Reflection.

Overall I am really pleased with the outcome of my images. I felt I took a lot of time planning my looks. I managed my time well on both shoots and feel that they both look like a horror couple . I tried to make the makeup look not so dramatic as it is for a music video. They both look like strong characters. I found this brief really interesting as I felt I had more freedom with my looks and could create more beauty looking looks which is what I really enjoy. I developed my characters through watching films and documentaries also distinguishing what it was that was psychotically wrong with the characters and to see if I could turn meanings into a look. At first I was rather worried about working on a male. But I actually enjoyed it.

Quentin photos.

This is my face shot of Quentin. I used a knife as a prop to indicate that he has just been cutting up someone.

For my mid length I decided to style my character wearing a shirt and tie as it is not the typical outfit to wear when murdering. It shows that he cares about his appearance and is pristine. The knife is a weapon and also is like a metaphor for my characters vanity as it is reflective like a mirror. 

Creating Quentin.

Face charts.

 For Quentins hair I want it to be a right side parting. I want the hair to be completely flat to the head. The hair needs to be really neat his is to reflect my characters perfectionist personalty.
I will create this by using a pin tail comb, and mousse.

 

 I want my Quentine to have perfect pale skin as pale skin has
connantations of horror. Also he stays in with Claudia ll of the time making him pale. I want him to have defined cheekbones as this gives him a more masculine look. I will do this by contouring. I want the eyes to look as tough he has had no sleep. So redness. Why?  because he has been up all night killing! Defined cleaned brows to add to the self loving look. Blood around the mouth to show he has been killing maybe even eating the body he has killed like a cannibal.

Both looks are inspired by narcissism, American psycho and Dorian Gray.

Product list.

Primer: Illamsaqua matte primer.

Foundation:Illamsaqua white base.

Concealer:MAC NC15

Contour:Kryolan brown matte shadow.

Waterline: MAC Red lip pencil.

Powder:Illamasqua loose powder.

Brows: Black matte eye shadow.

Lips: Koylan fake blood.

Here I used the same products. I just thought that the other face chart looked too much like a vampire than physco killer.

Narcissism.

Narcissism. 

1. excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one's physical appearance.

   • PSYCHOLOGY

     extreme selfishness, with a grandiose view of one's own talents and a craving for admiration, as characterizing a personality type.
   • PSYCHOANALYSIS

     self-centredness arising from failure to distinguish the self from external objects, either in very young babies or as a feature of mental disorder.
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After watching several films like American psycho and Dorian Gray as my main inspiration I have realized that sinners/ psychopaths show traits of narcissism.

Not only in films but psychopaths in real life many murderers have traits of narcissism as a narcissist has no feelings of remorse after doing something wrong as in their eyes they can do no wrong.

Paul Bernardo is a prime example of this. He was a charismatic, good looking psychopathy. Him and his wicked girlfriend were known as `Barbie and Ken` as they were unsuspected murderers due to their looks. I find this so scary to thi how just because of ones looks you are thought of superior.

URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftDOUfb1pPU
Viewed:5.05.2014



I found this fascinating and Paul Berbando being so good looking really helped back up my idea of narcissism in a realistic sense.

How I can show this through the look.

1. I want my charecter in my music video to have traits of being a narcsiist in the way he looks. I can show this in the way he looks. By having perfect slicked hair. As slicked perfect hair shows traits of being a perfectionist. As it shows you do not like having a ahir out of place. I want to make sure the skin is flawless as it shows that my character takes care of himself. I can show this through perfect brows.

American psycho.

The film American Psycho is an absoloute favourite film of mine. The main character Patrick Bateman is a secret psychotic killer. Who's life revolves around capitalism. He treats people like object, as if he can buy them and do what he likes to them. I love the cinematography of the film. The scenes are so beautifully put together. With the pristine apartment, the stylish suit, slicked back hair and just blood splattered on his face.

He is a typical narcissist and I love this about him as I feel I can show narcism within my character.

Dorian Gray.

A Gothic sort of novel that really stood out for me was `The Picture of Dorian Gray`. (Oscar Wilde). This novel is about a young man who was painted by a painter named Basil Hallward. Basil becomes infatuated with Dorian's appearance and made Dorian believe that you should pursue beauty, and self fulfillment. Making Dorian realizes that his beauty will fad with age. He decides to sell his soul to the painting so to speak. So he can look like that forever. However each sin began to show through time on the painting. The painting is a reminder of what a person can become. It is almost like inner ugliness, showing an ugly soul. Dorian becomes obsessed with his appearance and becomes a narcissist.

Oscar Wilde (1908). The Picture Of Dorian Gray. 3rd ed. London: Bernhard Tauchnitz,. 287.

“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” 
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

I love the idea of my Quentin being a narcissist. Not caring Claudia much in the video. I imagine mirrors in the video or perhaps a mirror maze where Claudia is lost in the maze but all he sees is himself.

I am drawn to the idea of a creating a mysterious male character. One that has handsome features like strong cheekbones. I really like the Dorian Gary image. The dark features and slicked back hair has inspired me to create a vain looking character. I love the pale skin and chiselled features. I ideally would like a model with a apple complexion and dark features.

Quentin.

When I visualize Quentin all of these images come to mind. I think of a psychopath. I will use these inspiring images to create my own character a fragment of Claudia's mind.