1990's Hair and Makeup

1990's Hair

During the 1990's women's hairstyles were dominated by perming, people started to see a longer tousled effect was seen over the bobbed hairstyle, mousse was extremely popular to use, Hairstyles were skinny rather than big in the form of shoulder length straightened locks.  

Scrunchies - Scrunchies in the hair were popularised by Carrie Bradshaw, hair was worn in a half up half down style which is still popular today, and also the half bun style.

Butterfly Clips - Butterfly clips were worn all over the head, and a long the twists or corn rows at the front of a hairstyle. Hair crystals were also worn in the front of the hair.

1990's Makeup

Makeup during the 1990's can be seen as a reaction to the bright and extravagant 1980's, women's looks would depend entirely on what sub culture they would belong to, for example grunge would have women wearing heavy smokey eyes made up from grey or brown eyeshadow with little to no blush and a light lip colour, this was seen on skinny models and formed a sort of 'heroine chic' look. Gothic fashions were also in style and women would pair wearing dark mascara and eyes with a pale whitened complexion. The most popular look of the 1990's was a fresh faced subtle makeup, where everything was applied sparingly, the eyes were still smokey but this was applied with lighter shades of makeup. There was a surge in using matte colours there was a makeup look called 'The Rachel' which was popularised by Jennifer Aniston where she had her signature mauve matte lips.

1990's Supermodels

Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour, Tyra Banks, Kate Moss.

The 'Big Six' was a group of six supermodels that dominated everything fashion, hair and makeup in the late 1980's to the 1990s, the first of them was Claudia Schiffer who bears a striking resembulence to Bridget Bardot, Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington. 

Corson, R (2005). Fashions in Hair the First Five Thousand Years. London: Peter Owen Publishers. 

Valenti, L. (2015).http://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/news/g2806/90s-hair-trends/?slide=9. Available: http://www.marieclaire.com/beauty/news/g2806/90s-hair-trends/?slide=9. Last accessed 28th March 2016

Revitte, J. (2014). Beauty Retrospective: The Natural 90s. Available: http://blog.shesaidbeauty.com/2012/08/07/beauty-retrospective-the-natural-90s/. Last accessed 28th March 2016.

5 min Presentation and Feedback

Unfortunately I have accidentally deleted my power point and cannot find back up to put the images of my slides on my blog.

Reflection

After presenting my ideas for my characters Claudia and Mrs. Laderman, this made me feel much more confident about what I was doing, and really cemented my ideas for my characters. I was really pleased with the positive feedback that I got, everyone seemed to understand my ideas and Kat even said that they work really well together. The thing that helped me when doing this presentation is that I came prepared and did plenty of research before so because I didn't go in blind I think this helped me a lot. The thing that this presentation made me think about is how I am going to shoot my characters, Kat said that I need to think about location and how I am going to shoot my characters, because I have created two very strong characters I will need to focus on getting them both spot on. The part I will really struggle on is getting special effects into my makeup design as this isn't something I am interested in, but because of the brief I will really research into what I could do and I will keep it subtle. Kat also suggested creating my makeup for the countess and shooting it until I am satisfied, then covering the model in blood and shooting again, then I will be able to choose which one of my images look stronger.

Development

After doing this presentation, I am going to start looking at trying to message hotels to see if I would be able to shoot in the hotel, however if I cant or if the hotels don't look how I want them to I will start thinking about strategically shooting in the studio. so it looks like more is going on in the background when it isn't.

I am also going to start researching all aspects of things that I want to include in my designs, then start developing them into my face charts, I want to have  all of these things done for after the easter break and then start shooting the first week back, which will leave me a week to edit, evaluate and tie up loose ends before the deadline.

Femme Fatale

A femme fatale is a stock character of a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art.

Her ability to entrance and hypnotise her victim with a spell was one of the earliest stories seen as being literally supernatural; so the femme fatale is still often describes as having power for example being an enchantress, seductress, vampire, witch, demon or having power over men. The phrase in French means "fatal woman" and will achieve her hidden purposes by using beauty, charm and sexual allure. One of the most common traits of the femme fatale is the rejection of motherhood which is seen as "one of her most threatening qualities since by denying his immortality and his posterity as it leads to the ultimate destruction of the male." Femme fatales are typically villainous, or morally ambiguous, and are always associated with a sense of mystification and unease.

