Overall, I enjoyed a lot this final part of the project. I liked the idea of having the task of creating out own characters and more than thins I enjoyed the freedom we ere given to show our ideas, and to search our own inspiration. As a first wxperience in this area, I think I have done a good job , but there is always more to improve. I am concious of some mistakes I have done and of course I will try to do my best to corect them.,.In the end everyone learns by making mistakes.
I enjoyed a lot in challanging myself in doing thing I have never done before. It was really interesting to discover how the special effects we see usually on our screens are made, and even more interesting was to tru to create them with my own hands. It also helped me to understand that I need a lot of practice to perfect my work because most of my works looked more theatrical than natural and realistic.
Regarding the characters- Claudia & Quentin, I think it was an interesting task to deal with and challanging at the same time. Art the beginning, I was very confused of what we need to do and how to make this project work. This is why my presentation during one of our sessions wasn't as good as I expected it to be. All the ideas I had were in a complete disorder and I was even panicking a lot. Only after being criticized I understood from where I need to start.
In the end I am happy with the final results. I challanged myself in creating Quentin's look, Because I was always hideing myself and try to avoid if possible, creating special effects because I was affraid of the final result. In the end I learned that nothing is impossible and if putting a lot of passion, patience and practicing a lot you can reach your goal. Unfosrtunatly I couldn't show all the pictures from the practice I did because I experimented it on my younger brother who is a model for Elite Model Italy, so I am not allowed to post his pictures on websites.
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Final shot for Quentin
These are some pictures from the final shot of Quentin. I put more pictures becase I haven't made my mind yet, so I still don't know which pictures to use as Final ones. I tried to create the atmoshere of a destroyed place. As I did this shot in Italy, where I live, I searcher for places where there are abandoned houses, so that I can transmit better the message. I find symbolic the third picture because of the locket and the semi-closed old door. It shows the idea of danger and how people try to protect themselves as Claudia does by never going outside.
This I another picture that I really like from the shot because you can see very well the ruined house and the old door. The models position is also showing weakness which is symbolic as well for me, because as being an imaginary boyfriend of Claudia, means that Claudia has the power on him and also because it is typical for zombies, as he is suppoused to be dead inside and really weak from a certain point of view.
Final shoot for Claudia
This is the final shot of Claudia. Messy hair, Dirty body and face and dirty T-shirt gives the Idea of all I wanted to show through this design. I also like that my model have light blue eyes and from my point of view it make a strong effect which I like. It might not be a really artistic picture Butas I concentrated my attention on make-up and her style. But anyway I'm happy with the final result and I think this character is very suitable for a film set.
Final Design for Quentin
I also practiced several times this design to try to make it look better especially as I am self-concious that usually the special effects I am doing ar more theatrical than realistic. Unfortunatly I am NOT ALLOWED to put my practice pictures online because I did it on my brother who is a model for Elite Model Italy, and his agency doesn't allow him or anyone else to post his pictures on website for personal interest.
I thought to create a design as a zombie also because I thought It might be interesting the idea of havin two different characters, one good and one bad because opposites attracts each other. Also I created only half face zombie because Quentin is an imaginary boyfriend and he changes his personality all the time, so creating half face as a good character and half as a bad one transmits the idea of his constantly different personality.
Final Design for Claudia
I also wanted to show sufference, not only because it is what I can see in the Tv series, but also because Claudia have never seen the daylight which obviously is a consequence of a trauma she might have in her childhood. This is also a reason why I have chose these TV series and not any other that I could. It shows properly the cruelty of the outside world, that can properly explain the terror of Claudia.
Also the scar I showd on the cheeck is to enpower the idea of the fight for surviveing. The lips were suppoused to be of natural colour , which on the facechart it appeared of an more intense colour.
From my point of view this design represents Ideally my ideas of Claudia and the influence of the TV series on her lifestyle and her look.
Saturday, 2 May 2015
Ideas for Quentin's look
Firt idea for Quentin reflects my Idea of how I immagined him as Claudia's friend, but it is again a design for a fashion presentation more than for a film or Tv series. It is based on the ideam of imperfection and dirtyness, but with some avant-garde touches. The makeup for the eye transmits the idea of disimilarity as one eye makeup is completely different from the other one. I wanted to create dark eye, which can be interpreted as an idea of strengh. Also the lips were suppoused to be black on the edgesand it goes into white inside. On the right side of the lips there is long continuing red contuour that is representing dry blood. It also has a blood mark on the lft cornr of the left eyebrow.
The second design of Quentin also includes the idea of dityness but ikn a more evident way. One eye is suppoused to be with a brown make-up in around it which represents the dirtyness and on the the same side of the forehead I thought to create a scar/ burn which migh be a resulf of a car crash that exploded. The other eye would have a black contour only just to put it in evidence.The lips were suppoused to be of a dark brown, and with unsimetrical application of the lipstick.For the last and my final design I wanted to chalklange myself and to create a Zombie face. I said challange myself because I've noticed during this year that special effects are not my point of strengh. This is why I thought to make half of face natural and half of it as a zombie, burned and fill of blood. I though about this idea because the whole plot of the Walking Dead is based on the infection of the world of zombies. So I thought that it would be interesting if this character would represent the dark side of the storyline.
