My Third Design Idea: Face plan

For this design I wanted to create the dream sequence, the same as the first design, but i wanted to create it a lot later in the movie. I wanted an opportunity to show my SFX skills and show my models face rotting. As in this scene he would have taken on the decay of his own soul, instead of the painting. 

This idea is very exciting as I feel that this would be a really creative thing to create. I would mix my colours to create the green and maybe just build up the colour to create the look of decay, maybe adding another material in to create the 3D effect. 

I do however think that this maybe a bit complicated for the continuity assessment, and that I could use this for a later project. I feel that the decay would be really hard to replicate a second time round and as this is my first continuity assessment, I would like to try something a little more simple, in order to get the best result possible. 

My Second Design Idea: Face plan

This is my Second Design Idea.

I really love the simplicity of this idea. I love the power of Dorian Gray's character and how he represents Lord Henry Wotton's idea of power with Dorians Youth and beauty. I love this idea and I wanted an opportunity to represent this with one of my designs. I also think that this will be a good design for the continuity part of the assessment. This will be easy to replicate. 

I will look into male makeup, to see how to create a clean base on male skin as there skin can be a lot rougher than women's. This will be useful for the photography part, as the makeup has to be HD ready. I want to look at ways of making my model beautiful and youthful. 

My first design Idea: Face plan

For my first design of Dorian Gray, I was going to create a dream Sequence where he finds him self taking back the ageing process from the painting and wearing his cruelty and immorality. This scene would come after Sybil Vane had killed herself because of his cruelty and rejection. I was going to create a moral dilemma that would make Dorian decide between his vanity and morality.  

In this scene Dorian would have  greyer complexion, slight evil in his eye and as the book says of the painting. 'a touch of cruelty in the mouth'. I was going to exaggerate this in the dream sequence scene  and create more shadows and redder eyes etc. I also wanted to showcase what the skin colouring might have looked like. At this time london was dingy and factories were being built everyday. The smog was a huge factor so I wanted to grey out his complexion to showcase this. I also wanted to try this because at this time rich people didn't spend a lot of time out doors so they were naturally pale. Dorian also went out a lot so I wanted to make him look a little tired if he was taking his looks back. 

Below is my face plan for the first design idea I have. 

Second Design for Continuity Assessment: Practise

Before on the Left and after on the right.

Last night I decided to try my second design on my model Ben for the continuity assessment. I have decided to go with a simple look for my design. Dorian Gray was known for being young and beautiful and so I'm going to stick with the original Idea. 

I didn't know much about male makeup and grooming before this assessment so I have had to do a lot of research and look into mens makeup for TV and Film. From what I have learned the idea with mens makeup is to give a clean fresh and youthful look with out it looking like you have applied anything. Your not supposed to be able to see the makeup
Skin care is a key part. Cleansing, toning, moisturising, and concealing is what you begin with as your looking to get rid of any redness or blemishes. Mens pores are generally larger so making these look reduced is the goal.

Health and Safety.

1. Set up your work space making sure you line everything with couch roll.
2. Set up your cleaned and sanitised makeup brushes.
3. Make sure you have done an allergy test on your client.
4. Make sure all bags and items have been stored away correctly.
5. Cape your model ready to begin treatment

Items Used.

1. Cleanser, toner and moisturiser.
2. Couch roll, tissue, cotton buds and pads.
3. Wooden spatulas.
4. Kryolan Concealer Palette.
5. Blush palette
6. Pink lip tint.
7. Dark brown eye shadow
8. Makeup brushes
9. Hair brush and combs
10. Black and White hair wax.
11. Translucent Powder.

Technique.

