feel it would fit with either of my characters as it just wouldn't fit with the tv series as it is too contemporary.

Possible hairstyles for Mrs Laderman

Here I have created a loose bun with quite a lot of fly away hairs. I feel this would look nice in my images but I don't want her hair to make her look childish or styled. I want the hair to look messy like she has been through the forest and has shape shifted and is now a very vulnerable and helpless lady. This hairstyle wouldn't help me show this.





Here I left the hair down with waves and slightly backcombed to make it look quite messy then to add to the look I added leaves into the hair and plan to add some trigs as Mrs Laderman's hair needs to look messy and like she has been dragged through the forest by whatever creature she shape shifted into as she cant quite control it at the point in time I had chose.I feel that this will probably end up being the hairstyle I use for my images.



Here is a dutch braid around the head I thought about using for my character which looks quite messy down to me pulling parts out to make it look more messy. However looking at this hairstyle I feel that it probably would look too styled as it is a plait which would suggest that time has been put into the hairstyle and her appearance.





Here is one of my last ideas for Mrs Laderman's hair which may look a bit too childish/ young as already I have made Mrs Laderman's alter ego 20 years younger to help me find a model which still is probably pushing it a bit. This hairstyle would probably fit more if Mrs Laderman was to be a strong character that is a saviour type as it is a hairstyle that occurs in a lot of films for the main female role.

Possible hairstyles for Claudia

Here I have just left the hair straight which would look really nice as my models hair is very long and is dip died. With this I just straighten the ends to ensure all of the hair went together and their wasn't any kinks in the hair.
I feel this could be the final hair for my images as I want the main focus of the images to be my models eyes and if I was to create an extravagant hairstyle it was distract you from the makeup.




Here is another idea for Claudia hair where I clipped up a smart section of the side of the hair leaving some front parts to frame the face. However I want to avoid the hair looking too put together as she will be shot in a forest kind of setting and will be crying so she shouldn't look perfectly styled which I feel she would to if I was to style her hair this way.




Here is another idea however looking at it now I can see it isn't right for Claudia it looks way to formal and put together which just wouldn't fit. Claudia is supposed to be a character that doesn't care too much about how she looks and how she is seen by people but also is naturally beautiful so doesn't need to take care of her appearance.







Here is one of my last ideas which I do like and feel could look nice in my images but again it is just a bit too put together and a bit too girly for Claudia. I want her to look beautiful and I want her to have piercing eyes in my images. I feel this hairstyle just wouldn't fit with Claudia's personality as she is supposed to be pure but with that little dark side to her from watching all of them horror shows/films.

Developed face charts and make practises for Mrs Laderman

Here is my final face chart for Mrs Laderman. In this face chart you can clearly see the colours and its more visible. I want the makeup under the eyes to be very visible as I need my character to look scary and dirty. This will be created using the darker colours in the foundation palette by Kryolan and the Kryolan Supra Colour palette. This will help me create dark under eye circles and using the darker blush in the Kryolan Blusher palette to make the chin, neck head and shoulders look dirty like she has been in the forest.

Developed face charts for Claudia with practise makeup

After trying more the one tear on each eye I chose to do just one tear as it looked more realistic so here is my final face chart for Claudia and she will be wearing a white dress as white connotes purity, also she will be holding a white rose with blood on it as her tears will fall onto it. I want the tears to look realistic so I will avoid putting too much blood as it can just look too clumpy and fake. I will also make sure her face makeup is underneath and I still want the model to look beautiful and want her eyes to be quite piercing so I have chosen a model with really bright blue eyes to play Claudia.

American Horror Story Inspired Hair

This hairstyle is inspired by the character Vivien Harmon as her hair is very soft and curly a lot of the time in the show.
To create this style you use different size rollers in the hair.

Start by sectioning all of the hair in front of the ears putting the hair into a middle parting then on each side putting the hair into 4 sections.
Using the red rollers section my section put the hair in the rollers and secure them.
Next using the blue rollers create two small sections under when the red rollers were used. Kind of like brick work create 3 sections under the two just put in rollers section and add the hair into the blue rollers.
Now moving onto white rollers create 4 small sections under the three just created and put the repeat that step until all of the hair is in rollers.
Looking back I feel that this hairstyle looks very soft and subtle just like the hairstyle in American Horror Story.

