After group discussion on Friday, we decided we want our model to be young ( early 20's), have defined features (eyes, cheekbones, plump lips). And would like the model to have dramatic contours on her face creating a theatrical look. We would like the characters skin to portray a pasty appearance, yet not convey a washed out appearance. The model must be a strong minded person, shown in her poses and eye contact with the camera perhaps entering the idea of the psychological element. However her features must still convey a softness, portraying a sense of natural beauty, fantasy and theatrical fashion.
Through research, we thought the model Kate Moss is a clear reference of what we like to perceive. The character stages a masculine style yet her features and mysterious eyes create a compelling and endearing appearance. She stages each of her characters facial expression, with ease and conviction that then embodies a specific look.
When anaylising this photo, i like the idea of the hardness created by the dramatic relationship between light and shade, and how the light refelcts on her face creating a dramatic harsh yet subtle composition.
Since the task, I have developed further into the casting task and have made several contacts with people who might be interested. I've posted several social messages on network sites such as Facebook, and also looked at modelling sites such as, Elite Models etc… I thought I would research several sites, as I could perhaps get references of what we are hoping to convey.
I think when researching through the Elite Models London website , I came across several models that I thought reached our requirements. The model, Alexa Corlett was an ideal candidate, as her jaw structure and facial features were similar to the notes we had in mind.
Another model was, Alizee Gaillard. Her facial features, size and appearance was suitable for our characterization.
General reference`s on make-up
These three images show the different aspects of the facial area that is defined. As you can see the cheekbones, and lips are the main focal point and as a group we want to define this feature. The makeup around the eyes is subtle, but bold accentuating the eyes. I feel the eyes are very important as this can create the narrative of the scene, if captured at the right time.
references of our final nursery rhyme
After deciding on the nursery rhyme `Little Bow Peep`, we firstly began brainstorming ideas of what we could embellish.
"The earliest record of this rhyme, is in a manuscript of around 1805, which contains only the first verse. There are references to a children's game called "Bo-Peep", from the sixteenth century, including one in Shakespeare's King Lear (Act I Scene iv), but little evidence that the rhyme existed.
After researching into folk tales, the `Bow Peep` rhyme was known for the character using her sheep to cover the tracks of smugglers along the shoreline in East Sussex, but as not much information can be found on this rhyme, we don’t know if this fact is true?
As a group we later decided to begin researching different representations of the nursery rhyme specialising in this specific era, and identify if there are any variables that were the same and how the context of them had influenced their portrayal.
The Paris-based photographic team Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello, show their work, titled La Niña Santa (The Holy Child). The narrative behind the images are video installations, and illustrate colour saturated fashion spreads for the likes of Vogue Japan.
When viewing the images, researched by Christie, i noticed a new direction is taken from the traditional rhyme `Bow Peep`. The idea of duplicating it, is shown through a character of inexperienced beauties on the brink of dishonesty. I like this idea of changing the narrative into something darker. Yet the models are pictured as innocent similar to the traditional character.
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