1. I combed through bens hair and parted it in the middle using the sectioning comb.
2. Once I found the correct parting, I then combed through the hair in this position.
3. I then used the hair wax to make the parting really precise. This is also a nice way to bring out the wave with the curls. 
4. I then played with the shape with the comb.
5. I then began to prep the skin starting with cleansing and toning and then Moisturising to create a smooth surface to begin applying the makeup.
6. After the prepping part was complete I began applying the concealer to the redness of the skin and to any other areas of Ben's face affected by discolouration and blemishes. 
7. Once this was done I went over very lightly with the concealer to make sure everything was even. 
8. I then applied the the translucent powder all over to get rid of any shine.
9. I then filled in Ben's eyebrows to create slight shape and filling them in. 
10. I then applied Blusher very lightly to create a youthful flushed look. 
11. I then applied lipsill to the lips to moisturise them and to make a pink look.

Outcome and Thoughts:

I really love the outcome of this. I found it really subtle but a lot went into making Ben look more polished and 'pretty' as Dorian was seen as youthful and beautiful. I have asked Ben if he can wash his hair the night before the assessment to make it a little more limp. This will make it easier to shape his hair. I also asked if he can shave his beard. till about grade 3 to make sure its neat for the assessment. I think will fit with my Dorian Gray character. Im really pleased with this although I think next time I practise I will use a bit more concealer and blusher to create a more youthful and rosy look. 

Dirty Skin and Teeth: with Sue Mainstone

Todays lesson was about making the skin look dirty. We were shown how to dirty the skin and teeth using our Supra colour palette and tooth enamel. Sue walked us through a tutorial.

The above picture shows the development of the colouration. I do feel that the first 2 images would be a really useful start if I wanted to make someone look dead.   

Health and Safety:

1. Set up station with couch on the counter.
2. Set up makeup with palettes and brushes easily accessed.
3. Cape model.
4. Make sure all tools are clean and sterilised 

Tools:

1. Cotton buds
2. Paint brushes
3. Beauty brushes
4. Stipple sponge
5. Ben Nye bruise palette
6. Supra Color Palette
7. Couch Roll
8. Tissue
9. Translucent powder.
10. Tooth enamel in dirty yellow and black.

Application for Dirty Hands:

1. For the hands I Started by rubbing in the bruise wheel colours. I really worked them into the skin, especially focusing on the bends in the fingers, knuckles and finger nails making them really dirty underneath. 
2. I then layered black and dark Burgundy together from my Supracolor palette and the Ben Nye Bruise wheel. I then pushed and rubbed this into the skin and continued to until I was happy with the colour.
3. I then pushed the colour in and around and underneath the finger nails to make them look like they haven't been clean in a long time.
4. You can continue until you're happy with the colour.

Application for Dirty Teeth:

1. Dry the teeth with a cotton bud.
2. Apply the tooth enamel with a cotton bud, getting into all of the cracks and dents in the natural tooth surface.
3. Layer the colour the way you want it. Using the dark at the bottom and yellow at the top. You can vary this but this is what I did. 

Outcome and Thoughts:

This was probably my favourite SFX lesson so far. I loved layer the colours and making the hands and teeth realistically look dirty. Especially the hands. It was all about pushing the colour into the skin and also about colour. I love working with colour so this was working with what I love. I think I could have probably Dried the teeth more to be able to get more colour on them but I now know this for the next time and can use this. 

Scars with Sue Mainstone

Today in Sue's class we learned how to apply scars. Sue gave us a demo and then we proceeded with our own application. This was a very straight forward application and is very quick and efficient. The scars look like Edward scissor Hands scars and this application is very believable and effective. 

Health and Safety:

1. Set up station with couch on the counter.
2. Set up makeup with palettes and brushes easily accessed.
3. Cape model.
4. Make sure all tools are clean and sterilised 

Tools:

1. Cotton buds.
2. Couch Roll.
3. Tissue.
4. Translucent powder.
5. Tuplast to create the realistic scars.

1. Prepare the skin.
2. You can use a barrier cream at this stage.
3. Pull the tuplast along the skin, pulling at the ends to create a smooth transition from the Tuplast to the skin.
4. You then let this dry
5. You then top with translucent powder this helps the appearance to look skin like.
6. You can apply colour but I liked the look just with translucent powder.

Outcome and thoughts:

This was really easy and straightforward. The only tricky bit was making the ends blend. This could be great for not only scars but raised patterns if you wanted to get creative. This would be  a really useful tool in my makeup bag!

