Bibilography

1. Wikipedia - (Emotional Abuse): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_abuse
2. NSPCC - (Emotional Abuse): https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/child-abuse-and-neglect/emotional-abuse/what-is-emotional-abuse/
3. Wikipedia - (Schizophrenia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia
4. Wikipedia - (Psychosis): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychosis
5. NHS - (Psychosis): http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/psychosis/Pages/introduction.aspx
6. Wikipedia - (Bipolar Disorder): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder
7. NAMI - (What is Mental Illness?): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions
8. stylisheve - (60s Mens Hairstyles): http://www.stylisheve.com/1960s-hairstyles-for-men/
9. slickedbackhair - (60s Mens Hairstyles): http://www.slickedbackhair.com/classic-hairstyles-for-men-1930-1960s/
10. American Horror Story: Asylum (2012)
11. American Horror Story: Murder House (2011)
12. Wikipedia - (AHS Asylum): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Horror_Story:_Asylum
13. Wikipedia - (AHS Murder House): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Horror_Story:_Murder_House
14. thetelevixen - (Women In Horror): https://thetelevixen.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/female-archetypes-of-american-horror-story/
15. telegraph - (Women In Horror): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/halloween/11200852/Horror-the-film-genre-where-men-dont-have-all-the-fun.html
16. offscreen - (Women In Horror): http://offscreen.com/issues/view/volume-18-issues-6-7
17. horrormoviesandfeminism - (Women In Horror): http://horrormoviesandfeminism.tumblr.com/
18. bust - (Women In Horror): http://bust.com/movies/15093-horror-films-and-feminism-women-who-don-t-run-from-danger-but-step-up-to-it-thank-you-mary-shelley.html
19. Wikipedia - (Women In Horror): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misogyny_in_horror_films
20. YouTube - (Women In Horror): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ-HqozfQ5M
21. IMDB - (Rick Baker): http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000711/
22. Wikipedia - (Rick Baker): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Baker
23. victorianweb - (Victorian Men Hairstyles): http://www.victorianweb.org/art/costume/nunn21.html
24. Wikipedia - (Vampire): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire
25. Wikipedia - (Werewolf): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf
26. Wikipedia - (Ghosts): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost
27. fearof - (Zombies): http://www.fearof.net/fear-of-zombies-phobia-kinemortophobia/
28. psychologies - (Zombies): https://www.psychologies.co.uk/self/why-are-we-scared-of-zombies.html
29. Wikipedia - (Fictional and Modern Monsters): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster
30. Wikipedia - (Gothic Horror): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_fiction
31. Frankenstein (1931)
32. Wikipedia - (Frankenstein): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein
33. Frankenstein (1818)

Evlauation

During this project we explored the history of gothic horror though out book and film history, whilst also learning about past and present interpretations of gothic horror. As this is a personal interest of mine I found this project very enjoyable and interesting to do as I got to express my work though a completely different way from our first semester.

   During this project I have gained a large amount of knowledge of special effects make-up such as handling products like; gelatin, latex, wax, and creating realist effects on the skin such as bruising. Along with learning these techniques we was also shown how to handle certain products in a safe environment. Although I have found these techniques interesting to learn they haven’t always been easy to perfect. One material I really want to perfect more is using gelatin, but more importantly my skill in blending this material into the skin as I’ve found that quite difficult to get right. Overall the most enjoyable parts of this project was the practical sessions where we learnt some of the basic skills and techniques of special effects make-up, which is something I’d love to be able use in my future career. Another element of this project that I loved, but was also one of my most successful areas of this project, was creating Claudia and Quentin, as I love being able to tell stories though my work and create interesting concepts about characters with my newfound skills in special effects make-up.

   One artist I have looked into throughout this project was Rick Baker. This was mainly due to him creating the iconic bride of Frankenstein look, which helped inspire my Frankenstein design at the very start of this project. Baker had gave me some inspiration on placement of the scars of my characters face, it’s not a complete exact copy of his work but I felt that placement of the joining of the skin on the face would give my monster an interesting twist.

   Looking back at all my work I have achieved throughout this project I’m rather proud of everything that I have put out, although if I could change anything about anything I’ve done this project it would be making my Claudia design a lot more intense. I felt like Claudia’s designs didn’t always match up to Quentin’s design, purely because she wouldn’t always be as effected like in my storyline of Claudia and Quentin, however I felt I could of shown a lot more skills when creating her.

Quentin

   For my Quentin shoot my aim was to make my model look a beat up as possible, and as you'll be able to see during creating my design I decided to a bit off track and add another facial wound to my model. I started off by adding different textures to the face such as irritated eyes and under eye bags and broken capillaries around the cheeks and wounds. I also added other discolouration around the face to give my model a tired, textured look to his face. 

   Now for my favourite part, yet also the scariest part, the gelatine wounds! I was slightly nervous when using gelatine as it can be very uncertain when using this material and I also have a slight issue with blending edges when using gelatine, but I found when using gelatine this time round none of these issues came up! I'm so pleased with how textured and gross looking both my facial wounds turned out on the face and also how blending the gelatine wasn't an issue at all which saved me a lot os hassle during the shoot. After applying the gelatine and setting it with powder I then coloured the wound, adding dimension in holes or in any textured part of my wounds to make them look more realistic and as if blood had been sitting in the wound for a period of time. And lastly, it was time for to add the blood. To get the dripping blood over the wounds and on the face, I used a cotton bud to get some of the product and laid it on the wound where I wanted it to drip/sit on the face.

