Thursday, 30 April 2015

Bibliography 


Websites Used:


  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-1604
  • http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2010/08/06/beauty-in-the-victorian-age/
  • http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/ge/filmadapt.html
  • http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1949720/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16047263
  • http://blog.oup.com/2014/10/horace-walpole-gothic-castle-otranto/
  • http://earth.subetha.dk/~eek/museum/auc/marvin/www/library/uni/projects/gothnov.htm
  • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/239678/Gothic-architecture
  • http://www.artscrafts.org.uk/roots/pugin.html
  • http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/style-guide-gothic-revival/
  • http://www.creativeartistryfx.com/high_resolution_media.pdf
  • http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2010/08/06/beauty-in-the-victorian-age/
  • http://hubpages.com/hub/Beautiful-Victorian-Hairstyles#
  • http://www.fashion-era.com/romantic_era.htm
  • http://www.victorianweb.org/art/costume/nunn10.html
  • http://www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/the_elements/fire.asp
  • http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/F/fire.html
  • http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-death/victorians-and-the-art-of-dying
  • https://avintagevault.wordpress.com/tag/victorian-death-masks/
  • http://www.artfilms.co.uk/Detail.aspx?ItemID=2934
  • http://www.delamaracademy.co.uk/the-make-up-artist/film-tv-make-up/makeup-continuity
  • http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/commentisfree/2014/oct/17/women-in-horror-the-revenge
  • http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735898/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  • http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115433/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  • http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1131734/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast


Books Used:


  • Dickens,C. (2008) Great Expectations (Vintage  Classics). United Kingdom: Vintage Classics. (Dickens, 2008, pp. 52 -54).
  • H.Gibbs - Smith, C. (1960) The Fashionable Lady in the The 19th Century. Bristol: John Wright & Sons Itd
  • .Harris, K. (1995) Victorian & Edwardian Fashions for Women. Schiffer Publishing Itd.

Films/ TV Series
  • Great Expectations 2012 - Mike Newell
  • Great Expectations 2011 - Brian Kirk
  • Art of Gothic (BBC 2014) - Andrew Graham Dixon

Evaluations of Both Claudia and Quentin





When we got the brief to create Claudia and either Mrs Laderman or Quentin I was very confused at the start as I didn't realize that we had to put them in a TV series of our choice. I did struggle putting Claudia in the TV Series Penny Dreadful but once I figured out how I want her to be portrayed I was fine. I really enjoyed creating the presentation we had to make in order to pitch our ideas as I feel everyone understood where I was coming from and how I wanted Claudia to be presented. I was very happy with the Make up look I created on my Model to portray Claudia and I really think I stuck to my Mood Board I'd created for her. I was very lucky my sister really fit how I in visioned her to be like. I like the setting of my Claudia shoot however I wished I'd thought about it more as I wished I'd removed things in my Garage that didn't fit the Victorian theme but I like the fact I've got my Mothers feet in the background to represent a rotting corpse. I'd say the only thing I would do next time is get more shots of Claudia's makeup and wished I'd taken a picture of her hair. I was in the heat of the moment and I completely forgot to take one. I wished I'd brought my camera because in the end I took the image with my Sisters i-Phone as I couldn't work my dad's camera, I think the quality of the images is ok but they could have been better. Overall I'm happy with the images and my idea.




I'm so happy with how my Images of Quentin turned out they were exactly how I pictured them in my head. In all honestly these images didn't require a lot of work. This was actually the first time I'd put make up on a guy, I was slightly nervous prior. I think maybe I could have made my image of Quentin in reality slightly more corpse looking however I still like them. The image of Quentin in Claudia's eyes was very simple and innocent looking which I appreciated. Overall I happy with how it turned out. 

Monday, 20 April 2015

Practicing My Claudia Design 

Equipment Needed:

  • Foundation and Concealer
  • Face and Eye shadow Primer
  • Eye shadows
  • Lip stick and lip liner
  • Mascara and Disposable wands
  • Black Gel Eye liner
  • Eyebrow Powder
  • Blusher and Contour Palette
  • MAC Vanilla Pigment
  • Setting Powder
  • Brushes
  • Apron











I'm really happy with how my Practice went as I think it looked very similar to my face chart. It was definitely important for me to practice as I wanted to make sure the face chart I'd created would fit my Claudia in vision. 

Sunday, 19 April 2015

Development of Claudia :

Dark/Dramatic Make up Perceived in Film and TV

I want to create my Claudia with Dramatic Dark make up so I decided to research other Women who are villains or evil in Film and TV 

Examples of Evil Female Characters wearing Dark Make up:

  • Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

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Charlize Theron who plays Ravenna Snow White's Evil Step Mother
Amy Byrne was the Make up Artist in this Film, she created this dark gothic make up. We associate Dark make up in film as being Evil. 

  • 101 Dalmatians (1996)
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Glenn Close plays Cruella De Vil
Lynda Armstrong was the Make up Artist in this film. She Created a bold lip with a dark smokey eye. Cruella's make up helped play a role in creating her persona as a Villain. 

  • Jennifer's Body (2009) 

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Megan Fox plays Jennifer a Man eating Monster
Monica Huppert was the Make up artist and Howard Berger did the special effects Make up. Megan's make up was dark and seductive.


Websites Used:
  • http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735898/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  • http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115433/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
  • http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1131734/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast

Saturday, 18 April 2015

Developing my Quentin character:

Creating Deep Stitches Using Rigid Collodion


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So for My Quentin Face Chart I wanted to create stitches, so I used YouTube to do some research on how to create my look. I came across a lot of Guru's using Rigid Collodion, this clear liquid in dents the skin and pulls at the same time. BINGO !! I wanted my Quentin to be inspired by Frankenstein's Creature in the TV show, however I changed it because my Quentin isn't alive so I don't want any blood. I want to make it very simple too.