Bruising with Sue Mainstone

Today we learned how to apply bruising makeup to the skin. We learned about the colour build up and texture and how to layer the colours and shade.

Health and Safety:

1. Set up station with couch on the counter.
2. Set up makeup with palettes and brushes easily accessed.
3. Cape model.
4. Make sure all tools are clean and sterilised 

Tools:

1. Cotton buds
2. Paint brushes
3. Beauty brushes
4. Stipple sponge
5. Ben Nye bruise palette
6. Supra Color Palette
7. Couch Roll
8. Tissue
9. Translucent powder.

Application:

1. I began by applying yellow to the area I wanted to focus on. This gave a good base to the bruise, when you get bruises and they start to fade they turn yellow near the edges. So I wanted to do a 2 day old bruise.
2. I then began mixing the bruise colours. I mixed blue and purple with a little red and applied it to tara's inner eye.
3. I then began to blend the colours out and layer them, or pull them down the face.
4. I then applied a little vaseline to the bruise area to create a slight shine. 

Outcome and Thoughts:

I really enjoyed this application. I loved mixing the colours and creating the right depth to the bruise. I really enjoy working with colour so this was really satisfying. I do think this is something that takes a lot of practise to get it looking really realistic, but it could be really useful in future projects.

Sweat, Pallor, fever with Sue Mainstone.

We had a catch up session today So I decided to do sweat and fever. I love how this ended up looking and really enjoyed the application.

Health and Safety:

1. Set up station with couch on the counter.
2. Set up makeup with palettes and brushes easily accessed.
3. Cape model.
4. Make sure all tools are clean and sterilised 

Tools:

1. Cotton buds
2. Paint brushes
3. Beauty brushes
4. Stipple sponge
5. Ben Nye bruise palette
6. Supra Color Palette
7. Couch Roll
8. Tissue
9. Translucent powder.
10. Glycerine.

Application:

1. I created the bruising under the eye.
2. For the sweating I applied the Glycerine with the stipple sponge.
3. I applied it to the sponge and pressed it into the skin and continued to sponge it on to create the sweaty look. 

Outcome and Thoughts:

This was really effective and looked really realistic. I found that this was easy to apply but you have to be careful with how much you apply. I loved this formula because you can use it all over the body and it really looks like sweat. I do feel thought hat this could be tricky for continuity as it is messy and can move the makeup around. 

Burns with Sue Mainstone

Today we learned about Burns made with Gelatine. Sue gave us a tutorial so we could see what to do and then it was our turn. 

Health and Safety:

1. Set up station with couch on the counter.
2. Set up makeup with palettes and brushes easily accessed.
3. Cape model.
4. Test the heat of gelatine first before applying the product

Tools:

1. Cotton buds
2. Paint brushes
3. Beauty brushes
4. Pallette knife
5. Gelatine
6. Witch hazel
7. Fake blood
8. Wound Filler
9. Puss
10. Ben Nye bruise palette
11. Supra Color Palette
12. Couch Roll
13. Tissue
14. Translucent powder.

Technique:

1. Start by melting the Gelatine in the Microwave for 20 secs
2. Test the geLatin on your model and if its cool apply to your models skin.
3. Mess in up whilst blending the edges into the skin. Tack it also to create texture for the burn. This will also help to create the look of blistering.
4. Then apply a generous layer of translucent powder to the mould
5. Then using your brushes and your supracolor palette apply a light colour of red around your burn and the Ben Nye Bruise Palette begin to layer it. Still allow some transparency as this helps it look a little more realistic.
6. You can then apply some wound filler and puss for extra gore.
7. At this point you can make sure it looks well blended and realistic and fix any mistakes. 

Outcome and Thoughts:

I have to say I really enjoyed this application. This felt very tangible and I love the actual creation of it. It's a lot harder than I thought and I did go over the top with colour at first and Sue helped me tone it down a bit and make the colouring look a little more realistic. I also found the blending of the gelatin quite challenging but I think I can improve with practice. 

