Claudia and Quentin are two fictional characters. Claudia is a woman in her 20's who has had no parental guidance and is very misunderstood. She is an agrophobic and is kept in touch with the outside world by her neighbours, who bring her food and everything she needs. She has an extremely unhealthy relationship with horror movies. That is how she believes life really is, everything is based on horror. She's very psychotic and models herself on the people she sees in the horror films. So her appearance changes depending on what movie she is watching. This gothic horror lifestyle is normal to her. She has an imaginary boyfriend, Quentin. They don't have a very relationship, he is a constant disappointment. They don't live together, though he comes round and calls her a lot as she sometimes shuts him out. His appearance changes to suit her mood, so sometimes he could be David Beckham, and other times Prince William. If she's at a particular low, he could even morph into e.g a chav, so he isn't always handsome. Quentin is also into horror films and role play to fit Claudia's mood. Claudia is paranoid and suspicious that he is having an affair and keeps him under the thumb. Literally she would tie him up, lock him in and punishes him.
The aim is to create Claudia and Quentin for a music video which takes place in her apartment.
After receiving this brief i was excited to start researching. I found Claudia particularly intriguing and was looking forward to developing my character for her.My first initial thoughts on where to start would be looking at different mental illness's that Claudia is probably suffering from as this would effect her appearance along with the horror films. In the lesson where we received the brief for this project we were also shown various images and clips to inspire us to start our journey creating the characters.
We were shown Micheal Jackson's Thriller video. This was a huge step for music videos when it was released. Watching it you see that horror had moved on in this form. It's more stylish and everything is considered and symbolises something. Micheal's clothes colour are red for danger and she was in pink for innocence, with a contrasting blood red lip. It sets the scene from the very beginning, with the eerie noises. The famous dance routine is inspired by zombies and how awkward they would move. The same with Rihanna Disturbia. This is a lot more recent and the lyrics and song actually in keep with whats happening in the video along with her look and styling. The dancing in the video is also linked in with Micheal Jackson Thriller with quick jolting stiff movements. The part in the video when Rihanna is laying on a male mannequin immediately reminds me of Claudia with her imaginary boyfriend. Along with the fact the Rihanna is the central character and all close ups are on her. Which is what i would imagine Claudia and Quentins video to be like. She would be the central character and he would be in the back until Claudia summons of wants him. The main foucs would be Claudia.
We were also shown this image which i found inspiring. It is a painting by John Henley Fusely called The Nightmare. It's of a woman who is having a night terror. The scary gargoyle is to symbolise the feeling that you get when you have a night terror when you feel like you can't get up or move. This could relate to Claudia as she could feel trapped in her house, or head.
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| Dixon A. (2000). The Nightmare, by Henry Fuseli. Available: http://www.andrewgrahamdixon.com/archive/readArticle/48. Last accessed 24 march 2014. |
I am looking forward to starting my research and developing my characters for this project.
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