This is the character we hope to use, to play the role of the mother in our trailer.
We chose Susannah as we felt she looked like a typical mother, brown hair and dark features. This is appropriate as we want our character to appear completely normal at a glance.
Here in a close up of her face you can see the makeup I have used ever so slightly to create dark shadows on her face to give off a more sinister effect. This will be applicable later on in the trailer as we see the character under go distress.
As you can see Susannah is wearing normal day to day working clothes- a shirt and knitted jumper. We feel this is also important to include in the trailer as it adds to the character profile and the normality we wish to portray.
This is Rebecca Dunn, the actress we have chosen to use as the main protagonist in our media trailer. We chose her as we feel she fits the stereotype of a young innocent looking girl, her blonde hair blue eyes and soft features also add to the desired look, we also wanted an actress that wasn't a child to subvert a lot of other possession /exorcism stereotypes and we as a group feel she fits this role perfectly.
To give an idea of what we want the final look of our main character to resemble, i have edited a picture of Rebecca, and also used some dark eye make-up to add effect. The filter used on the camera gives her skin a withered and pale look which is effective as it makes her look ill and as if she is under stress. The dark around her eyes can signify evil and strain, this also adds to the over all look we were trying to achieve.
By simply adding a filter to the camera and using makeup we can create a much more realistic representation of a possessed girl and it looks much more effective.
