Planning: Make-up

Another element of the opening I given to look at was the make-up of the characters. Below is what I came up with:

Girlfriend:

When deciding on the idea for the opening of the film we decided on the idea of the girlfriend having an argument with the racer. We wanted the idea of her being stressed to be showcased to the audience, from this we want them to read that she is stressed because of the dangers in his career. I will be acting the girlfriend in the film opening and her make will be messy, so her makeup will be smudged to show she's upset and her hair will be messy, we don't want her character to seem that she is too interested in her appearance at this stressful time for her.

Racer getting ready:

The character has a professional career so his hair will be neat and he will look very clean and well presented. The audience will hopefully read his character as a professional racer that is passionate about his career.

Racer in hospital:

In the opening we are aiming to hint that a crash has occurred and it could be career ending and so we have decided to film a scene in a hospital where the character will have bandages and bruises on his face. The bruises will be created with face paint, I have done a practice on my hand with the face paint to see how realistic it looks and as a group we have decided that we do want to use the face paint to create these special FX. We have also decided that the bruises will be on the actors cheekbones to signify pain and trauma.
 Below is a picture of the practice: