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.

·         

      

      
      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.