Saturday, 20 February 2016

Dorian Gray character analysis

I've decided to go for the beautiful version of Dorian Gray for the timed assessments because of the following reasons: I want to portray him as the best version of himself, when he was young and pure, as described at the beginning of the book, because I thought that even if it sounds simple and it might be an idea everybody thought about, it is not like that. To apply the techniques learnt in class this semester we have to incorporate an effect or a scar or anything related to the special effects, but I have chosen to do so in the second part of the semester and not in the first part and focus on giving the character the best look possible. I want to make the model's skin look flawless and mask any imperfections and to enhance his handsomeness while keeping the make-up products use to a minimum to maintain the manly look and the HD imperceptibleness while in front of the camera. Also, I wanted to give the audience a reason to be susceptible about his character given the perfect complexion. A wonderful apple on the outside might be rotten on the inside. Anything that is "too perfect", even a perfect face, is susceptible of plastic surgery, photoshop, or anything else used to alter the appearance. And considering the time that the novel was written and placed, the late-Victorian years, Dorian's blooming youthfulness and handsomeness might have been susceptible of witchcraft or anything bizarre. In a time of constant changing, people were still afraid of the unknown. Witchcraft was, for so many, an unexplored topic and if they didn't experience it that didn't stop people to wander about it and consider anything that they haven't seen before as witchcraft. In this case, a young beautiful man who stays forever young, regardless of the time that was cruel with the others.
To bring my character to life and to create him according to the late-Victorian fashion I will carefully pick the clothes and accessories needed to suit the character's role and statut and also the hairstyle that will reflect the fashions of the time.
The clothing will be elegant but still suitable for a young lad in his twenties: a white shirt paired with a grey printed suit and eventually a scarf to resemble the little scarf with the broche that Victorians used to wear or the bow tie specific of that time.
His face will be clean, shaved, with well-groomed eyebrows and the main focus will be the lips, the effect being there clearly visible, because I will apply some gloss to make them look even fuller.
The hair will be slicked on the sides with a centre parting and two little curls on the forehead resembling little hidden horns. There will be a big attention to the details as nothing should be overlooked, not even the shoes the model will wear.

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