What film is Claudia watching?

As Claudia transforms her look depending on what horror film she is watching i have been looking at different horror films to get inspiration for my design. Claudia is unstable and mentally ill and is already displaying signs of being taken in by horror films, by locking away quentin and possibly hitting him, this is something that i think has clearly stemmed from horror films. A horror film that is an example of this is the 'Human Centipede 2.' Where the lead actor in it was mentally ill but got so obsessed with the first film he decided to re-create it. Although the storyline is extremely far fetched it is showing how horror films could affect people who are already unstable in real life.

I started thinking about what horror films i have watched and what other horror films are out there. The most recent horror film i have watched was 'The Conjuring.' The storyline is that paranormal investigators work to help a family that is terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. The thing that intrigued me about this film though, was the doll. There is a haunted doll in the film that is kept locked away.

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After looking at the doll i decided to look more at other horror films with dolls in. As i think this could be a good design idea for Claudia's make up look and also because of her personality. 

My first thoughts was 'Chuckie' as it is probably the most well known doll in horror. However i dont feel like the storyline fits with my characters and Chuckie is also quite clown like. Which i think would be to theatrical for a contemporary music video. 

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After more research into different doll horror films i found a film called 'May.' It is psychological horror about a lonely young woman traumatized by a difficult childhood, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her, who's only friend is her doll. She is desperate for a boyfriend so she decides to make one out of different people.

  

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I tried to empathise with what is might feel like to be in the shoes of somebody who is agoraphobic, thinking about how Claudia's mental illness could be rooted to not feeling accepted or deserving of love or acceptance. Essentially from not feeling like you fit in. So if Claudia feels like she relates to the doll in the film, rather than the human characters then she is connecting with how the doll feels different, misunderstood and out of place, even more so than May. Perhaps Claudia feels like she is striving to build relationships with humans, but because of her insecurities she seems to push people away, maybe hurting them in the process, (mentally or physically.) So her attempts to seek love have her hurting other people, hurting herself and causing her mental illness and agoraphobia to be worse.

Also the- 'If you can't find a friend, make one.' Fits in really well with Claudia as Quentin is imaginary so he can be whatever she wants him to be.

Alongside this i also looked at Tim Burton's movies, in particular, the nightmare before Christmas. Tim Burton is a director and all his films are animated. They are not necessarily horror films, but they all have a very haunting eerie feel. I particularly thought the doll like character Sally who is very in keeping with the theme i want to go for.

I love the different colours of this look and the way it look like paint. I like the fact that they are your typical 'doll' colours, and the use of purples and blues make her look less life like.

I found this image on pinterest where somone has re created sally.