Miss Havisham: Continuity Assessment- Recreation

Make-up

Products-

• Charles fox foundation palette
• Illamasqua white base foundation 
• Charles Fox  supra colour palette (bright red, dark red, black, purple, yellow and white)
• latex
• Scabby Blood
• Charles fox blusher palette
• Illamasqua loose powder
• Charles Fox eye shadow palette (brown)
• Vaseline 
• Illamasqua primer

1. I started with the base of the skin which firstly I wanted the burn on the clean skin first and then to add the rest of the products on top. I applied around 4 layers of latex on the skin and used a hair dryer in between layers to dry it quicker. I then picked at the latex to lift some off the face where there would be a whole so I could fill this are with blood.
2.   Once dry I then started on the foundation, I used a mixture of the Charles fox foundation and the white base foundation to lighten the skin and give a good coverage (application over lips as well).
3.  Once the foundation was applied I powder the face with the loose powder to set the make-up ready for the applied of the wrinkle lines. Once the powder was applied I used the brown shade from the Charles Fox eye shadow palette and created lines on the forehead, slightly around the nose, the chin and the smile lines. 
4. Next I applied a red powder (from the Charles Fox blusher palette) and using a blusher brush went around the eyes with the red so the red was equally under and above the eye. 
5. Next I starting working into the burn, which I applied red, black, purple and yellow supra colour over the area which I applied latex. Next I used the bloody scab (which is a thick form of blood and sets hard) and filled in the two holes I create on the top and bottom burn. I then applied Vaseline over the top and this allowed the colours to mix slightly to blend together and give that wet fresh burn look.
6. Finally was the eyebrows and lashes. Since Miss Havisham was old I wanted her lashes and brows to fit the character so I mixed white supra colour with a small amount of yellow onto my hand. I then used a mascara wand to coat it in the supra colour and brush through the brows and applied on the eyelashes. 

Hair

Equipment and Extras-

• Small curling tongs
• Comb
• Brush
• hairspray 
• White coloured hairspray 
• dead Flowers
• Veil
• Grips
• cape

1. I started with sectioning the hair into the areas that I needed each part to be. starting with creating a middle parting, then parting the fringe from he back of the head this section is down in line with the ear. I then took the back part of the hair and but it into a ponytail just to keep it away from the rest of the hair.
2. I then grabbed my small curling tongs that I have previously plugged in and started curling the fringe into ringlets, I started on the right side sectioning the fringe into three. I then curled each section so there was three ringlets and then did this on the other side. 
3.  I then started on the back where I took the hair out of the ponytail ready for me to spray the hair white. I sectioned the hair bit by bit and sprayed while working my way up so the white was going through the hair in layers to look realistic. At the top I then spray the roots of the hair where the parting is.
4. I then grabbed my comb and started back combing the hair so it looks messy and matted at the back and then put the hair into a mid-high pony tail. I then grabbed a stand from the underneath of the pony tail as this will be wrapped round the hair. 
5. Next I held the ponytail and starting wrapping it round into a large bun while gripping each section down so it was held into place. I then used the plait that I previously made and wrapped it around the bun and gripped it into the side. 
6. I then had 5 flowers to place into the hair at the top, I wanted this to look realistic so I had real flowers from weeks before the assessment and left them to go old and matured, cut them off and used them in the hair. I placed them in using the stalk and pit it into the top of the bun.
7. I then had a lace veil which I bought and put grips through the top of the lace and gripped it underneath the bun. This sat half way up one side of the bun, to half way up the other side of the bun.
8. Finally I went back to the curls at the front of the hair, took individual strands from the front and sprayed it with the white colour hairspray and then slightly at the roots of the parting 

Continuity-

My step by step of creating the look was exactly the same, I made sure I did everything the same and everything in the same order. On the day of the assessment I brought in all my original notes from the first time I created Miss Havishams character this was, Make-up chart, hair chart, make-up instructions and hair instructions. These all helped me to create the look the same for continuity as I just repeated what was on the charts and instructions. On the day I brought in a mood board of photos of when I first created it, the images showed close up detail to the burn, close up to the face and hair and a variety of angles to help create the look again. I think for the continuity part the original photos of the look I created the first time round helped the most as when getting the burn and hair in the exact same place I kept looking at the photos to make sure I was getting everything spot on.

I didn't have any trouble with forgetting anything such as products/equipment/accessories because I kept a list of all of the products and equipment needed together and the original products together to be used the next time around. The flowers, veil and material I kept all together so I could just bring it in on the day and it would be prepared. The flowers and the burn sizes were kept in a container together, the burn templates were vital to have as it was the exact size of the burn I first created and was very helpful with continuity for the burn. 

I felt the hardest part of the continuity is using products such as latex because its hard to create the same thing again as latex sometimes dries different. Also things like colour is hard to repeat again especially when the burn is so detailed and colours start mixing together. Even though I have a burn template and photos of where the burn was placed on the skin it still was quite hard to make sure it was in the same place and the same angle across the face, I definitely found the burn the hardest part to recreate. I think the second hardest part was probably the white colour through the hair, the white was sprayed in different layers of the hair and throughout the front curls, it was difficult to make sure I got the right amount of white and in the same place. Overall I feel with the difficulties of certain things the look has I executed the continuity to a high standard and did everything I could to keep the look the same from, notes to face charts, photos, templates, containers and bags of certain items and equipment. I really enjoyed creating Miss Havisham as she was interesting to research about and look into her character aspects. I really enjoyed the continuity even though it was a little challenging mentally and physically to recreate the look however that's the fun it being tested on our skills as continuity is a vital aspect in the TV and Film industry.

Face chart

hair chart

hair notes

make-up notes

Final Photos