  Ancient Archetypes

This Femme Fatale archetype exists in the culture, folklore and myth of many cultures for example mythical creatures like sirens, the sphinx and Aphrodite and could be related to historical ecamples like Cleopatra and the biblical figures Delolah, Jezebel and Salome.

Salome in a painting by Franz von Stuck

Early Western Culture to the 19th Century

In Europe during the middle ages the femme fatale was a common figure in the middle ages and portrayed the dangers of female sexuality. The pre- medieval biblical figure of Eve could be an example and also the Queen of the Night in Mozart's The magic flute shows her muted presence during the Age of Enlightenment. 

During the Romantic period the femme fatale flourished with the works of John Keats for example "La Belle Dam sans Merci" and also through the rise of the Gothic novel, the monk featured Matilda, who was a very powerful femme fatale, and also appeared in Carmilla and the Brides of Dracula. Other considerably famous femme fatales were Isabella of France, Hedda Gabler of Kristiania and also Marie Antoinette of Austria. 

Marlene Dietrich. Film- Noir Femme Fatale

20th Century Film and Theatre

In the 20th century the femme fatale can be seen as a sexual vampire, her charms leech the virility and independence of lovers which leaves them in a shell of themselves. From the American film perspective the femme fatale often appears as foreign, as either eastern European or Asian origin for ecample the counterparts for actresses such as Lillian Gish and Mary Pickford. In the film-noir era the femme fatale flourished in cinema for example Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon. In modern day the femme fatale can be seen as Angelina Jolie in Original Sin.

Femme Fatale's in Horror

Julia Cotton - Hellraiser

Julia Cotton is one of horrors most twisted femme fatales, she seduces men and brings them home to feed Frank (her brother-in-law  but also ex lover) to help him become whole again. When Frank is almost human again, she brings her current husband Larry to him, and Frank proceeds to kill him and steals his skin for himself. 

She is a classic femme fatale in the way that she uses her good looks and charms to lure men back to her house and is deadly in the way that she has the ulterior motive to kill them for her ex lover.

Baby Firefly - House of 1000 Corpses 

Baby firefly appears in both the Devils Rejects and House of 1000 Corpses, in house of 1000 Corpses baby firefly kidnapped 5 cheerleaders and brought them back to their home where they were suspended from the ceiling and tortured. Later on in the film she was picked up by a group of youths when she was hitch-hiking , after taking interest in one of the youths who has a boyfriend and doesn't reciprocate her affections, she takes great pleasure in watching her brother dismember him. Baby is attractive and young and attracts people by how normal she looks, and lures them back to her crazed family who are very sadistic. 

Mrs. Voorhees - Friday the 13th

Mrs, Voorheers is the secondary villan of Friday the 13th, she is the mother of Jason and she swore revenge on the counsellors of  Camp Crystal Lake, and prevents the camp from re opening through murder, assassination, water poisoning and arson. Mrs. Voorhees is one of the ultimate femme fatles and shows how far women will go to protect their children. 

Femme Fatales in American Horror Story

Jessica Lange undoubtedly plays the best femme fatales in American horror story, the characters she plays are rich and diverse and also have different motivations, in 'Murder House' she plays a homocidal woman responsible for raising the Antichrist, in the second 'Asylum' she plays a deranged nun who administrates corporal punishment and electroshock therapy to the criminally insane, in the third season 'Coven' she plays a which who is selling her soul to an ancient voodoo deity and also in the final season 'Freak Show' a dominatrix who's legs were amputated in a snuff film before escaping and coming to work in a freak show. Lange says that even though all of these characters are different they all have a 'kind of desperation, a profound disappointment with life, as on- edge or neurasthenic as they appear to be they all have a spine of steel. its exactly the kind of complexity in a character that I love, that it appears to be one thing and is actually something else. For example, Elsa the domanatrix in Freak Show has the killer instinct and yet she was a wounded bird, so she is two extremes in one, she is stoic and cold hearted but in other ways she is barely surviving. 

