Evaluation

Make-up in Motion Evaluation

Creating a continuous look for TV and film was a lot more challenging than I had originally thought. Obviously because everything is shot in HD now, everything needed to be perfect otherwise any imperfections will be seen so clearly. This meant minimal makeup carefully applied and a certain eye to detail.

My idea for the character of Miss Havisham was sweaty skin with a gaunt face. Areas of the skin would be red and sore with dry skin, from the veil aggravating the skin. I managed to complete the look within the time given. However, I didn’t follow my first face chart therefore some red patches were out of place. So I made a new face chart to follow the first look that I had completed. This allowed me to make the look completely the same. The grazes on the shoulder were added last minute and not documented, so in the second assessment I wasn’t sure where to place the graze and how intense it should be. The hair was a simple bun hidden by the veil. I used dry shampoo.

The design for Estella was simple, natural makeup with curls to frame the face. My face chart was accurate and easy to follow as I had learnt from the Miss Havisham assessment that the image needs to be exactly the same as what is put on the model. The hair was a simple braided bun with curls at the front accessorised with some long drop diamond earrings. I wanted to make the look simple as I think Estella was more naturally pretty.

Claudia and Quentin was an interesting look to create. For Quentin, I wanted to make him look tired and ill from the abuse he received at the hands of the femme fatale Claudia. Claudia I wanted to make a dark character, based on ‘The Orphan’ film. I wanted her hair to be sleek and unwashed with blacked out eyes to show no emotion. The whole image needed to be dark to show a sense of evil. For both of the characters I used the Kryolan Supracolour Palette to mix together the colours to create the dark circles, grazes and tear stains. I enjoyed creating these looks and enjoyed the photography side as I got to create a dark image. 

Overall I am happy with the looks that I have created. I have definitely learnt from the assessment about continuity and the subjects it was based on.