Evaluation Of My Final Assessment (Miss Havisham Continuity)

Overall, I was actually quite proud of how the 2 looks compared to each other - I think they looked very similar and I felt there was no obvious differences between the 2. As a whole, I think the make-up continuity was slightly better than the hair, because I feel the make-up is almost a perfect match, whereas the hair has very subtle slight differences, but it is very difficult to determine how the hair actually falls, but I feel that the actual styling of the hair is pretty much the same. 

The main difference that I realise as I look through the images is actually the headband; in some comparisons between the 2 images, the flowers are in a slightly different place, or the headband is slightly lower down or higher up than in the other image. Therefore this has taught me a key lesson, which is that accessories are just as important as the actual make-up and hair styling. 

In all of the images below, the one on the left is the first time I created the look, and the one on the right is the second time... It is key to note that the lighting is slightly different between the 2 (the 2nd time the images were slightly brighter), thus the make-up may look slightly different, but it should not affect it to a large extent. Although, on a film/TV set, this would not be my job to control the lighting and cameras, therefore this problem would not occur. 

Initially, my first thoughts when I was given the brief was that there was little room for individuality and creativity when creating the Miss Havisham character, and I thought that everybody's outcome would be very similar. The reason for this is because the Victorian's had a very clear idea of what was desirable and what was bad in terms of hair and beauty, e.g. you wanted long hair, and very natural but flawless looking make-up. However, as time went on, throughout the project I realised that this was not the case, and that depending which part of the book you decided to create your Miss Havisham character from, meant that the outcomes were actually very diverse, and this meant that the brief was actually quite flexible. Therefore, I enjoyed working to this brief because it gave you steady guidelines and boundaries, but it allowed you to put your own spin and style on your character design. 

I feel as though my hair styling has continued to improve throughout this project and it has allowed me to expand my knowledge about the history of hairstyles in different eras. Furthermore I definitely feel that I could recreate an early Victorian hairstyle in a heartbeat, due to how many times I have created one throughout this project! 

I believe my make-up application has improved quite a lot throughout this project and that I am now feeling more confident and comfortable as a make-up artist. The main turning point where I felt my design came together was when I invested in the extremely thin paintbrush to create the wrinkles - I feel that from then on my application became neater and 'sharper' and I became more concentrated and involved in the project. 

Overall, I have actually quite enjoyed the project as a whole, and it has definitely taught me about the importance, as well as the difficulty, of continuity when you are a make-up artist/hair stylist.