From watching the TV series of Great Expectations really helped me start my project as it gave me a more visual idea of what Victorian beauty Ideals were I really loved the way the make-up was shown throughout the TV series especially Mrs Havishman her character had many layers she was a tainted person from her heart break that she never recovered from which showed with in her nervous ticks such as the scratching of her hands I loved how the make-up artist progressed throughout the series by making the scratch get worse with the skin more flaky and painful looking. I also thought that her dry lips that were flaking away really added affect to the shadow of a once happy woman. As a whole Ms Havishman was an un-happy woman replaying her past and was suffocating within her own unhappiness. Her whole house was like a memorial for what could of been the happiest day of her life the design of the house with the slowly degrading furniture showing how desperate she is to keep the dream alive. Even still wearing her wedding dress that is dirty and falling apart.From her heart break she became bitter and cynical about love leading to her adopting a baby girl to train her to break every mans heart she came across.which indicated to me how bitter and manipulative she is as a person because she was heart broken meant that she didn't want anyone to be happy and that she felt all men should have their hearts broken even a young naive Pip who portrayed herself to be a generous women who wanted to improve his life style and give him the opportunity to become a gentleman when infact she pays for him to work with his uncle which would automatically kept his life at a low with no room to improve his status within society. She acts like a mother figure in Pips life but taunts and picks on him but gives slight encouragement to keep him drawn to her Throughout the film my feelings for Ms Haversham change as I feel sorry for her at parts as shes is shown as a fragile figure mentally and physically but as her anger and hatred show more my feelings of pity disappear into feelings of hate as she has no remorse for other peoples feelings.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/charles-dickens/9084922/Miss-Havisham-My-favourite-Charles-Dickens-character.html
I love how the make-up looks in this image the ghostly skin as she hasn't seen day light in years the early styled hair as its pushed in the front with tight curls in the face showing nothing has changed from that day I also like how her skin is whiter than the wedding dress showing how it is decaying. and the scabbing of his lips and marks on her neck showing how she doesnt care what she looks like and has given up on her apperance showing that she has strong depression as people tend not to take care of themselves when suffering with depression.
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