My Character Storyboards

When researching for my Claudia character, I looked at both horror movie characters and how gothic horror has been portrayed through fashion.  Within fashion, the majority of the designs that I came across involved dark eyes along with dark lips, and the movies that I looked at also included dark eyes. The movies that I looked into for my Claudia character were Orphan and Black Swan, both of which feature a dark eye.  I like the idea of Black Swan, because the character in the film has a split personality, as I believe Claudia to have.  With Orphan, I like the idea of the mascara running down the face, showing that Claudia is insecure and broken.

When researching for my Quentin character, I looked at a range of ideas.  I looked at bruises and black eyes, for the idea that Claudia beats him up and bruises him.  I also looked at male fashion make-up, because of the idea that their relationship might involve S&M and role play.  If I were to go with the idea of a battered and bruised Quentin, then I would use a dishevelled hairstyle, much like the one shown in the top right hand corner.  However if I were to choose the dark eyes idea, then I would use a slicked back hairstyle, like the one shown in the top left hand corner.