Donnelly. M. (2015). Jessica Lange Reflects on Her 4 ‘American Horror Story’ Femme Fatales: ‘They Have a Spine of Steel’. Available: http://www.thewrap.com/jessica-lange-reflects-on-her-4-american-horror-story-femme-fatales-they-have-a-spine-of-steel/. Last accessed 27th March.

Ahlephia. (2012). Ahlephia’s Top 13 Femme Fatales. Available: http://www.trulydisturbing.com/2012/09/27/ahlephias-top-13-femme-fatales/. Last accessed 27th March.

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Female Archetypes of American Horror Story

There has been a huge debate about women in horror as this is not a place you would look to in order to find multi- layered roles for ladies, it has been known to victimise women. In the article 'Female Archetypes of American Horror Story' this begs to differ, and pinpoints some of the female characters in the series Murder house that makes up its foundations, and shows why this programme has become so popular in the female demographic.

The Scorned Woman - Vivien Harmon - she has been through it all, miscarriges, a cheating husband and a home invasion. But she is a survivor and is determined to move on with her life. She is more than just a weeping housewife and defends what is hers and stands up for what is right.

The Cougar - Constance is Vivien's next door neighbour who is equally charming and abusive. She prefers the company of younger men and has a nasty habit of putting others down. She plays the archetypal "boss" character and her story deals with the loss of children, disabilities and loneliness. 

The  Innocent - Addie is Constance's playful daughter who has downs syndrome, she is obsessed with the murder house and constantly sneaks in. Her innocence makes the show lighter. She just wants to be a pretty girl but her struggles are made clear when her mother and society remind her she is not.

The Fatalist - Violet Harmon is a goth- girl outsider in the making, she suffers from depression and self harms. Her boyfriend is a misunderstood young man from  the wrong side of the tracks who has violent delusions. She feels lost among her parents and deals will bullying, suicide attempts and drug overdoses. 

The Mistress - Hayden is a college student who had an affair with Mr. Harmon she wants to be loved, but it is not returned in the way she would like. She digs deep with issues of abortion, rejection and abuse.

The Domestic -  Francis Conroy plays Moira the cleaning lady in the house she cooks, cleans, and gives advice when asked. She is a servant to the Harmon's, it is discovered that she is a rape survivor and is a loyal confidant to Mrs. Harmon.

The Femme Fatale - Moira appears in two forms, to women she is the domestic and to men she is the femme fatale, she appears as a young sexed up pin up girl in a french maid outfit complete with garters. She uses her sexuality to gain favour and information about the murder house. 

The Nurturer - Nora is the loyal wife of Charles Montgomery, the doctor that first owned the murder house, she aided him in illegal abortions in the houses basement. When her own baby is kidnapped she nurses the 'frankenbaby' she has underlying tragedy motivating her. 

What the writer is trying to convey with this article is that AHS is treading new ground for women and has created rich characters for women of all ages. In horror we are used to seeing the feisty machete- wielding heroine that fights for her life but you don't get to see the emotional backgrounds that push them to fight through tragedy. The true horror of AHS could indeed be the horrors in which women face in every day life, for example teen shootings, miscarriages, abortion, hormones, infidelity, rape, death of children or bullying. Watching characters like this on screen women can relate to them and empathise with them which makes it even more interesting to watch on screen. 

How does Claudia and Mrs. Laderman fit these Archetypes?? 

After looking at these female Archetypes I have found three that really stand out to me that I think I could relate to my characters in order to give them a better back story. For Claudia I have chosen The Fatalist as I will be able to relate this to her outsider nature as she has been kept separate from the outside world and also her drug addiction and unhealthy relationship with men. For Mrs. Laderman I am torn between the Cougar and the Femme Fatale, I think of her as a cougar as she is an older woman that would pray on younger men, or women, she is a boss character and has problems with loneliness, but I also see her as the classic Femme Fatale as she is extremely glamorous and sexual and will use her good looks and charms to get the power she wants. I think I will need to do research on all of these archetypes to finally conclude which one I would like them to fit into. 