Continuity assessment. Part 1. Second Attempt with my sister modelling.

This is my second first part of my continuity assessment. My model Ben was really sick so he couldn't make it for the second part of this assessment. I was told my Kat and Sue that my assessment needed to be completed by the next day so I had to find a model that would model for the first and second half of my assessment. I had to start again and re-design my design to fit my new model as I had designed my previous design around my previous model and his hair. I organised with my sister to come in and model for the next day for both, the first and second part of my continuity assessment, with a 3 hour break in between. I re-designed the Dorian Gray look to suit her. 

I came in to the room and set up my station. 

Health and Safety: 

1. Set up station neatly and safely.
2. Make sure tools and equipment are clean and sterilised ready for application. 
3. Make sure consultation and any allergy tests have been completed before the treatment.
4. Cover model.
5. Make sure all electrical equipment is set up safely and securely.

Tools and Equipment:

1. Cleanser, toner and moisturiser.
2. Couch Roll, Tissue, Cotton Buds, Cotton Pads, Spatulas, palette.
3. Face wipes.
4. Primer Illamasqua.
5. Embryolisse Moisturiser.
6. Mac Foundation NW13.
7. Mac palette concealer.
8. Nars Concealer.
9. Illamasqua Translucent Powder.
10. Blush palette
11. Illamasqua sculpt Palette.
12. Brushes
13. Revolution Neutral Palette.
14. Maybelinne Mascara
15. Mac Pink Lipstick in please me.
16. Beauty Blender.
17. Pintail Comb
18. Curling tongs
19. Paddle Brush
20. Bobby Pins
21. Clear hair bands
22. Hair Spray
23. Black and White Hair wax.
24. Section Clips.

Technique and Application:

1. I first sectioned my models hair into 3 sections. One for the back bun, and one either side of the middle parting. 
2. I then clipped the 2 sections either side of the middle parting. To keep them out of the way.
3. I then tied up the back section into a ponytail.
4. I then split the ponytail into 2 sections and plaited each one securing them with a clear band. 
5. I then twisted these 2 plaits into a bun and secured then with bobby pins. 
6. I made sure the pins were hidden and the hair was neat and tidy. Cleaning the stray hairs with hairspray.
7. I then began to curl each side of the parting into ringlets. 
8. Once I had finished the hair, I lightly pinned the hair off of the face so I could begin The makeup application.
9. I began by cleansing, toning and moisturising Bizzee's face.
10. I then applied primer to create an even base.
11. I then began to apply the foundation to cover any uneven colouration. 
12. I then applied concealer under the eyes and to any blemishes. 
13. I then applied translucent powder to set the base.
14. I then contoured under Bizzee's cheekbones to create a hollow look under the cheekbones. 
15. I then applied blusher to the apple of the cheeks.
16. I then lightly filled in my sisters eyebrows to even out the colour. She has had her eyebrows tattooed on so I only had to fill them in slightly. 
17. I then applied the tiniest amount of mascara to the lashes to make them look as natural as possible. 
18. I then applied the lipstick to Bizzee's lips with a lip brush. I applied this lightly as I wanted the colour to be close to her natural colour. 
19. When I was finished I then applied translucent powder to set all of the makeup.
20. I then used the moments before taking the photos to fix any stray hairs or any mistakes. 

Outcome and Thoughts: 

This was a very last minute process. I had to start over due to my previous model being sick and the deadline being tomorrow. I was really nervous but once I had my model sorted it was time to re-do my face plan and notes for the timed assessment. I really wanted to use this opportunity to show that I can adapt to new situations or plan changes. This happens a lot in the industry and I thought it was a good experience to prepare me for it. I thought it went really well especially as I hadn't had any time to practise this look. I had however had done my sister's makeup before so I was comfortable with the application. I feel that this is a good representation of my character and the Victorian era and I'm very pleased with the outcome.

prosthetic peices and how to apply them-Sue Mainstone

Today In Sue Mainstone's we learned how to apply prosthetic pieces. Prosthetic pieces are used in movies because Sue gave us a demonstration and then we were to go ahead with the application.