American Horror Story Inspired hair

Start by sectioning all of the hair in front of the ears putting the hair into a middle parting then on each side putting the hair into 4 sections.
Using the red rollers section my section put the hair in the rollers and secure them.
Next using the blue rollers create two small sections under when the red rollers were used. Kind of like brick work create 3 sections under the two just put in rollers section and add the hair into the blue rollers.
Now moving onto white rollers create 4 small sections under the three just created and put the repeat that step until all of the hair is in rollers.
Looking back I feel that this hairstyle looks very soft and subtle just like the hairstyle in American Horror Story.
Leaving in all of the red rollers take all of the other colours out and section the hair into 3 parts. Individually roll them towards the hair and secure with a curvy grip and repeat with eat of these sections then using hair pins take a few strands of hair between the sections pull towards you and then into the hair to make the sections join without any gaps.
Now taking the hair out of the red rollers section by section create small rolls following the curls and pulling it back to the back of the hair to decorate and make the hairstyle look nice.
I feel I was able to create this hairstyle with ease as its simular to hairstyles I have created before. However one thing I struggled with was where to place the hair so if I was to recreate this hairstyle I would section the front part of the hair more so that I had more to clip and this would have helped me build up the front of the hair instead of just having too sections as looking back now I feel that it looks too heavy and doesn't sit very well. I wouldn't use this for my characters hair as I want my characters to look either upset or helpless and this hairstyle is a bit too put together.

Make up in motion - Practising makeup for Mrs Laderman

Here is my practise for Mrs Laderman's makeup which I feel came out quite well as she looks quite strange but helpless in a way which is what I wanted. However I worry that the makeup under the eyes won't get picked up by the camera so I tried to make it quite intense to avoid this. Although looking at these pictures it still doesn't look too much. When creating this look I wasn't sue how exactly I would make the face look dirty because a lot of the browns in my kit have red in them which makes it look quite fake so I tried the darkest blush in the Kryolan Blucher palette and it cam out quite well and made her face look quite dirty and like she had been wondering around a forest which is something I wanted so I was quite happy about this.

Make up in Motion shoot - Makeup practise for Claudia

Here is one of my practises for the makeup on my model playing 'Claudia'. When designing the makeup for my character I looked at the images from True Blood when the characters cried blood as I wanted to see if it was singles tears or more than that and it was varied so I practised 2 different looks on my model.

Looking at the first image with one tear I feel it looks more believable as its more subtle then multiple tears. 

Also when I first practised this I was using normal fake blood which came out too much of a bright red and also stained the face so luckily the special effects Coagulated Blood that didn't drip so that I had more time to take my images without the tear moving too much.

Luckily the Coagulated Blood had turned up in time for my next practise and I was able to try out multiple tears to see how it looked and if it looked realistic enough or if it was the kind of look I was going for.

Looking at the images now I can see that more then one tear looks too fake and just isn't what I want in my images so I will create just one tear on both eyes as I feel it looks more realistic and elegant which is what I was as Claudia is supposed to be very pure despite becoming a vampire which is why I will be styling my model in a white dress as white suggests purity. Also the model will be holding a white rose supposedly from 'Quentin' her imaginary boyfriend that she hat to leave behind when moving to this small town. With this show I will be just keeping the hair stair as it doesn't need to be very extravagant due to her being upset.

Creating light scars using moulds

To start off you need to trim the wound to make sure it is the right size for when you want to apply it. It is important to remember to keep the wound small as you you build it up with the fake blood and colour but if you apply a big wound then it can look unrealistic which isn't the look your going for. Also when trimming the wound, straight lines pic up easier so it is more effective to make the lines more wiggly so that you can blend it out more smoothly and easily. To prepare the skin and the wound add the glue using a baby bud and cover the surface with the glue right up to the edges. Put the glue where you want the wound to be and ensure that when you are done with the glue that you put the lid back on as the glue will dry up which will stop it from being as effective.
When the glue is nearly clear apply the wound to the part of skin with the glue then press it into the skin to ensure that it is stuck properly.
Then using the Witch Hazel and a cotton bud rub away from the wound to smooth out the edges which could take a while so it is important to stay patient to avoid giving up. Then powder the wound to see if you need to colour the would to fit with the models skin tone.
Then to colour use the Supra colour Kryolan palette mixed with moisturiser as it is easier to build up then going in with just the colour. With my wound I felt it didn't look complete to I added fake blood around the edges of the wound where I had struggled to blend them out as the wound would just break away. Despite this I feel I was able to save the would and make it look effective even though it didn't look like I'd be able to.

