After last year, myself and my group wanted to push the boat out just a little further and try out some special effects in make-up and actually doing realistic looking wounds and doing make-up to do that final touch for our actors and actresses to get into their roles and to help represent their characters more. This post shows you the rough ideas that we have about how to go about this and what they will look like.
Alice's Make-up
As I have said in my previous post on costume research, Alice is a very natural and innocent looking girl, so the use of bold colours like reds and blacks are out of the question. We want soft warm colours or the gentle pinks and blues and only a small amount to highlight her features just a little.
Idea 1 - Warm Neutrals
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| This is a rough idea as to how Alice's eyes would look |
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| A gentle shade of pink maybe |
Idea 2 - Soft pastels, most likely pink
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| Another rough idea for the second look |
The soft pink eyeshadow seems like the colour make-up that our character Alice would wear, instead of the bold colours like red or black. It adds to the girly, innocent look of our character.
Stacey's Make-up
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| Deep red nails and lipstick |
Because Stacey's characteristics are that of a promiscuous office lady, we felt that doing her nails and lipstick as a deep red would bring out the stereotypes due to the connotations of red being promiscuous and lust.
The Wounds
So for the wounds I thought what would be best would be to use some scar wax and realistic fake blood which you can get from more face-painting or special effects shop. We thought this would make Alice's death look more realistic and any cuts and wounds on Richard's hand would just give our film that extra authenticity. Also, using the scar make-up and fake blood would look much better than buying a wound already made and sticking it on - sometimes they can be a real pain.
One drawback with this is that we would have to make sure the wounds are done in the same place and the same way each time - however we are aiming to get all of these shots done first as to not have to worry about that later.
The video above is simply showing how we would go around creating the wounds using the wax this lady uses in her tutorial. The wolf marks on her cheek are one way of doing the cut marks on Alice's forehead from where she hits her head on the stair banister rail, however it would only be one cut and wouldn't look so wolf like.
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| This fake blood is perfect for realistic wounds as it doesn't dry or drip - its stays moist which gives that perfect look for our film |
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| Example of the scar wax used |
For Richard's knuckles, if we don't do the cuts on the back of his hands, I was thinking about simply using a type of blusher to make them look rather red and sore looking. This would stop the hassle of recreating his cuts to look old when it comes to the end of the film when he is waiting for the funeral, because red marks fade over time.
Special Effects & Make-Up research by Deanna Hopps
Next post will be the Location research and the risk assessment
