Project Evaluation

I have really enjoyed the Gothic Horror Unit because I feel it’s given me an opportunity to create multiple different looks and explore a variety of skills. Great Expectations was a diverse way to introduce characters and challenged us to develop our own concept of them through make-up and hair development. The Victorian background research and technical lessons provided me with historic knowledge for both characters. Incorporating a continuity assessment really challenged my skills in make-up application and being able to assemble continuity notes to recreate the whole look, as this is an important factor in the TV and Film industry. This definitely tested my skills when creating the look for a second time making sure all products and materials were the same. I felt with the continuity I had to keep my design fairly simple due to recreating it. I felt I could have explored and developed Miss Havisham more, I think I need to work on exploring the character further and experimenting more with different designs and looks. Estella’s character I felt quite restrained as the look had to be historically correct and she doesn't portray many sides of her personality so I felt a little tied down on what to create for her character. Overall I enjoyed reading the book even though I found it a little confusing, and also watching different TV and Film portrayals of the novel as it was really interesting to see the difference in character hair and make-up.

The second part to the unit was creating to characters to fit into a chosen series of our choice. I definitely enjoyed this section the most even though the time frame for ideas, developing and creation was very short I really enjoyed exploring a TV series and creating whatever look we wanted. Background research to the series and exploring previous characters helped influence my final design so my two characters would correctly fit into the series. My Quentin character was definitely more of a challenge than Claudia because the look contained prosthetics on the face which the application was quite hard. I think the challenge was exciting and I was extremely pleased with the outcome of both looks. I think I could have developed a little more however the time frame was short and practising had to be done beforehand. I think I could have practised a little more beforehand especially on my Quentin character and done a full practise before the actual assessment to make sure everything went smoothly. I feel I could improve on my management so I make sure assessment are completed in the allocated time frame. Working to the brief was hard in certain areas however I enjoyed exploring looks, developing my character and designing a completed hair, make-up and costume and doing background research. Overall I’m very happy with the outcome of the unit and I look forward to what’s coming next.