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.