Booking Studios

I have gotten all my dancers and two videographers and now I need to decide where to shoot. Due to health and safety reasons, I can't film in or around the tube with only a student license which would cost £50, I'd need a professional license which would cost £500 an hour and for a few minutes of footage its just not worth it. I therefore decided to do it at Trafalgar Square, where there's a big open space and plenty of tourists to interact with. I needed a space to meet the dancers, do all their makeup and get some good stills of them. After searching and searching I found a photographic studio that was reasonably priced and close enough to central London called Green Studios. After securing a booking I informed my models and videographers of the day, time, directions etc 3 weeks prior to the shoot.

Styling for Black Swan (Revised)

I had to change my idea last minute, because I felt that styling for cats was a little too similar to Simba's Lion King. Whilst searching for music for the flash mob, I was looking over some classical pieces and I came across Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake" and I remembered the modern interpretation of  Swan Lake: Black Swan and I thought it would be really effective with the styling I had in mind. Below are some examples.

 

Styling For Velma Kelly (Chicago)

This is probably the only styling that I really wanted to keep quite true to the character. Since the styling is quite well known, I would only make slight alterations to make it more my own. Down below I have included images that represent how I would like to do the makeup, hair and style.

I love this hair, I have practiced it several times and I think the it completes my flapper look.

I am particularly fond of the Korean Harpers Bazaar, I love the modern twist. I want to try and incorporate my own contemporary transformation. I love the smokey eye, signature red lipstick and cropped looking hair!   

Styling for Elphaba (Wicked)

I feel that one of the main themes for Wicked, has got to be misunderstood. In the musical we get to know the wicked witch of the west and she becomes what she does because of everything that happened to her. I did think about doing her makeup just like how its done in the musical,  so she's be recognised more than anything else. However after having a few practices with it, I felt like I could do better. I started to look at more Avant Garde hair styles, and more edgy fashion editorials. I wanted to represent when she turned into the evil wicked witch or at least just before the turning point. Below are images that helped me to create my 'Elphaba' look. I was keen on her wearing leather and quite dark makeup with touches of Bright and Dark Green to represent her original styling.