Czerwinski, M.. (2011). Female Archetypes of American Horror Story.Available: https://thetelevixen.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/female-archetypes-of-american-horror-story/. Last accessed 19th March 2016.

Crime in Downtown LA

To gain a little bit more of an insight into life in downtown LA I have researched some of the main crimes that relate to my chosen programme, I have decided that these are the crack epidemic that happened during 1984 and 1990, homicides and also prostitution.

The Crack Epedemic - 1984 - 1990

During 1984 - 1990 crack cocain was used on a massive scale in LA, cocaine abuse and related violence had exploded to unpredictable levels in the city. The beginning of this epidemic coincided with the rise of hip hop and heavily influenced the evolution of it and many notable rappers have been involved in the crack cocaine trade. Most people became addicted to crack and it lead to families being broken up, and many people grew up without one or both parents because someone in their family was addicted. Crime  drastically increased and many factories closed down during this time so there was a spark in unemployment which made people turn to dealing illegal drugs for income. 

Homicides

Crime in LA has varied throughout time but it reached its peak during 1970's to the 1990's, in 2012 crime had declined in the city for the 10th consecutive year. Homicides in the city in 2013 were reported at 246 which corresponds to a rate of 6.3 per 100,000 population, a significant decrease from 1980 where the homicide rate was 34.2 per 100,000 population. 

Prostitution

Prostitution in LA is still prohibited by law, and the LAPD are still trying to crack down on prostitution. Prostitutes in LA can be found working on the streets, in strip clubs, through websites and also escort agencies and newspapers. The majority of prostitutes working on the streets are drug users and work to buy money for drugs. 

The History of The Cecil

The Cecil 

"During its early years, it enjoyed great success as a tourist destination and as a residence for middle class Angelinos.  However, by the 1930s this would rapidly change as the Cecil became known as a budget hotel for traveling salesmen and other transients. Series co-creator Ryan Murphy had said in numerous press conferences that the Cecil Hotel was the main source of inspiration for this season of American Horror Story, specifically the recent strange case of Elisa Lam, as well as the hotel’s lengthy history of brutal murders, crimes, and strange occurrences." - Blumhouse

The Cecil is one of LA's most famous hotels but for all the wrong reasons, it was a home to maniacs, murderers and ghosts and people even say that all the rooms are cursed.

Elisa Lam

Elisa Lam in Elevator before Death

As stated in the previous post, the most recent death at this hotel has been of Elisa Lam, she was found in February 2013, two weeks after her death after hotel guests had started to complain about the taste of the water, which they later found out that her body had been decomposing inside the rooftop water tanks for two weeks. When they investigated this they found a security video showing her entering the elevator alone, and she appears to have a conversation with someone who is not there. The rooftop area of the hotel is protected by an alarm and it is considerably difficult for someone to gain access to. 

Richard Ramirez

Ramirez and Unterweger mug shots.

Richard Ramirez or The Night Stalker, terrorised LA from 1984- 85, by stalking and killing 13 women, whilst staying on the top floor of the Cecil. He would dump his bloody clothes in the dumpsters out back after a night of killing. 

Jack Unterweger

Jack Unterweger was a sort of copy cat killer and mimmiced the actions of Ramirez, he murdered three prostitutes whilst staying at the Cecil.

"In 1991, serial killer Johann Unterweger (a twisted serial killer homage to Ramirez) also used the Cecil as a home base. Unterweger was an Austrian visiting Los Angeles under the guise of a true-crime writer researching prostitute killings in the United States. Unbeknownst to his employers, Johann had already killed seven prostitutes before coming to America. Johann used the LAPD as unwitting accomplices, as they took him on ride-alongs through LA’s red light district. Later, Johann would return to these same spots to seek out his victims, and then return to his residence at the Cecil."- Blumhouse

The Black Dahlia Before & After

The Black Dahlia

On January 15th 1947, a nude female body was found on a field on south Norton Avanue between coliseum and West 39th Street, the body had been cut in half at the waist and had been drained of blood, the corners of her mouth had been slashed all the way to her ears, there was multiple cuts on her thighs and breasts, because the body could not be identified she was called the Black Dahlia, but was later identified as Elizabeth Short, and was last sighted at the hotel Cecil. The Black Dahlia makes an apperarance on the first series of American Horror Story - The Murder House which is also set in LA.

