Clown makeup research

In order to know what makeup to do for Luke (our clown) in our opening, I thought that it would really benefit me and my group if I were to carry out clown makeup research.After observering many pictures of clowns, I noticed a few aspects which are very similar in all clowns.

My first observation was that they are always very pale or have white face paint all over the face. This can be frightening as it can portay the sense of death. I am yet to find a scary clown without a pale face.

Secondly, they always have a large smile drawn on their own mouths, generally in red. This exaggerated smile is seen as being quite creepy as their own mouths are generally frowning underneath. When people see a fake smile draw onto someones face, most people automatically link it to clowns. Also, due to this, we were able to create a title for our film.

Thirdly, some scary clowns tend to have their nose coloured in either red or black just like normal clowns. The audience can then be positive that it is a clown instead of them being confused as to what the person is trying to be.

All scary clowns have makeup around the eyes. This makeup on the person is normally either smudges or diamond shapes. The diamonds around the eyes can be seen as being scarier as people can link it to normal clowns they may be familiar with from their childhood. It also portrays animation due to the bright colours which may be used.

Due to the observations I have found, I will now gather the aspects together and take into consideration the eyes, nose, mouth and skin when i do this on our actor. I will also take into consideration which colours of makeup i shall use and what i can do to make it scary.