The simple makeup look that I wanted to create for Agnes was an overall ill and frail complexion without being too similar to the makeup looks of the ghost characters- myself and Connor- as well as not being too relatable to that of her mother and fathers dramatic looks as I felt this would detract away from the actor Emma's youthful appearance and draw less attention away from the intention for her to stand out as the main character; her makeup look initiated this.
I firstly applied a thin layer of white powder to Emma's face in order to create a pale complexion, however, without being too dramatic that her appearance suggested ghost-like connotations as we did not want to reveal to the audience the fact that Agnes was a ghost at the beginning of the film to engage them until the storyline is untangled at the end and this fact is revealed.
I finally applied a mixture of dark shadows underneath Emma's eyes to create the illusion of dark under eye circles which reflects the fact she is a neglected child living in a dangerous environment where she does not have an appropriate lifestyle. The popular director Tim Burton also uses this technique of under eye circles in the majority of his films, especially his 2007 adaption of the horror story 'Sweeney Todd'. I used the makeup look of the character 'Mrs Lovett' as my inspiration for this makeup look.
My own youtube tutorial for this makeup look:
No comments:
Post a Comment