Revised Project Chart

As part of our interim report we are required to look at the project gant chart we made for the feasibilty report and modify it depending on our progress and the development of our project. There are some elements that featured in my first chart that are no longer required in my project and certain aspects, for example the shooting days, have been moved forward. I hope that I can stick to my new gant chart as I think being organised and on schedule is massively important when working on a project.

The Girls

Girl 1: Fiona Wardle

Hair: Roll
Make-up: (Look 4)- black eyeliner, eyelashes x1, red lip
Location: Stood against white wall

Girl 2: Moureen Louie

Hair: Back combed messy look
Make up: (Look 1)- thick brows, eyelashes x1, dark eyes and lips
Location: Sat against grafitti wall

Girl 3: Devon Partington

Hair: High bun
Make up: (Look 2)- high brows, eyelashes (top and bottom), no lips
Location: Underpass


Girl 4: Rhiannon Taylor

Hair: Side bun
Make up: (Look 3)- black eyes, no eyebrows, eyelashes (top and bottom), small black lips
Location: Skate park

My Hair Designs

This look is a basic backcombed look. I used hairspray and a backcombing comb and starting at the top, worked my way through the hair back combing from the roots. The look is intentionally messy and hectic.

For this look I first scraped the hair into a pony tail at the top of the head. I then wrapped the hair around the hairband and used a second band to secure the hair. Using hairspray and grips I then styled the hair into a more rounded bun.

This hair style was the trickiest. I took the front middle section of the hair and rolled it, securing with grips and hair spray.

For this style a pulled the hair to the side and created a ponytail. I then took a small section at a time and twisted it, then secured it to the head with grips. I repeated this until all of the sections were pinned in place.

Hairstyle Inspirations

Backcombed style

Roll style

High bun style

Side bun style

To Do List

Things I need to do before the end of semester 1:

• Upload animatic and location video to blog
• Film a test clip for enlarging eyes
• Test enlarging eyes
• Hair trials
• Find costumes
• Book equipment
• Film

Make up shots

Make up for each girl

Location photos

Location for girl 2

Location for girl 2

Location for girl 1

Location for girl 1

Location for girl 3

Location for girl 3

Here are some photos of the locations I want to use in my project. The location is near the centre of town, next to the roundabout at the end of Ecclesall Road. Before shooting around here I will need to make sure I have filled out a risk assessment form on Parashoot.

I am still looking for a location for the 4th girl. I want to find an urban location with metal stairs that the actress can stand under and walk up.

Storyboard & Animatic

Animatic

A loose scene breakdown

START ('Mad House')

• Begin with panorama view of the city (dark grading)
• Screen jumps/warps/fuzzes on time with the rumbling noises
• Extreme close up of a pair of eyes when piano sounds
• Extreme close ups of all 4 girls eyes whilst talking is on
• Shot warps when track says 'mad house' (00:27)
• 00:27-00:55- shot montage with quick changes- shots of the girls body parts and features, broken glass, graffiti, dolls heads etc
• As music fades the screen fades to white (00:45-00:55)

SONG CHANGE ('High For This')

• First bass note- shot of first girl
• Girl 1: 00:55-1:22 (37 seconds) Verse 1
• Girl 2: 1:22- 1:45 (23 seconds) Verse 1
• Girl 3: 1:45- 2:13 (28 seconds) Chorus
• Girl 4: 2:13- 3:01 (48 seconds) Verse 2

• Shots of each girl modelling, posing, showing angst, pain, sadness, fear
• All shots need to be eerie but beautiful (dark grading, shadows, highlights)

• 3:01- 4:00 (59 seconds) 2nd Chorus- slower paced montage of all the girls, shots of the girls together (in 2s)
• White fade out at the end (4:00)

Inspiring/Helpful videos and images

Although this video is about the make up to create the big eyes and does not talk about how to create them via computer, I think some of the make up tips will help when I am making up my models.

This video talks about the costume and make up of the Mad Hatter in Alice and Wonderland. At 2.10 they begin to discuss Hatter's eyes, that they enlarged them to add to the character.

Disturbia- Rihanna
This video has the kind of eerie dramatic feel that I want my video to have.