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My Quentin will be an inspiration from Frankenstein's Creature.

Here is my first Attempt using Rigid Collodion it was such a weird sensation. But the effect is so cool, perfect for my Creation. Only thing I didn't like was that I had to keep applying the liquid over and over again to get the fake 'cut' deeper, this took a while to get it like this.

How the Make up and Prosthetic's were created on Penny Dreadful 



Creator/Executive Producer John Logan discusses the make-up and prosthetic's used to create the monsters of Penny Dreadful.

Friday, 17 April 2015

Quentin Face Chart


This face Chart demonstrates how Claudia see Quentin. I wanted Quentin to be very good looking, with minimal makeup just to enhance his natural features. 

This face Chart represents Quentin in reality, he is covered in stitches from Claudia's experiment. I kept him good looking, I didn't want to make it too gory, as in fact it's just a rotting corpse in reality. 

Stitches Research for Quentin Creation


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I like the staples holding the cut together


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I knew I wanted to create Quentin inspired by Victor Frankenstein's monster, so I decided to look at stitches. I liked the look of the stapled keeping to cut sealed. 

Thursday, 16 April 2015

Claudia Face Chart and Hair Chart


I decided to create Claudia with dark makeup as she is slightly evil as she has created Quentin for her Selfish needs. I liked how this really fits Gothic Horror as it dark and kinda of scary looking.




Because Penny Dreadful is set the Victorian Era I decided to stick to a typical early Victorian Hair style as it fit my vision of Claudia the most.




Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Developing my Claudia Make up 

Below are three Face Charts of Claudia's possible Make up:



Chosen Face Chart

Wednesday, 8 April 2015

Sunday, 5 April 2015

Quentin Mood Board and Colour Palette (Explained)



Quentin Colour Palette
My Mood board shows two sides of Quentin. First the left side shows him in Claudia's eyes, she imagines she's created this perfect soul mate, who reflects her exactly. He's a typical good looking guy as this is how she made him. However on the right side of my Mood Board this is the reality, Quentin is merely a rotting corpse on a surgery table covered in stitches. I wanted my colour palette to reflect the colours in my mood board which again is very dark.

Claudia Mood Board and Colour Palette (Explained)



Colour Palette


So looking at my Mood Board you can see how there are two sides to Claudia. There's the darkness inside her and her beauty on the outside. I wanted my Claudia to be very dark and vampy, as throughout Penny Dreadful it is very dark and so is the setting. I decided I want the makeup to be very dark and I want her clothes to reflect this too. Vanessa in the TV series wore a lot of corsets, so I want Claudia to fit reasonably with the fashion of the Victorian era. My mood board reflects the colours in my colour palette which are dark and vampy. The other side of Mood board explains her mentality and how she is unstable.

Saturday, 4 April 2015

Creating Quentin

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  • Quentin is Claudia’s attempt at creating her soul mate, however she imagines that her creation has worked but it’s all in her mind. 
  • In her mind Quentin is a handsome gentleman that is devoted to her, but in reality Quentin is a rotting corpse lying on a surgery table. 
  • He will appeal to the audience demographic as when the viewers are looking through her eyes he will be this attractive heart throb, however when Claudia is not there he is a rotting corpse.
  • I want him to be covered in stitches when it't not through Claudia's eyes. 
  • For when he seen through her eye's I want him to look very attractive with a perfect skin.

Key Word - Stitches
  • I chose this key word as I was inspired by Frankenstein's monster who was stitched together with body part from a number of different corpses. 
  • I looked into different interpretations of Frankenstein’s monster for my design inspiration of Quentin. 
  • After Claudia has stitched Quentin’s body parts together she think he’s brought to life however in reality he isn't.


The Audience Demographic for Penny Dreadful



  • The original books demographic was men. 
  • The demographics for this TV Series is 18 – 49 for both men and women, it received the most views from a younger audience beating the TV Series Dexter in 2006. 
  • The reason why it received a younger audience than expected was due to that the series explores popular contemporary characters such as Werewolves and Vampires

Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Creating Claudia


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  • Claudia is going to fit into the TV series Penny Dreadful by being Victor Frankenstein's apprentice, she shadows his research and experiments.
  • However Claudia doesn't know that Victor has created life previously, so she takes it into her on hands to make her soul mate/companion Quentin.
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    Doctor Victor Frankenstein
  •  In her imagination she creates Quentin who is perfect to her, unfortunately due to unstable mentality the experiment doesn't actually work in reality and Quentin is merely a rotting corpse on a surgery table.
  • I want Claudia to be very attractive as this will link better with the TV series as I personally think the female characters are all very good looking - this will help appeal to the my target audience.
  • Her makeup will be very dark and Vampy as this will reflect her darkness of her soul.
  • I want her to be styled similar to what the female characters wore in the series - possibly a corset to accentuate her figure.
  • Claudia will be quite young, maybe younger than Victor her mentor.
  • I see the setting being somewhere old and dark maybe a basement surrounded by tools for experiments. 

Key Word - Spiral


  • I decided to chose the word Spiral because as a character she is spiralling out of control. 
  • I used the word spiral to look into the downfall of mental health patients as this is the path Claudia is heading towards. 
  • The scene I am placing Claudia in is where she is sewing Quentin together. Claudia will be wearing a black corset on top of a black dress.