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.

Claudia final photos.

Here is my Claudia. I was pleased with how the photos looked. I really enjoyed this project as I felt I had more freedom with my looks. After practicing several designs I decided this design was more my style of makeup that I enjoy doing. If I was to do this again I think I would've shaped the brows differently as I am not too pleased with them or the lips. I felt I managed my time well. The hair was a challenge as my model had a lot of baby hair so I spent a lot of time making sure  I blow dried and styled the hair correctly. I feel my images have elements of my inspirations such as Carrie, femme fatale and of course gothic horror. I wanted my model to look powerful,sexy yet beautiful.

Sleek hair ideas for Claudia.

Claudia's look not only has to be inspired from Gothic horror but also the look has to be suitable for a music video. Therefore the hair and makeup has to be rather modern and stylized in a modern way like we see everyday in music videos. A common look that works extremely well whether it's in a magazine editorial, cat walk or music video is the classic sleeked back hair. It draws attention to facial features, just makes the image look pristine and effortlessly contemporary.

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This is demonstrated well in this image it just completes the photo.

How to create a sleek look.

Equipment:
Water spray bottle.
Hair mousse.
Tail comb.
Big rounded brush.
Hair dryer.
Denman brush.
Sectioning clips.

Firstly brush through your models hair ensuring there are no hair knots. Then spray water at your models hair making the hair damp.

 Then section your models hair using sectioning clips. Put the hair dryer on a high heat making sure the nozzle is on the end.

Then take the hair starting from the bottom sections, place the round brush from the root of the hair and place the hair dryer to the root of the hair blow drying the hair downwards getting tot he shaft of the hair. Straitening the hair with the hair dryer. Making sure to blow dry the hair in the same direction for the cleanest outcome.

Repeat this action until the hair is completely straight.

Then apply hair mousse into the palm of the hand cover your comb in the mouse and comb the hair back all in the same direction.

Once you are happy with the hair you blow dry the hair closely pushing the hair back in the same direction.

To create this look with the hair down blow dry the hair behind the ears, if the hair will not hold you can pin grips in place making sure you hide the pins well.

To create a sleek pony tail you need to hold the hair back firmly and keep combing through the hair once the hair is at the height you want it to be at; hold the pony tail firmly in place.
Apply two hair pins in the hair bobble place one pin into the hair by the pony tail then wrap the bobble round the hair firmly and pin the other one in place. Creating the perfect ponytail.

Claudia hair chart.

Here is my hair design for Claudia I wanted the hair to be flat and tidy to focus on the makeup. For my character I am going to create a low ponytail. With a right side parting. In order to make the hair as sleek as possible I will be using mousse to make the hair lay flat.

                                                                                  

Around the neck I will be adding a hair extension This has been inspired from Femme Fatale murders and women being incontrol as if they have someone on a lead like a dog. It also communicates the message of suicide which is often showcased in horror films.

Equipment.

Pin tail comb.

Hair mousse.

Hair spray.

Hair pins.

Hair ties.

Carrie inspired makeup.

Here is one of my Makeup designs inspired by the movie Carrie. I think it has elements of gothic horror. The pale skin and blood red lips. I have put paint down my neck to symbolize blood dripping like on the prom night. I have used a red eye shadow and macs mixing gel on the eyes this makes the piece look more dramatic. 

I was not sure if the eyes looked a little too dramatic so I decided to tone down the eyes. By adding a neutral palette of colours more warm browns to create a softer look liner on top with a slight flick to bring out the eyes. I forgot my cine wax to block out the brows but if I do,do this look I will block out the brows.

Claudia face charts

 This face chart was mainly inspired by femme fatale characters inn horror like Carrie. The look is strong and bold. I also think the makeup would like attractive on the face with the dark eyes and black and red lips. I decided to us the colours red and black as black symbolizes sin, darkness, and being evil but also looks `hot` on. The colour black is often associated with the subculture Gothic.
Product list.
Primer- Illamsaqua Matte primer.
Foundation-Illamasqua white foundation.
Contour-Kryolan almond.
Blusher-Kryolan Rosewood.
Concealer-MAC studio fix NC15.
Eyeliner- Loreal black liquid liner.
Eyelashes-Brit rock sultry.
Mascara- MUA Black Boom Boom Lashes.
Brows- Black cake eyeliner Kryolna./ MAC red lipmix.
Lips-Black&red MAC Lipmix.

 This look again inspired by Carrie. The red representing danger and blood.
Product list.
Primer- Illamsaqua Matte primer.
Foundation-Illamasqua white foundation.
Contour-Kryolan almond.
Eye shadow-Kryolan shimmer./ Kryolan cherrywood. underthe eye Kryolan copper.
Eyeliner-MAC Esspreso.
Brows-Kryolan black cake eyeliner.
Mascara-MUA Boom boom lashes black.
Lips-MAC Red lip mix.