Newkirk, D. (2015). The history of the Cecil Hotel is so dark and gory that some say all 600 rooms are cursed. Available: https://roadtrippers.com/stories/the-history-of-the-cecil-hotel-is-so-dark-and-gory-that-some-say-all-600-rooms-are-cursed?lat=40.86368&lng=-96.70166&z=5. Last accessed 19th March 2016.

Glass Prison & Taste

Glass Prison

Glass Prison can refer to a few things. Generally it is used to describe an addiction to alcohol. However, it can also be used in the context of emotional problems. By having a mental problem that nobody can see, one feels essentially trapped in an invisible box. A 'glass prison' of such.

I have chosen glass prison to further my charachter development for Claudia as she can be seen to be caught in a glass prison for many ways, for one she is addicted to drugs and alcohol, she is also in a glass prison of her psychotic emotions and also the fact that she is stuck in the hotel, she can see passers by outside the hotel but cannot go out as she is a ghost. Because no one can see the inner struggles that she is going through I think this word perfectly describes her.

Taste

The sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.

The ability to discern what is of good quality or of a high aesthetic standard.

I have chosen taste for the further development of my character the Countess because like glass prison I think this word can be interpreted for my character in different ways. the first way is because of my characters thirst for blood, her taste of the highlife that she isnt willing to give up and also because of her strong and ever changing taste in fashion and art. I will represent this through my characters makeup and styling. Her taste is very particular in  all aspects of these as she is very picky. 

Claudia & Mrs Laderman Development

Claudia

Claudia is a girl in her twenties. As a child she was left alone to develop with little parental guidance and through her relationship with T.V. movies developed an unhealthy relationship with Horror films, believing this to be the way life really is.

All the scenes take place in various parts of Claudia’s apartment, which is European in style with
a great deal of kitsch décor. She is agoraphobic and is kept in touch with the outside world by her neighbours who provide her with her every day requirements.  She models herself on a variety of girls often twisting her look to suit whichever film she is watching at the time and there is often
a nod to the main character in the current film within her appearance.

The script portrays her as psychotic and there is always the feeling that although her character is scripted/can be seen as humorous, danger is just around the corner.   However all this is normal to Claudia and she is of a cheerful disposition in this mad world of hers.

To start my development of Claudia I have highlighted the main points of the character description that I think I could use as a starting point to develop her character. My interpretation that I have of Claudia at the moment that she is going to be psychotic, this would be due to her being left alone when she was younger and has developed and unhealthy relationship with horror films and turns to drugs and alcohol which worsens her psychotic tendencies. I will start looking at horror movies to find some characters that she can mould herself into. 

I have also looked at other characters from American Horror story that could fit Claudia's profile.

 All of these characters fit the profile of Claudia as they are all very young, isolated and easily manipulated by someone who is older and more dominant. They often have love interests that may not be worth persuing as they are ghosts, dead or insane which could attribute to their psychosis. However because I have decided to go with the Hotel series I have chosen to base my character Claudia around Sally. 

Sally McKenna - Sally McKenna is a ghost junkie who has been residing in the Hotel Cortez after she was killed in 1994. Before she came to the hotel she was a drug dealer and addict she has severe abandonment issues and has dark fantasies of being together with a partner. She was a songwriter during the grunge period and one night when she injected she endured a bizzare drug enduced psycosis, and developed the idea to sow them all together, in which they died in the process, she laid next to her friends for three days, but constantly returned to the hotel as it is the only place she feels needed.

Sally is incredibly disturbed both mentally and emotionally, she is desperate for affection and uses manipulative methods to receive it. She has disruptive and emotional outbursts and has a dishevelled appearance which is very reminiscent of the era that she died in. She has injuries on her body such as scars on her arms from frequent drug use.