Health and Safety:

1. Make sure that you set up your workspace neatly with all trip hazards out of the way.
2. Make sure you have tested the products on your client first to make sure there are no bad reactions.
3. Fill out a consultation.
4. Clean and disinfect tools before use
5. Cover your client

Tools Used:

1. Couch roll, tissue, cotton buds, wooden spatulas, palette, mixing bowl.
2. Prosthetic piece made from either Gelatine or latex
3. Prosade (Glue for prosthetics)
4. Pro-clean (to remove the prosthetic and glue)
5. Barrier cream
6. Fake blood in Dark
7. Witch Hazel for blending into the skin
8. Scissors
9. Baby Powder
10. Supracolor Palette Kryolan
11. Bruise wheel

Step by Step:

1. Cover model
2. Clean away any makeup or anything on the skin.
3. Apply barrier cream to the desired area.
4. Cut the prosthetic piece. Jaggedy to help blend it into the skin
5. Apply a thin layer of glue (Prosade) to the skin and let it go clear. This helps as it will have tack and help the prosthetic stay in place.
6. Also apply a thin layer of glue (Prosade) to the prosthetic piece and let this go clear also. Apply this all the way to the edge of the piece.
7. Lay it down on the skin carefully, making sure that every bit is stuck. Put a lot of pressure whilst applying it to the skin, pushing it into the skin. This will help whilst blending it.
8. Spend A lot of time blending in with the witch hazel on a baby bud. push outwards so to blend in the skin.
9. Use baby powder to set it and remove the tackiness. 
10. Then you can apply the colour from your supracolor palette. Blend the colours to create a sore look depending on the prosthetic piece. Referring back to your inspiration images. This helps with colour. 
11. Then you can apply the fake blood or pus or both to create a realistic look.
12. To remove, wash off the makeup and and colour and then remove the prosthetic piece with Pro-clean. 

Outcome and Thoughts:

I really enjoyed todays class. I found the process really relaxing and cathartic and enjoyed learning a new technique. I did however find this really challenging and I feel that this area of the industry takes a lot of practise, determination, and patience. This is all about realism and continuity and I feel that it takes a lot of commitment. I do also feel that this will help me massively in the future as I may not be using this technique in a direct way but I might need this is more artistic projects and I feel that this will be a really useful skill to learn. 

First half of my Continuity assessment.

Before Shot.

Before Shot.

Today was the first half of my continuity aassessment. 

Health and Safety.

1. Make sure that you set up your workspace neatly with all trip hazards out of the way.
2. Make sure you have tested the products on your client first to make sure there are no bad reactions.
3. Fill out a consultation.
4. Clean and disinfect tools before use
5. Cover your client

Tools used:

1. Couch roll, tissues, cotton buds, cotton pads.
2. cleanser, toner, moisturiser.
3. Illamasqau matte primer
4. Kryolan Concealer Palette. 2 shades
5. Illamasqua translucent powder.
6. Revolution Nudes palette.
7. Lush lip scrub
8. Lip balm.
9. Makeup brushes
10. Cape
11. Palette
12. Coastal scents blusher palette
13. Hair combs
14. Black and white hair wax
15. Water in spray bottle
16. Section clips
17. Shirt and scarf
18. Camera, hot shoe adapter, and SD card

Step by step application.

1. I combed through Ben's hair with an afro comb to make it easier to mould into shape.
2. I then applied a lot of water to Ben's hair to make it more limp. This was so that I could part it and comb it down.
3. I then sectioned Ben's parting to the side as per my design.
4. Once I had parted Ben's hair I then applied the wax all the way through and focused it toward the root area to create clean waves near the parting. 
5. I then clipped Ben's hair down with the section clips, 1. to keep the hair down and 2. to allow me to do Ben's makeup without getting the make up in Ben's hair. 
6. I began by cleansing, toning and moisturising Ben's face.
7. I then used the lush lip scrub to get rid of the dead skin on Bens lips.
8. I then applied the matte primer all over.
9. I then applied concealer to Ben's blemishes and also used it to even out his skin tone and create a youthful look.
10. Once I had finished with the concealer I applied translucent powder to set it.
11. I then ised my revolution palette in the shade dark brown to fill in Ben's beard and eyebrows. This helped create a youthful look also.
12. I then went over bens eyelids with a pale nude colour.
13. I then slightly contoured with a muted brown colour to create a more chiselled look.
14. I then applied blusher to his cheeks
15. i then finished with applying lipsil to Ben's lips to make them a little pinker.
16. I then asked Ben to put the white granddad shirt on and I then put on the scarf. 