Again inspired by my chosen themes Carrie and femme fatale. The red dripping down the neck was inspired by the prom scene in Carrie when the blood gets thrown over her and she turns psychotic. I think this look is pretty yet strong.
Product list.
Primer- Illamsaqua Matte primer.
Foundation-Illamasqua white foundation.
Contour-Kryolan almond.
Eye shadow-Kryolan shimmer./ Kryolan cherrywood. underthe eye Kryolan copper.
Eyeliner-MAC Espresso.
Brows-Kryolan black cake eyeliner.
Mascara-MUA Boom boom lashes black.
Lips-MAC Red lip mix.

Blood-Kryolan fake blood.

Carrie 2013

Before taking y makeup design any further I wanted to watch the 2013 remake of Carrie to see if there was anything that I particularly in terms of image that I can take and develop into my own design.

I love in both films that they are scared by blood. When they both start their periods they ave blood all over their fingers I love this touch (as sickening as this sounds). But it has inspired my to create perhaps red fingernails, or red covered hands almost like gloves.

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Carrie.

The film that inspired me the most image wise. Was the classic horror Carrie(1976 Brian De Palmer).  The film was inspired by the novel `Of The Same Name` By Stephen King.

The synopsis of the film is that Carrie is a bullied, abused,lonely teenager with telekinesis that she finds hard to control. Carrie is made to believe she is satanist;because she is bleeding from her period

. A nasty high school prank at prom where a popular boy takes her to prom and drains the blood out of a pig and throws it on her when she is crowned prom queen at school. This makes Carrie furious in result to being humiliated ;Carrie snaps in a cold rage, and telekinetically seals the exits. She then manipulates a fire hose and uses it to blast the student body with water. The water makes contact with the electrical wiring and ignites a fire that consumes the gym. Nearly all of the students and faculty, including Miss Collins, are killed. Chris and Billy witness the carnage from a high window. Carrie leaves the gym and walks home covered in blood. Chris and Billy attempt to run Carrie over with Billy's car, but Carrie telekinetically flips the car over and causes it to explode, killing both of them.

Carrie returns home and takes a bath to wash off the pig's blood, and puts on her nightgown. She encounters Margaret and breaks down in her arms. Margaret confesses to Carrie that she and her husband believed that sex was a sin and abstained from it, until he got drunk one night and raped her, which she actually enjoyed. This led to Carrie being conceived and her husband leaving them. She embraces Carrie as the two recite the Lord's Prayer together in peace. In the middle of the prayer, Margaret stabs Carrie in the back. Carrie falls down the stairs and is cornered in the kitchen by a crazed Margaret, who believes that killing Carrie will bring peace. Carrie defends herself by crucifying her mother in the kitchen doorway with numerous blades and knives into her hands, chest and abdomen. Overcome with grief, Carrie unhooks her mother just as she causes the house to collapse on the two of them, before ultimately burning to the ground.

I really like this film as I feel its a classic horror film. Where I can take elements from her virginal look, and her `mad` sort of look and design a modern, pop video culture look.

Femme fatale.

A femme fatale is a stock character of a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art.

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The classic Femme Fatale was first shown on screen in the 1950's noir films. The women usually had strong faces, wore bright red lipstick signifying danger, and smoked cigarettes as they say there's no fire without smoke again signifying danger.
The hair was waved softly framing their strong features nicely.

 A femme fatale character is often portrayed in many Gothic horror films where what seems like an innocent, usually charismatic female will either make a man fall in love with her, she will get close to families or friends and then BAM when you least expect it the mysterious character seeks their revenge.

Two of my favorite horror femme fatales.

 Tiffany – Bride Of Chucky (1998)

Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) is head over heels in love with serial killer Charles Lee Ray.  Of course, if that wasn’t bad enough, Tiffany is somewhat psychotic.  In her quest to get all of Chucky’s pieces, she kills a cop, steals his lighter.  There have also been other deaths linked to this blonde beauty.  And that’s while she’s human.

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Once in doll form, Tiffany becomes just as deadly as Chucky but we give her stand alone props for being more creative.  After all, this femme fatale has Martha Stewart as her idol.

Carrie White – Carrie (1976)

Insane?  Not so much, but Carrie (Sissy Spacek) was driven to kill by her classmates after a prank on what should be the happiest night for a young lady.  Covered in pigs blood after being named Prom Queen as a cruel joke, Carrie unleashes Hell on Earth when her telekinetic powers get pushed too far.

Revenge for laughing at her?  Maybe.  But truth be told, a lot of Carrie’s victims asked for it.  Never bully an outsider.  It will come back to bite you in the ass.  Or drop a roof beam on you….

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