Whilst creating this would there was many opportunities where I was ready to give up as when I was trying to blend the edges out it just broke away and didn't blend at all but I decided to stick it out as it was the first time using moulds to make wounds and I wasn't going to be perfect at it. Looking at the images from this practical I feel I was able to save it and make it look realistic and effective which why it is important to not give up no matter how frustrating something is.

Health and safety 
When removing the mould it is important to be careful as its lightly glued and if its on a place where there are hairs as it can hurt removing it.

Products used/ equipment used;
Petrolese
Prosaide glue
Witch hazel 
Powder
Supra colour greasepaint
Pro-clean
scissors
cotton buds
cotton pads
brushes

Consultation notes;
Name - Chloe Morris
Age - 18
Skin type - Combination
Hair type - Naturally Brown and medium thickness

Skin Tone - Yellow toned
Eye colour - Blue
Eye Shape - Even 

Allergies - None
Medication - None
Contraindication - None

My first face chart for Mrs Laderman

In this face chart you cant see very clearly but I have tried to create harsh shadows/bags under the eyes to make her look extremely tired and unwell/ I wanted to also make her lips look quite dry and to have some brown on her chin to make her look dirty and to bring that down onto her neck as well. I will also be purchasing eye contacts for my model to wear but I'm not sure whether it'll be orange one or white ones so I will decide when I see what the shop has. I feel the contacts will add the the look and make her look even more creepy and possessed which is what I wanted.

My first face chart for Claudia

Here is my face chart for Claudia. When thinking about how I could do the makeup I wanted to make the tears look subtle I wanted to avoid it looking too fake as If i was to do more then one tear on each eye it probably would have looked too fake. However I looked at pictures from true blood of the vampires crying as I remembered seeing one of the vampires crying uncontrollably and came across a picture where one of the characters had multiple tears on the face. So I thought I should keep it as a possibility and drew a makeup chart for that as well.

True Blood Hairtsyles

In true blood the hairstyles aren't very adventurous which makes me want to avoid creating a hairstyle that is too complex as it would make my characters stand out too much which is what I would want to avoid.


Sookie's hairstyle especially are very low maintenance and include curls and beach waves. This was probably down to her working a lot and also being in the thick of most of the drama meaning she would have very little time to herself however she did always manage to look put together and well presented despite this. I can relate my character to Sookie quite a lot which makes me feel that my character should have very natural makeup not including the tears of blood as she is now a vampire so will be a bit different to Sookie but I want my character to just have straight hair as she should look like a natural beauty and not like she has spent ages getting ready.




Pam who is seen as one of the more sinister characters has quite a sexy style and always has big and voluminous hair. A lot of the time wearing leather and dark clothing but also scarlet reds. This makes her look like a fierce character a lot of the time. I want Claudia to be different from Pam as Claudia is supposed to be more pure and kind hearted but with a bit of a dark side to her. However Pam does have a bit of a vulnerable side to her and reminds me of my character Mrs Laderman as Mrs Laderman is quite a strong lady but her alter ego will be showed as very vulnerable as she is a shape shifter and has lots of different sides and mysteries to her.



Jessica is the one you have to feel sorry for but she still has the fierce side to her. Her hair is rarely straight but still isn't too much she seems to experiment more with her makeup as it can be very natural and neutral then it goes to being quite dramatic. I feel that I would prefer Mrs Laderman's alter ego to be like Jessica as it fits more. Jessica when she first turned into a vampire was helpless and extremely vulnerable but once she got the hang of it she became a very bold and fierce women but still with that kind hearted side to her.