How she relates to Claudia

I believe that sally fits the profile for Claudia perfectly as due to her being left at home a lot as a child this has lead to her developing severe attachment issues, after this she fell for a guy where she developed her drug addiction which lead to psycosis. Because she is a ghost she cant leave the Hotel, so she relies on Mrs. Laderman to relay information to her about Quentin. She frequently fantasises about stitching herself to Qentin to keep him with her forever, and she often lashes out when he doesn't want to see him. 

Mrs Laderman

Claudia’s neighbour in her 40’s. She alternately changes into a variety alter egos and is Claudia’s friend and confidant. Living in the apartment opposite, she was Claudia’s only link to the outside world. Although they are friends there is suspicion that Mrs L’, has designs on Quentin. In fact she has designs on Claudia.

These are the main points that I have highlighted about Mrs. Laderman, the way I perceive her is like a femme fatale image, she is definitely in a position of power over Claudia as she is her only link to the outside world, so the information she relays to her is what she will believe. She will be strong, glamourous and a complete juxtaposition to Claudia.  

I have also looked at other characters from American Horror Story that could fit Mrs Laderman's profile. 

The reason I have chosen these characters as they are all strong female leads in the previous series of American Horror Story, they are often battling for positions of power and will do anything to achieve what they want, they are often very influential on people who are younger than them but underestimate the power of what they could do. In their own way they are all very glamorous, and strive to keep themselves young, beautiful and overall powerful. But because I have been inspired by the Countess from the series Hotel.

The Countess - Elizabeth - The Countess is a glamorous but deadly creature who sustains on a healthy diet of sex and blood. She kills her victims with a fashionable chain mail glove. She became the owner of the hotel in 1925. She has had many failed relationships, with men and women, after getting pregnant and having an unsuccessful abortion she had a baby who is half human half vampire. Over the years she has turned multiple children to sustain herself. 

The Countess is a strong woman, she has a light face and blonde hair, she has an improved sense of fashion and art, her clothes are fashionable and suit the era that she is living in and her penthouse if filled with art pieces and neon signs. She has a masterful personality and doesn't like to share.

How she relates to Mrs. Laderman

I think the that the Countess fits the profile of Mrs. Laderman perfectly as she is the perfect femme fatale with a strong personality. Because she is a vampire and isn't dead she can leave the hotel and will relay information to Claudia, but twist it in ways that will manipulate her psychotic mind. She is power and money hungry and has her sights set on Claudia, and is planning to manipulate her to kill Quentin, to keep her for herself. 

Wikia. (2015). Elizabeth. Available: http://americanhorrorstory.wikia.com/wiki/Elizabeth. Last accessed 18th March 2015.

Wikia. (2015). Sally McKenna. Available: http://americanhorrorstory.wikia.com/wiki/Sally_McKenna. Last accessed 18th March 2015

An introduction to American Horror Story - Hotel

For the second half of this unit, we have been given a brief too create 2 characters using references to Gothic Horror as a point of inspiration, and to create them for our chosen TV series. I have chosen to create my characters for American Horror Story as this is probably the one that I am most interested in out of the list, I like this series in general as it references many different time periods throughout the series, and I will be able to create some really interesting looks.

American horror story is an American anthology horror television series produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, each series is conceived as mostly self contained ministries, following a disparate set of characters and settings and the storyline follow their pattern of a beginning, middle and end, some of these plots are loosely inspired by true events.

Hotel is the fifth season of American Horror story the plot centres around the enigmatic Hotel Cortez in Los Angeles, Calfornia that captures the eye of a homicide detective. The Cortez is a host to the strange and the bizarre, and the owner is The Countess, a bloodsucking fashionsista. This series features two murderous threats in the form of the 10 commandment killer and the Addiction Demon. This series is said to be a lot darker than the other seasons, and inspiration came from old hotwl horror films and actual hotels situated in downtown Los Angeles which have a reputation for sinister events.

Hotel had high initial ratings, the first episode nettes 12.17 million viewers, making it the second most watched telecast in FX history, falling just short behind the premiere of last years Freak Show. 

