Special FX makeup

For our thriller, the group and i decided we wanted to have a scene where we see our protagonist cut her arm with a key, dashing in cuts to count the number of days she has been captive. I was given the task of doing the special fx makeup. Here is what it looked like...

And here is what i did to make them...

1. I took eyelash glue and made 13 long blobs along Becky's (playing our protagonist) along the inside of her arm.
2. I took the end of a makeup brush and blended out the edges of eath blob so it blended into the skin.
3. I waited for it to become semi dry and then using pair of tweezers, I cut through each blob to make it look like cut skin.
4. Then, when the glue was completely dry I covered it with foundation that matched Becky's skin tone so it looked more like her skin.
5. Next, taking red eyeshadow I brushed is roughly over each fake cut to make them look more sore and fresh.
6. I took deep red lipstick and using a small brush i filled in each cut with red lipstick to look like drying blood.
7. Finally i wanted to make some of the cuts nearer her elbow look older so I used a little black eyeshadow a roughly dotted some within the cuts, making them look scabby and old.

We wanted to portagonist to have the cuts not just to show how long she has been captive but also to show she is slowly losing her mind because she is self harming.

by Bethany smith

Setting Vlog

We have decided to shoot three of our Thriller's scenes in my house. It took some deliberation to decide where would be best to set each scene; this vlog explains why we chose each settings that we did.

As our thriller is going to reflect the methods commonly used by Hitchcock, many of the aspects I discuss in the vlog relate to Hitchcock's thrillers; such as the theme of entrapment, and extreme high and low angle shots.

By Elli Smart

Preliminary Task

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Male Antagonist's Costume

We have three possible ideas for how our Male Antagonist’s hair will be styled.

Firstly: to have his hair shaggy and concealing his face, this will give the impression of mystery and hidden motives. As well this adds an animalistic feel to his appearance, giving the audience the impression that he is a rugged and aggressive character.

  

Secondly: to have his hair tied back in a ponytail as this implies order amongst the chaos of the knots and tangles in his hair, a paradox to conceal the character’s true motives. 

Thirdly: we are considering using gel to create a greasy look for the antagonist’s hair. This will suggest he doesn’t keep himself well-groomed. As well the greasy hair creates a creepy, dirty impression of the character.

The make-up we will be using will be subtle: purple eye shadow around the lower eyelids to give the impression of a lack of sleep; pallid foundation on the cheeks and grey shaded cheek bones to create a pale skeletal face, connoting death and evil. Under make-up also comes facial hair; our male antagonist will have a messy unshaven face to add to the impression of his rugged, animalistic masculinity. 

We wanted the costume to suggest that the antagonist lives in a very rural area to emphasise how the two characters' are isolated and alone. This is a method often used by Hitchcock so to present the theme of entrapment, and we have carried this theme through various mise en scene aspects. Therefore we have decided to use baggy beige trousers, hiking boots and a green/brown trench coat as these connote the outdoors, poverty and the rural countryside. We chose to incorporate a black shirt as black is often associated with evil and death, suggesting the character has sinister intentions.

By Elli Smart

Preliminary Task Bloopers

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Film Plan: Dates and Times

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Storyboard

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