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Great Expectations 2012 picture.
http://viooz.ac/movies/16730-great-expectations-2012.html
Victorian hair pictures 
http://lamodeillustree.livejournal.com/122284.html
author:
faith wrote in lamodeillustree, 
2009-02-28 15:34:00
Victorian hair youtube video 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWetg6EP-uy8ddCoR143Xug
Gothic theme information 
http://cai.ucdavis.edu/waters-sites/gothicnovel/155breport.html
authors:
David De Vore 
Anne Domenic 
Alexandra Kwan 
Nicole Reidy
Miss havisham (Helena Bonham Carter picture) 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9622620/Helena-Bonham-Carter-plays-Miss-Havisham-in-new-Great-Expectations-film.html

By Roya Nikkhah, Arts Correspondent

7:20AM BST 21 Oct 2012

Miss Havisham (Gillian Anderson picture) 

Miss Havisham Paula Wilcox picture 

http://www.greatexpectationstheplay.com/gallery.phphttp://kpitalrisk.free.fr/images/stars/16000/s_martita.jpg
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Victorian beauty ideals:
http://beautifulwithbrains.com/2010/08/06/beauty-in-the-victorian-age/
published: AUGUST 6, 2010

Claudia and Quentin Evaluation.

The second brief we were given this term was to create two characters that would be able to fit into our choice of different horror tv shows. The show that I decided to choose was American Horror Story and the season I chose to create my characters in was 'Coven'.

How did I overcome problems with the design and materials?
I don't really see myself as having any problems with the design of these characters, I had previously watched this series and therefore felt that I would be able to create my own character quite successfully. However one problem that I did have was the fact that I wanted to shoot both my characters on location instead of one in the studio as although the studio contains harsher lighting to be able to judge the makeup skills better, I felt for the overall look they would have been more successful with them both on location.

How did I develop my character research?
To develop my character research I began by watching clips from the series to have an analytical look at what the characters were wearing and the design of their makeup. I then decided to research into different witches throughout horror as I thought this would give me a good understanding of what is expected when you create a character like this.

How did I find it working to the brief?
I really liked this brief. I thought it was exciting and gave you a chance to express your skills in a non confined way, the brief was very open and you could essentially create whatever character you wanted (within reason). However as I have previously stated I would have rather the brief allowed you to be able to shoot both characters on location instead of one having to be done in the studio.

Final images for Mrs Laderman

Here are my final images for Mrs Laderman. Although I like the idea behind this design, I don't think I have executed it as well as I could have. I think looking back at this I will have to apply the makeup heavier as it struggled to show up on the camera. However saying this I think the bright colour of the blood looks quite striking against the other colours.

Face charts for Mrs Laderman

Face charts for Claudia.

Final images for Claudia.

Here are my final images for my Claudia look. With the makeup I have added the red lips as this holds connotations of blood, the devil and being evil. With this I have decided to have dark eye makeup, as within horror TV shows a look that shows visible make up, gives the character a darker feeling. I have decided to use a blonde model as this refers to the fact that there are two types of blonde characters in the horror genre, this being the ones that are often stupid and are killed in the drama first and the other being an evil character that is disguised as being innocent.

I like the outcome of this shoot, I think the setting fits in well with the concept of witches as it is a dark forest and I believe that the styling really reflects the fact that Claudia is from the American Horror Story season coven which is about witches. 

Mrs Laderman Mood board

Here is my mood board for the character of Mrs Laderman. This mood board I feel explains the two sides to Mrs Laderman's character with the dark and more natural makeup looks. The styling has also been explained by the images you can see with the woman dressed in all black and lace. The image at the top left of the mood board signifies that there will be blood present on the characters finger, this is a visual aid that signifies that Mrs Laderman has blood on her hands and is not the innocent neighbour that Claudia sees, as she only sees the sweet side to Mrs Laderman.

Character development: Claudia.

When creating my version of Claudia I want to create a character that feels like there are different elements to her personality. I feel like the fact that within the story Claudia is supposed to treat Quentin quite badly in the fact that she locks him away in a room, is the darker side to Claudia. I will aim to convey this through the use of the colour red. The red element will be in the bows in Claudia's hair and her lip colour.
This is a parody on the other element of Claudia's character as she will be wearing a typically young hairstyle (pig tails that have been curled) as this holds connotations of being innocent and kind, which is how I believe Claudia represents herself to the world, whereas she is not all that she seems to be. Again this sense of innocence will be represented through the styling in which Claudia will be wearing a shirt and skirt, that give her the 'school girl' type look that is present in the America Horror Story season Coven. Once again the styling will reflect the various aspects to Claudia's character as the skirt I am planning to style Claudia in will be leather, which holds connotations of being daring and somewhat sexually free.
I have chosen a blonde girl to model Claudia as she is going to represent one of the two blonde characters that are present in the horror genre. The first is the typcical 'dumb blonde' that is sexually free and always killed first and the second is the one who is more tough, who doesn't take advice and feels that they are better than the rest of the world. I believe that Claudia will represent the second blonde girl in this horror show.