The show attracted 6.13 million adults from 18-49 and 3.7 million adults from 18-34. So I would say that the demographic of this programme is definitely women from 18 - 49. I think there is a strong female demographic for this programme because of the strong female leads that are present throughout the series, there is romantic relationships that develop and disintegrate, this is always interesting to watch on screen and because it is always changing this keeps the viewer interested, there is also focus on love triangles that get messy. One of the main attractions of this series is that it is based on a real life event, when talking about the show Murphy said;

 "We were really, really inspired by the idea of a hotel. There was a surveillance video that went around two years aog that just showed a girl getting into an elevator in a downtown hotel that is rumoured to be haunted, and she was never seen again."  

People think that he is referring to the video of Elisa Lam, the Canadian college student who went missing in Feb 2013, who was later found dead and naked inside a water tank sitting on top of the Cecil Hotel in LA, but her erratic behaviour was probably something more to do with a psychotic episode or drugs, rather than paranormal causes.

Aileen Wurnos played by Lily Rabe - AHS Hotel

There is also a cameo from Aileen Wurnos, the serial killer who was portrayed by Charlize Theron in the 2003 drama Monster, Wurnos killed seven men whilst working as a prostitute between 1989 and 1990, she was convicted then later killed by  lethal injection.

American Horror Story Hotel, Series 5, FOX (2015)

American Horror Story Hotel Mood Board

This is the mood board I have created to capture the theme of my chosen TV Programme American Horror Story Hotel. I have included images of abandoned hotels, art deco decoration, addiction, glamour and 1930's glamour, keyholes, vampires, blood, numbers and guns. 

I feel like these link to my TV programme the best because there is lots of reference to addiction, wether that is addiction in the sense of dugs and also the thirst for blood and and survival. The theme of art deco is quite important as this is how the hotel is styled, and this links to the images of the run down hotels as once the art deco decoration would have looked grand, but now it looks slightly run down. I also think numbers seem very important to the series as it links in with the numbers of rooms and also how some of the room numbers are renowned for something bad happening in them.

The main mood of my TV series is quite dark with a juxtaposition of glamour which I have demonstrated through this mood board.

Consultation Notes (All Models)

Ellie Nevil

Name : Ellie Nevill
Age : 19
Hair Type, Colour, Natural or Dyed :
Thick, Brunette, Dyed.
Skin Type:
Normal
Skin Tone:
Yellow
Eye Colour/ Shape :
Green, Almond
Allergies/ Medication:
None
Contraindication:
None
Notes:
Dryness in winter

Beth Haile 

Name : Beth Haile
Age : 18
Hair Type, Colour, Natural or Dyed :
Thick, Blonde, Dyed.
Skin Type:
Combination
Skin Tone:
Yellow
Eye Colour/ Shape :
Green, Almond.
Allergies/ Medication:
None
Contraindication:
Sensitive skin.
Notes:
Oily T Zone, whereas the rest is dry.

Charli Roth

Name : Charli Roth
Age : 18
Hair Type, Colour, Natural or Dyed :
Thick, Brunette, Dyed.
Skin Type:
Combination
Skin Tone:
Yellow
Eye Colour/ Shape :
Brown, Almond.
Allergies/ Medication:
None
Contraindication:
None
Notes:
Dryness around cheeks


Kimmy Teasdale

Name : Kimmy Teasdale
Age : 20
Hair Type, Colour, Natural or Dyed :
Thin, Black, Dyed.
Skin Type:
Normal
Skin Tone:
Yellow
Eye Colour/ Shape :
Blue, Almond
Allergies/ Medication:
None
Contraindication:
Acne prone skin
Notes:
Acne Prone skin

Naomi Salvage 

Name : Naomi Salvage
Age : 19
Hair Type, Colour, Natural or Dyed :
Thick, Long, Straight, Natural.
Skin Type:
Normal
Skin Tone:
Neutral to Yellow
Eye Colour/ Shape :
Brown, Almond
Allergies/ Medication:
None
Contraindication:
Eczema on the back of neck near scalp.
Notes:
None.