comparison between stylistics in Elizabeth the Golden age and the new Elizabethans

comparing my final designs to Elizabeth the golden age
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After watching the Cate Blanchett Elizabeth the golden age film 2007, during tuesday lesson this gave me a chance to rethink my final designs and also to take into consideration the elements incorporated into the variety of hair and makeup designs throughout the film which reflect my contemporary designs.

The beginning scene in the film gave me inspiration for my final designs  particularly in terms of the hair designs. The hairstyles during the scene are taken back off the face with pin tail curls around the hairline, a rounded padding is also secured in the hair in order to achieve volume. I terms of applying padding to the hair in order to achieve volume this reflects on my final hair design however the instead of rounded padding secured hair for my final design i wanted to create a heart shape, however i wasnt entirely certain on how to style the remaining section of hair at the back of the head , during the beginning scene i noticed that Queen Elizabeths hair was styled into a plaited bun  with feathers and jewels included in the hair, this gave me inspiration for my final hair design, which i have now decided to style as a plaited bun with pearls secured into the bun.

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During another scene throughout the film, i noticed another character Bess who works for Queen Elizabeth, her hair is stlyed as a classic elizabethan updo with zig zag curls created out of the remianing sections of hair, this reflected on my final Elizabethan hair design, however after practicing my final design in the lesson i wasnt satisfied with the outcome of the zig zag curls and have decided to rethink my ideas.


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During the scene in the 2007 Elizabeth the golden age film when queen Elizabeth is scene sitting on her throne, it is noticeable that the section of hair used to overlay the padding had been zig zag curled in order to achieve volume, this tends to reflect on my final Elizabethan hair design, due to the section of hair to overlay the padding in my design is going to be crimped in order to achieve volume and also the wave plaits in my design are also going to be sitauted so they are secured overtop of the padding.

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During another scene throughout the film Bess who works for Queen Elizabeth, her hair is styled into a bun with a plait situated around it and accompanied with jewells the padding is also situated into a heart shaped, the elements from this hairstyle ressembles certain elements from final design.

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The 2007 Elizabeth the golden age also tends to reflect certain elements from my final makeup design. For my final makeup design i wanted to include the use of fabrics and materials  the Elizabeths wore incorporated into the clothing as well as the style of makeup they applied to their faces.

Throughout the film Queen Elizabeths makeup reflects on the simple Elizabethan makeup design in which were attempted during our makeup fundamentals lesson, the base colour used on her skin is a pale white , a soft brown is applied around her eyes, a subtle colour is applied to the cheekbones and a soft pink is applied to her lips.The makeup Elizabeth is seen wearing throughout the film relfects on my final design in terms of the pale skin base colour and the subtle pink applied to the cheeks.

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 Throughout the film it is noticeable the gowns the Elizabethans are seen wearing have open collars which are designed from a lace material, particularly the scene where Queen Elizabeth is sat on her throne majority of the court ladies as well as herself are seen wearing gowns with lace collars. Another scene in which lace is incorporated into the Elizabethans clothing is when Elizabeth is seen wearing the blue gown, lace has been incorporated into the shoulder blades of the gown. The lace design recognised on majority of the gowns tends to reflect on my final design, i have decided to use lace as a stencil which will be powdered over using black eyeshadow in order to create a texture on the face.

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During the 2007 Queen Elizabeth film it is noticebale the alot of the clothing has pearls and jewels incorporated into their clothing as well as their hairstyles this also tends to reflect on my final makeup design . In my final design i am going to situate pearls in the centre of the flowers created from the lace stencil in my design.