   Overall I'm so happy with how my Quentin turned out and I can't wait to learn more techniques in the second year and hopefully be able to improve on some of my skills I have now. 

Claudia

   For my character Claudia I wanted to keep her quite plain and simple, but also have an element of special effects in my design and that's how I came up with my busted knuckles effect. To start off my character I wanted to make her look slightly greasy, so I added highlighter over my models face and concentrating the highlight in areas where people would naturally show sweat/grease on the face. I also added texture to my models face, such as bruising and tiredness to the face by building up various blue, purple, green and yellow eye shadows and water activated paints on the face where people would naturally hallow out.
   For the knuckles I painted different shades of red paint to my models knuckles along with also adding bruising around the wounds and on knuckles that wasn't cut open. I next took a cotton bud and lightly tapped latex around the paint and started to layer the latex more towards the wound instead of having it thicker throughout that whole area. Once the latex had dried I dusted it with translucent powder and using some tweezers, I started to pick at the latex and lift it up away from the paint to create a loose skin effect which I then added darker shades of red under the latex to create the effect of dried blood.
   Lastly the hair, which was rather simple for me to achieve as due to Claudia being in a mental hospital she wouldn't have the classic 1960s hairstyles, so instead I just added texture to my models hair by using various sprays and gels. I also wanted to give the effect of having dirty/greasy hair to my model so I concentrated one of my gels towards the roots of her hair, yet sadly this didn't really show up on camera.
   Overall I'm rather pleased with my character Claudia design, although sometimes I wish I had added more interesting make-up to my design, I believe that if I had done that then she wouldn't of captured what I had my vision of Claudia to be like.

Contemporary Victorian Hairstyles Inspired By 'American Horror Story'

   In todays hair session we was shown how to recreate Victorian inspired hairstyles from the hit TV show 'American Horror Story'. Today we was shown Moira, a maid that used to work at the house and was murdered by the pervious owners. Moira's hairstyle embodies aspects of a late Victorian hairstyle.
   To create this we used hot rollers over the whole head, using the brick method over the whole back of the head and stacking the rollers on the remaining bits of hair (the front and side sections). After the rollers had cooled down I removed the back section and pinned the very bottom curls up and together to create a lift to the hair, next I started to pin the rest of the hair, following the way the curls wanted to move and exaggerating the design of it and making it look more stylised. Lastly I took down the front rollers and did exactly the same as the back curls by pinning them into more stylised curls on the sides of the head and parting the hair into a middle parting.
   When trying to recreate this design I did stumble across some issues. I do not see myself as being good at hair, so trying to get my head around pinning curls in places and learning how the hair moves once you curl it or put it in rollers. However looking at my design now, I can see where I can improve this look but I'm also very happy that I managed to complete this in a somewhat successful way.

Storyline Idea: Being Hurt By Words (Emotional Abuse)

   In my background story of Claudia and Quentin, even though Quentin is imaginary Claudia is still able to effect him emotionally and physically but also physically hurt Quentin with her words either towards him or any derogatory words she says during her emotional outbursts. When I figured out this idea I thought of way I could show this concept, and what sprung to mind was the idea of emotional abuse. But instead of the words not leaving a visible mark on Quentin, you see every scratch, bruise or cut on his face and body.  

   Psychological abuse, also referred to as psychological violence, emotional abuse or mental abuse, is a form of abuse characterised by a person exposing another person to behaviour that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder. This abuse is often associated with situations of power imbalance, such as abusive relationships and bullying.

   In a review of data from the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (a longitudinal birth cohort study) Moffitt et al. report that while men exhibit more aggression overall, sex is not a reliable predictor of interpersonal aggression, including psychological aggression. The study found that no matter what gender this person is, aggressive people share a cluster of traits, including high rates of suspicion and jealousy; sudden and drastic mood swings; poor self-control; and higher than average rates of approval of violence and aggression. Moffitt et al. also argue that antisocial men exhibit two distinct types of interpersonal aggression: one against strangers, the other against intimate female partners, while antisocial women are rarely aggressive against anyone other than intimate male partners. Male and female perpetrators of emotional and physical abuse exhibit high rates of personality disorders, particularly borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder. Rates of personality disorder in the general population are roughly 15%-20%, while roughly 80% of abusive men in court-ordered treatment programmes have personality disorders.

TW: Schizophrenia

   Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterised by abnormal social behaviour and failure to understand reality. Common symptoms include false beliefs, unclear or confused thinking, hearing voices, reduced social engagement and emotional expression, and a lack of motivation. People often have additional mental health problems such as anxiety disorders, major depressive illness or substance use disorder. The cause of schizophrenia is believed to be a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Diagnosis is based on observed behaviour and the person's reported experiences. During diagnosis a person's culture must also be taken into account. As of 2013 there is no objective test. Schizophrenia does not imply a "split personality" or "multiple personality disorder" a condition with which it is often confused in public perception.

   Individuals with schizophrenia may experience hallucinations (most reported are hearing voices), delusions, and disorganised thinking and speech. The last may range from loss of train of thought, to sentences only loosely connected in meaning, to speech that is not understandable known as word salad. Social withdrawal, sloppiness of dress and hygiene, and loss of motivation and judgment are all common in schizophrenia. Impairment in social cognition is associated with schizophrenia, as are symptoms of paranoia. Social isolation commonly occurs. Difficulties in working and long-term memory, attention, executive functioning, and speed of processing also commonly appear. About 30 to 50% of people with schizophrenia fail to accept that they have an illness or their treatment.