DEATH MASKS.

What is a Death Mask?

A plaster cast taken of a dead person face, to create a mask or mould. 

7 famous Death masks:

Dante - Philosopher Poet Death: Malaria September 13 1320

 Mary Queen of scots Death:Beheaded February 8th 1587

John Keats: Poet, Death Consumption/TB February 23rd 1821

Naprolen Bonaparte: Military Leader, Political Leader, Emperor

Death: Gastric Cancer May 5th 1821 

William Blake: Poet, Death: Unknown. August 12th 1827

Michael Collins:  Activist, Military Leader, Political Leader 

Death: Assassination August 22 1927

John  Dillinger: Thief, orgainised Crime boss

Death: Killed by FBI July 22nd 1934. 

(no date). Available at: http://www.biography.com/news/famous-death-masks (Accessed: 18 February 2015).

Each image shows how much detail the molds pick up of the persons face especially the last one which show Johns scars. 

HIGH DEFINITION BROADCASTING

What is High definition broadcasting and how does it affect make up and hair artists?

High definition is a high degree of detail in an image or screen as shown below.

Make-up and hair artist are affected by High definition broadcasting from how detailed the image comes across, too much make-up can appear obvious in HD. Artists need to picture their model as canvas, the better you prepare your canvas; Cleansing, toning and moisturising the better the make up will look. The slight wrong detail within the make-up or hair will show in high definition so everything needs to be spot on. 

Specialised cosmetics and equipment is believed to be the only thing you can use for high definition, this is simply not true. As long as you work to film standard your cosmetics in your kit are fine. 

Although some Artists employ a airbrush techniques, this gives you a more soft light complexion and doesn't show up in as much as heavy make up in high definition.

"Too much makeup can appear really obvious on HD." – John Woodbridge

One product which is a disadvantage within HD is setting powder, although naked to the eye, it can give the face a ashy dull look through a camera eye. You can buy specialised HD setting powders in both forms loose and pressed.

Make up artists are used to looking at the final look through the mirror, as the general rule 'what the mirror sees, the camera sees' but just as film HD you need to eye ball the make-up whatever become apparent to eye, will become apparent to high definition.

Academy (no date). Tips: make-up for HD. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/production/article/art20130702112136285 (Accessed: 18 February 2015).

CONTINUITY

What is continuity? 
The maintenance of continuous action and self-consistent detail in the various scenes of a film or broadcast.
Why do i need to know this? The reason a artist needs to full understand what continuity means is to know she/he is do their job right, Before i searched continuity i didn't know exactly what it meant nor did i know why i needed to know about it. 
In my future career i will be experiencing a lot of continuity working on films, TV sets etc... 
Continuity is extremely important in the film and tv making, purely because you need the shots to be exactly the same as the first, such as hair position, clothes, make up; skin tone, lipstick. 
Typical issues with continuity is running out of the product you have used or even lost that; but a professional will always make sure she has a alternative. You should always write down what you have used previous, this is why face charts are important. 
Learning continuity now will help in the future to build confidence to create the exact same look i have done previous, the purpose for this will be sometime the actor will have a hand model, a stunt model, a back view model and you need every single one to be the exact same.

ESTELLA

Estella is a young orphan like protagonist Pip but unlike him whom was raised by his sister wife of blacksmith Joe Gargery, Estella was raised and adopted by wealthy Miss Havisham to become a lady. Estella is a very manipulative attracted women, who comes across very abrupt due from the upbringing of Miss Havisham.
Miss Havisham raised Estella for her revenge of being jilted at the alter, MH used Estella to torment men and break their hearts. Estella had her ability ti express her emotion and interact normally within the world. Estella eventually marries the cruel nobleman Drummle instead of marrying kindhearted commoner Pip. Drummle treats Estella harshly and makes her life miserable for many years. Dickens has used Estellas life to reinforce the idea that one's happiness and well-being are not deeply connected to one's social position: had Estella been poor, she might have been better off.

FACE CHARTS

\\

Here are a few face charts i have created for the Miss Havisham look for my final assessment, throughout the next post i will expand my idea into my final design in preparation for my final assessment.

VICTORIAN HAIR

Victorian hair in the (1830s-1840s) consisted of topknots also known as the Apollo knot which became higher and less wider than the previous decade. These came with flat loops and bows of hair sometimes intertwined with braids, flowers, leaves, pearls, and feathers etc. The hair was still brushed back flat and sleek an was almost invariably parted in the centre.
The decorative curls fall firmly over the sides, covering part or all of the ear, this become almost as prominent as the topknot itself.
Later on the general style established in the end of the previous decade still continued with minor modifications. The hair was flat and sleek on top with the same variety partings for the last decade.
The bun was sometimes, as high as the crown but usually lower. The decorative curls were still important on the side of the head but frequently the curls become braids, which were dressed in curious long loops, exposing the ears.
Below is a Queen Victoria portrait, showing her hair dressed in this style.

In 1870's had more moderations, this included more curls become more forward creating a fringe and less on the side. As the time got on the hair become more elaborate. At the end of the victorian era the curl became looser. 

During our first lesson of Victorian hair we discussed late mid and early victorian hairstyles, We then had the opportunity to work on our heads and create a victorian hair style. Underneath is an image of the hair curled. 

Creating the curls i found it hard to make them tight enough for the look, unfortunately the lesson was up before i had the chance to finish the style. 

MISS HAVISHAM

For my concept of Miss Havisham i examined how she was presented 

within every interpretation on Great Expectations. 
I would describe Miss Havisham is late 30's early 40's while aging within the film, she had very 


dark/grey circles around her eyes, dry lips from her home being damp and cold. She wouldn't have very good hygiene while she wore the same dress for so many years.
 MH is an independent wealthily women who was left at the alter on her wedding day. Ever since the day of her being 'jilted' on her wedding she has stopped the time on the big clock on the house and her watch as to say she is still living within the time of being jilted at the alter. 
Another main point of MH is her wedding dress, it becomes old, dirty, dusty throughout the film just like herself, it become lifeless and less attractive. You understand when Miss Havisham became heartbroken she became a social outcast by never leaving her home.
 MH hair deteriorates throughout the film, you first see her with very tight curls which was more of the Georgian era and later on you notice her appearance becomes less attractive, this would indicate MH didn't have a purpose to make an effort anymore especially with Estella her adopted daughter being distant.

MH was an extremely manipulative women who used Estella and Pip as 'puppets' for her own amusement. MH decided to use Estella to break someones heart while turning Estella's into ice.
As well as the film i found myself watching the BBC Episodes of Great Expectations an found myself writing the words such as ghost like and demented.MH was very pale, delicate which gave me a feeling she was ghost like, The way MH spoke gave me the impression she was loopy and not exactly in the same era as the people she was leaving with, this brought me back to her living the memory of her wedding day. 
While watching the film the word corpse bride came to mind, she was identical to a corpse in the way moved around the house she was slow, fragile, and stiff. 

In the BBC episodes you see MH has twitches and starts to scratch her skin on her hand when distressed or nervous causing this to burn inflicting irritation to the skin making it sore and red..  This back home for me would be called a chicken scratch if that is some relative information.