Tuesday, 15 March 2016

Changes and additions to Claudia and Quentin characters

Following the feedback from my presentation, I have made a few changes. I needed to incorporate more complex make-up to demonstrate my skills, and also wanted to make my character's backstories a little more interesting. 
Therefore, I am going to change Quentin's date of death to the 1970s. He was in an abusive relationship with someone who would attack and harm him, and one day she accidentally killed him. Consequently, my character will be covered in scars on his face. He will be wearing the same clothes he died in - a bright, patterned shirt left unbuttoned at the top. His hair will be slightly long, and still messy, as he is trying to look more modern for Claudia, who hates his 70s attire. After his death, Quentin spent years as a ghost looking over his former girlfriend, who despite the abuse, he still loved dearly. Once she died, he began to roam the earth, unseen by humans, unsure of what he was meant to do in order to pass over; until he met Claudia in 2010, (when the second series of Being Human took place). Being a vampire, she was the first person who was actually able to see him in years, and thus, he fell in love with her. 
Claudia, however, soon grows more paranoid and insane, as she isolates herself and refuses to give in to her hunger for blood. She then begins to behave cruelly to Quentin, manipulating him as she thinks he is just a figment of her imagination. It seems that Quentin is attracted to unhealthy relationships. 
My design for Claudia will now include more features that demonstrate her insanity - dirty hands and nails, scratches on her neck and face, and sweat. She will also still wear doll-like make-up, to show how she tries to look nice for Quentin, but in a slightly childlike way; showing her regression to a more childlike state amidst her madness. 
By adding these points to the storyline I feel that I have incorporated a more interesting dynamic between the couple. Quentin, although probably about 60 years old, still remains youthful in appearance due to being frozen at the time of his death. However, he has experienced much more in the last 40-odd years, even though he is almost 'trapped' in the 70s through his clothing. By creating Quentin's previous relationship, the audience will see that he is attracted to unhealthy, dysfunctional women who will hurt him, and thus they will feel sympathy for him. Claudia also stays at the same age as she died and became a vampire. 
This addition to the story allows me to use my make-up skills to create scarring, uneven complexions, scratches and dirtied skin, as well as the more normal make-up and hair from before. I think this will add nice, almost creepy contrasts with Claudia's youthful, doll-like appearance and Quentin's bright shirt and good looks. 

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