Ideas for Claudia's look
My first design for Claudia was based on the idea of dirtyness. As I said in previous blog post, it is the aspect on wich the esthetic park of the Tv series is based on. I thought to create dirtyness on the face using different shades od dar eyeshadow. I wanted tyo create a natural make-up on the eyes. On the right eye I represented a false eyelash. The reason why I did it only on one eye is because I wanted to create the idea of imperfection and also as in the plot, the real character is fighting for life and of course the make-up cannot be as perfect as it was at the beggining. The lips were suppoused to be of a light red colour and smudged.I liked a lot this design, but I couldn't go for it because it looks more as a fashion make-up than a makeup for films and TV. I was observing it and I understood that it looks quiete avant-garde which is a style that usually is not used in tthis area.
My second idea for Claudia's design is based on the same idea as the previous facechart. It is also based on the idea of dirtyness, but i tried to make it look more natural and that it reflects the idea of "fighting for life". I thought to make her to look like she is crying... so I thought to create tears falling from her eyes, that in my point of view are symbol of suffering. I also wanted to direct the attention eve more on the eyes by make a kind of dirty/messy smoky eyes, which I thought would look great also because my model had light blue/grey eyes. The lips were suppouse to look dry and natural with darker shades of brown on the corners.
The next design reflects even more the idea of dirtyness because almost all the surface of the face was going to be covered with eyeshadows which are meant to represent dirtyness. The lips are of a dark reddish-brown colour and all smudged. In this facechart I also used colours like green- colour of grass, greys, blacks and browns- colours of ground. The reason why I didn't choose it as my final idea is because of my usual mistake of creating more avant-garde looks than natural ones. From my point of view this design would be great for a photo shot instead of being filmed for that film. Yes, it had the idea of dirtyness and sufference, strengh for fighting, but i think it is still not for a film because of the make-up of the eyes.Friday, 1 May 2015
Influence of the Tv series for creating the new characters
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The Walking Dead is the TV series I've chosen as inspiration for the new project: " The Gothic Horror".
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For the second character- Quentin, I took as inspiration Daryl, who is another character from The Walking Dead. Norman Reedus, which is the real name of the actor, is playing the role of tracker and adept survivalist. He is a hunter. He had a complicated childhood, marked by a father often drunk. He was raised by his brother, severre with him, although he was often absent because he ended up in a reform school. Despite his tough character, Daryl has a strong sense of the group, it does not aim to head and is always ready to help other members, without asking for help or support. I thought to create a look for this character, Quentin that represents a strong character and who is the completly opposite of Claudia. Quentin is suppoused to be Caludias imaginary boyfriend, and what girl doesn't dream of having a REAL MAN by her side??...
The Walking dead
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The Walking Dead is an American TV series produced in 2010. It is based on the bestseller by Robert Kirkman comic, published by Image Comics in the US.
The Walking Dead is a drama full of action and suspense that tells the story of a group of American survivors of a zombie invasion. Led by police officer Rick Grimes (played by British actor Andrew Lincoln, already seen in AfterLife), survivors wander in search of a safe place to escape to, and along the way face many dangers and conflicts, even of a personal nature. Because there is no longer a place to feel safe, and it is no longer time for hope. You just have to survive at any cost!
A huge cast participated for the production of these TV series. But I will bring my attention on people who have dealt with the esthetic part on the actors- the make-up artists and hair stylists.
The hair stylists who were responsible for the hair designs were: Taylor Knight, Vincent Gideon, Nikki Bell, Shunika Terry, T.A. Henderson, Andrea C. Brotherton.
The persons who were responsible for the make up and all the special effects were: Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, Andy Schoneberg, Kevin Wasner, Jake Garber, Carey Jones, Garrett Immel, Donna M. Premick, Gino Crognale, Essie Cha, Mark James Ross, Yolanda Sheridan, André Freitas, Toby Sells, Jaremy Aiello, Caley Brooks, Bill Johnson, Char Coats-Crump, Derek Krout, Kerrin Jackson, Matthew Silva, Norman Cabrera, Miracole Burns, Duane Saylor, Alex Diaz, Dave Grasso, Manuel Beccaro, Jessica Lang, Christopher Padilla, Denise Tunnell, Beth Hathaway, Grady Holder, Tracey L. Miller-Smith, Malika James, Chauntelle Langston, Addison Foreman, Mayumi Murakami, Christopher Allen Nelson, Kaleigh Brooks, Lee Grimes, Steve Katz, Richard Maybery, Clare Mulroy, Dirk Rogers, Michael Ross, David Wogh.
I have decided to choose this Tv series because I find it very interesting all that storyline about the life after the dead! I was always asking myself if zombies have ever existed and can be life after dead. Obviosly it is just a TV series, and nothing in it was really endearing. I also thought it can be a good chalange for me to create some interesting special effects for the new project, especially as special effects are a real challange for me in general. I also thought that it might be really interesting the idea to base all my project on dirtyness- which is the most important element. And it is quite interesting because I always fight for perfection and trying to create imperfection is going to be a nice experience.
LINKS:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520211/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
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