Costume and make up research

Because our opening sequence is part of a psychological horror movie, the costumes and make up is a large factor in the genre and horror films especially have many conventions which are involved in the appearance of the characters. I have researched potential ideas which we can use in our opening sequence through the codes and conventions of psychological films combined with horror films.

Firstly, the main character is a young girl who has no identity and is a patient in a mental hospital. This means she is probably going to have long, dark hair which is over her face as well as a long white hospital gown. These images reflect the potential look we are going for.
The make up is probably going to be kept to a minimal, with being pale and dark around the eyes: this will make the character look ill and mentally ill due to what it connotes.


The make up used on the actors in the movie Girl, Interrupted very much reflects the 'messiness' convention which we are aiming for our main character to look similar to.