Outcome and Thoughts:

I am really pleased with how this went. I had really prepared and practised this design and researched Male makeup application to feel confident enough to pull this off. I kept within the desired time frame and even had extra time at the end to perfect everything before taking pictures. I'm really glad I kept my design simple and focused on creating a male beauty design rather then getting too complicated with special effects. I really wanted to keep to Oscar Wilde's design of the character as it makes sense for the story. I really enjoyed doing Ben's makeup and male makeup in general, so much so that I will Definitely be using male model's again in future projects. 

Overall I'm really pleased with my design outcome and my final makeup application. 

Adaptations.The portrait of dorian gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray. (1945)

I knew there was an earlier version but had never seen it until now. I feel like this would be the one to watch if you didn't want to read the book. It totally captures Oscar Wildes message and is as (I think) He would have written the screenplay. Its sharp and sophisticated and the acting is subtle but emotional. I really loved this version and felt the most connected to the movie out of the 3 I watched. It definitely incorporated the complicated emotions Oscar had painstakingly researched, written and then re-written. A true dedication to the classic.

The Picture of Dorian Gray 1976

I actually really liked this version. It was to the book and didn't miss out the full dialogue like the book. Really impressed with the acting and I felt the same watching it as I did reading the book. It did have a dryness in some parts as I feel this era for TV movies tended to have, but I The actors gave full performances and did the author justice with the story. 

The picture of Dorian Gray (2009)

This is the most recent version I watched. I have to say I didn't like it much. I liked Colin Firths version of lord Henry Wotton as I feel he kept quite close to the character. I didn't like Dorians portrayal though, as I don't feel the actor embodied Dorian and he wasn't how I pictured him when I read the book. The movie moved way to far away from the original book which was a let down, as I feel it missed out the most intelligent aspects of Oscar Wilde's story. There was way too much unnecessary sex and erotica which was completely off story most of the time, and I felt like they took the story line as an excuse to make another sexually charged movie. It was unrecogniseable.

References:

The picture of Dorian Gray,(1945 film), Albert Lewin, Metro-goldwyn-Mayer

The picture of Dorian Gray,(1976 TV)Glenn Jordan, BBC

Dorian Gray,(2009 film)Oliver Parker, Alliance films, UK film council, Ealing Studios.

The first half of the semester brief and intro.

For the first half of the second semester we were given our brief. We were asked over Christmas to pick a book from the list given to us by Kat. The list was of classic Gothic Horror novels.

1. The Picture of Dorian Gray
2. Dracula
3. Great Expectations
4. The Strange of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
5. Frankenstein
6. The Fall of the House of Usher
7. The turn of the Screw
8. The Castle of Otranto
9. The Mysteries of Adolfo
10. The Monk
11. Jane Eyre
12. Northanger Abbey
13. Vathek
14. Wuthering Heights
15. Carmilla 

We were then asked to choose a book that we were drawn to and write a review about it. This was our first introduction to the Gothic Horror brief. We were then asked to choose a character and write a review about our character, whilst also collecting every piece of information that we can of our chosen character. 

We then had to create a new Gothic Horror blog and post our information and review to this blog. 

I'm really looking forward to this project and whats to come as I feel this subject to be dark and interesting and a really interesting subject due to its deep psychological background and influence. All of these stories have a dark message. I'm also looking forward to reading my chosen book 'The picture of Dorian Gray', as I haven't ever read it before but I know that it has a huge following and that its a very respected novel in the world of literature.