Gothic Horror Presentation - True Blood

FMS408 Make Up in Motion Presentation

Horror and Fashion

This session was all about application of colour and trying something different. Also was important to work from images as in this industry you have to work from a lot of pictures or mood boards. Also in this session I had to look at the type of products used and what texture they were. This meant that if I didn't have the same products I had to make do and use the products I had in a way to look the same as the image. With this makeup look I struggled to make the cheeks as dewy and shiny as they looked in the picture but using glitter and moisturiser I managed to make it look more similar. Despite not having baby oil or clear lipgloss to make the cheeks shiny. After this session I realised that having clear gloss and baby oil are a necessity to have in your kit as you never know when they will come in handy.

2nd Continuity assessment

2nd Continuity Assessment

With the second continuity assessment I feel that the images came out different to the first as the lighting was slightly off but that was something that occurred with a lot of the people in the class and still effected me even though I made sure that the settings on the camera were the same. Looking back now at the images I think the hair came out better then the makeup and i feel the makeup didn't look as effective as before due to my model deciding to fake tan before my assessment which i was unaware of until the day of the assessment. This could be why in the images the face looks very pale and washed out compared to the neck and chest area which I did put makeup over to match the face but was difficult as the face an neck were such different colours before putting the makeup on my model. Also I feel I made things hard for myself by adding tears to the makeup look as it meant I would have to try to ensure the tear was in the exact same place as before which was difficult as I had to add the tears just before taking the images and catch them falling as I took the images.

Products used;
Illamasqua Satin Primer
Complexion rescue by Bare Minerals
Kryolan Concealer palette
Illamasqua Loose Powder
Illamasqua Sculpt Duo
Red from the Supra Colour Kryolan palette mixed with moisturiser
Rimmel liner 'Red Dynamite
Maybelline 'Lash Sensational'
Glycerine

1st Continuity Assessment

Hair and Makeup Assessment - Continuity

Here are the images from my first assessment which I feel went quite well. If I was to improve this or could change anything I would ensure that there are no random straight hair which happened with the hairstyle I created as now I have to recreate this again for my second continuity assessment.
Also feel that I made things harder for myself by adding the tears as it was hard enough catching it falling down the face while taken the pictures the first time and now I have to attempt to recreate what happened by chance.

Products used;
Illamasqua Satin Primer
Complexion rescue by Bare Minerals
Kryolan Concealer palette
Illamasqua Loose Powder
Illamasqua Sculpt Duo
Red from the Supra Colour Kryolan palette mixed with moisturiser
Rimmel liner 'Red Dynamite
Maybelline 'Lash Sensational'
Glycerine

Continuity Assessment Notes- The Picture Of Dorian Gray (Sibyl)

Makeup in Motion Continuity Assessment

This chart shows the basic makeup that I will be creating however it will be less dramatic and blended better as its hard to get a realistic representation of what makeup you will be creating on a makeup chart with it being on paper its hard to blend products out easily. Also with the lips I will be going over the natural shape as when your upset around your lips can get red.

Horror: the film genre where men don't have all the fun

In this article it is discussed how women can be sexualised in horror films as it says 'And while directors such as Dario Argento ('if they have a good face or figure I would much prefer to watch them being murdered than an ugly girl or man) and Brian De Palma have expressed a preference for menacing or killing beautiful women in their films, this doesn't mean their work is devoid of feisty heroines.' This shows how women can be sexualised as it is rare to see an ugly women or man in a horror movie being the victim. And as it says in the article people prefer to see the beautiful women die in a film as they can sexualise them which also fits with Laura Mulvey's male Gaze which is applied in nearly every horror film as there will typically be a dum blonde or the women will more frequently be the victim rather then the villain. Also a lot of the horror films typically make the younger actors and actresses become the possessed character as it catches your attention more and when children are involved it grips the audiences attention more due to children stereotypically starting of as an innocent child turning into some kind of monster that the adults can't even control. 

Horror movies seem to be extremely popular mainly because it has no specific gender demographic which is discussed in the article as horror films have elements that will make you scream, cry, laugh and smile which make it the perfect type of film to watch as a couple. It isn't a gender specific genre which is why it makes it so popular. Also near enough every horror movie has a pretty women for the men to fix their attention to and the women will often have a strong male that comes to the women's saviour that they can fantasise over.

Female Archetypes of American Horror Story

This article talks about the different types of female characters you tend to see in horror tv series and movies specifically talking about the American Horror Story. It discusses how they have pushed a lot of boundaries but when it comes to women is it reinforcing archetypes.
It then goes on to pinpoint some of the female characters in the 'murder house' who make up its foundation.

The scorned woman - I wasn't quite sure what this meant so I searched it and it means 'to refuse to do something because one is too proud'. In the horror house it is Vivien Harmon who is the scorned woman as she has been through miscarriages, a cheating husband and a home invasion. However very rarely will you see her properly affected by these things as she is a strong and proud women that doesn't like to show her weaknesses.

The Cougar - This is the next door neighbour as she tends to enjoy the company of younger men but is also shown as abusive as she cant accept her daughter who isn't seen as beautiful in her eyes and she struggles to accept her as a normal girl and can't see past her daughter having Down Syndrome and pushes her away as he daughter just wants to be seen as beautiful and normal which is understandable.

The Innocent - The cougars playful daughter who has Down Syndrome. Her innocence makes her one of the shows more endearing and kind hearted characters. All she wants is to be pretty and to be seen as a normal girl as her mother is extremely vain and makes her feel like she can't excepted by other people because of it. However she is reminded frequently by her mother and society that she is not a normal and pretty girl which is unfair and makes the audience feel sorry for her.

The Fatalist - This is Vivien Harmon's daughter Violet who is a goth girl outsider. She struggles with depression and cuts herself a lot which is shown on the show regularly. She deals with bullying, suicide attempts and drug overdoses due to the constant arguments and drama with her parents and with her not fitting in with anyone at school she feels lost and alone.

The Femme Fatale - I wasn't quite sure what this one meant so searched it and it means an attractive and seductive woman, especially one who will ultimately cause distress to a man who becomes involved with her. In this case it is Moira the housekeeper who appears in two forms, for the women she is an older lady with a cloudy eye but for the men she is a young and sexed up pinup girl in a french maid's outfit complete with garters.

There are more female archetypes in the American Horror Story but I feel these are the main ones that are most frequently seen and involved in mayhem. I feel that American Horror Story does well in exploring the different ways you can portray women as in a lot of Horror series you tend to just see women as the victim but in this series the women are shown as quite dominant and the men are the weaker sex as the husband of Vivien is portrayed as quite weak especially when it comes to Moira the house keeper. I like the way American Horror Story Subverts from the normal Archetypes and feel that this is probably why it is so popular.

Continuity Hair practise

Here is my practise for the continuity for the hair. When created this hairstyle one of my worries was recreating it perfectly as it was so complex.
To create this hairstyle I started by sectioning the hair into 4 sections in front of the ears then at the front of the hair to apply heated rollers, 2 vertical and then 2 horizontal.

·     Then create two more sections leaving some hair at the bottom of the head, curl the top section of the hair and clip it up as soon as it has been curled to let it cool down in the position it is in then I repeated that step with the other two sections. Ensure that the top section is loosely tied so that you can pull it up to tie the lace around it into the shape of a bow.

·     Then take all the clips out so they fall naturally to see what kind of shape you want to create. Then I continued to clip up the top section of the hair around the bow to compliment it and avoided to create a 4 section bun as that wouldn’t fit with late 19^th century. Then continued by clipping/styling the second section joining it with the top section so it all looks together hiding the lines from the sections I created at first.

      Once that section has been clipped up you can join the outside part of the bottom section with the other sections.

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      Then I clipped up the bow to secure the outside parts so it looks more secure and stands up. To finish the hairstyle, I undid the hair 

      in the rollers at the front and joined it with the rest of the hair ensuring that it was tight enough but still bit loose.

To the right are the images from my first assessment taken on my phone which shows how similar/close I managed to get the hairstyle to when I practised it.
Looking back I feel its quite similar but I can still see subtle differences which
makes me worried about how close I will get it in my next continuity assessment.