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Here I wanted to have some focus on smaller details of Scrooges appearance like his red eyes, thin lips and wrinkles. To create the wrinkles I would use some face paint or contour palette because its a stage show it would be more visible to the audience whereas latex old age make-up works better for film and TV as it looks more realistic. Using a red eyeshadow, I would put it as close around the eye as possible and then blend as I'd like to keep it realistic to how they might look on someone. To create the thin lips I would apply foundation to the lips, powder and then with a lip liner draw on the thin lips and fill with a natural looking lipstick. 

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I would like to focus on making the face seem magical by applying pressed gold glitter on the eyelids and highlight the cheeks and brows. I would press it on lightly with a brush so it is not too harsh and more soft, like the ghost. I am aiming to make the ghost have this soft magical aura. I think the lighting will give a nice reflection on the highlighter. 

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I have focused on a pink natural make-up look for this character. I have chosen pink as a theme because with the setting being around Christmas, a cold time I thought it could show that cold nicely. A natural make-up look also fits the time well. 

This design I have focused on adding more ageing to his character, deepening his  under eyes. I would be making his eyebrows messy, matching his hair to show that Scrooge doesn't really care about himself, his sole focus is money and I imagine himself not seeing how much he has changed.  Like design 1 I would like to keep the thin lips but add a touch of blue eyeshadow for example to the lips as the book says "The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait;made his eyes red, his thin lips blue" for me its important to have references to the book because that's who Scrooge is, that is how we recognise him.

This time I am focusing on a natural look, the books describe the ghost as "like a child: yet not so like a child as like an old man viewed through some supernatural medium" so I want the make-up to be as simple as possible because to me that is how they would appear, neither young nor old.   A light touch of pink blush and a silver eyeshadow on the eyes for the magical aspect. 

I am focusing here on a natural look, reading the book and seeing different film versions, I see Mrs Cratchit as a hard working woman who is worried for her son and angry at her husbands boss. I would just give the actor a regular base stage make-up. 

Make-up:

Here I combined both design 1 and 2. I want to make it very clear who the main character is.  So I will apply some wrinkles (old age stage make-up), red eyes, and thin blue lips. These are all characteristics of Scrooge in the book. I think with these bright colours of red and blue, it can be very visible to audience as well as the wrinkles which will really help the audience recognise and understand who Scrooge is. 

Make-up:

I am going to highlight the main areas of the face, I want there to be a shimmer whichever way the actor moves their face because I want a mystical effect. when I apply a gold/silver eyeshadow I would like there to be a shadow or smokey eye. I will be keeping the lips natural to keep the focus on the shimmer.

Make-up: 

I have decided to keep the natural look for Mrs Cratchit but I will be adding pink blush to the apple of her cheeks for a cold effect. 

1.) Apply Matte primer onto face using flat foundation brush or sponge. 

2.) Use 1-2 pumps of matte foundation that is 1-2 shades darker than skin tone onto back of hand. 

3.) using a sponge blend into face. 

4.) Using a cream contour palette and an angled flat brow brush, dip into brown shade and draw on fake wrinkles and accentuate any existing ones. Focus on areas such as forehead, eyes, cheeks and mouth area. 

5.) Use a light highlighting shade from the palette highlight each wrinkle on the top part. Do not blend. 

6.) Use a flat fluffy eyeshadow brush and tap into red eyeshadow. Focus on the top and bottom lid of eye but not over the entire lid. 

7.) Use a concealer and lip brush to map out a smaller lip shape.  Mix blue eye shadow with a nude lipstick and apply to lips. 

8.) Powder entire face using a large fluffy brush.

1.) Apply actor's base make-up for stage. 

2.) With a small round fluffy brush, highlight brow bone with a powder highlighter, cheekbones and cupids bow. 

3.) Apply gold eyeshadow all over eyelids with a small fluffy blending brush and then repeat with silver eyeshadow. 

4.) Comb eyebrows so they are neat and tidy, identical looking.

5.) Use a warm toned nude lipstick to apply to lips natural shape. 

1.) Apply actor's base make-up for stage.

2.) Use a large angled fluffy brush, tap into pink blush and tap onto apple of cheek. Can be built up as its for stage. 

3.) With a mascara wand, wiggle the bristles through lashes until all lashes are coated.

4.) Use a warm nude lipstick to apply to lips natural shape. 

5.) use a brow comb and make brows messy.

For this design I wanted to keep things simple. Outside: coat and top hat, inside: a greying buttoned shirt. I chose grey because I want to show how Scrooge has simply stop caring about anything but money, the black coat and top hat is to help show his wealth. 

This design is about trying to stick to the books text as much as possible which is why I have added the summer flowers along the bottom of the dress. I wanted to stick to a small amount of types, I would definitely make them out of some fabric or wool so they can be attached easy and woould not need replacing so often. I have gone with a long flowy dress to give a ghostly effect, I would want it just above the stage floor so the actor did not trip up.

For this dress I have focused on the ribbon and christmas aspect. In the book Mrs Cratchit is described as having a ribbon part of her appearance so I wanted to make that a theme. I chose red and green as they are the two colours most associated with Christmas. The material I would choose for this is silk and tulle because I think they would go nice togther with for this dress, however, I would be cautious of it it was too rich of a dress for Mrs Cratchit as she is poor.

For this design I wanted to focus ona classic traditional victorian outfit for a man that is quite well put together. I would have Scrooge in a white buttoned top, black waistcoat, top hat and for his coat I would make it long thick and blue with gold buttons (as described in the book). I want the blue to represent his icy nature as well as just making his character stand out. I would consider a velvet material for the coat as I think the shine from it as well as the rich blue colour would make it seem luxurious therefore showing how much money Scrooge has. 

Again with inspiration from the book I have kept the summer flowers but they are more randomly placed this time, I wanted to see if I would prefer this to having them along the bottom. I want to keep the dress loose fititng and for it to flow out wide as it goes further down again for a ghostly effect. I would consider using a silk type material where it could give a nice shine from the lights.

For this design I wanted to focus on simple. I stuck with more muted colours like forest green and brown, I thought these would seem less rich of a colour compared to design 1. I have added a blue bow to add some personality to the dress and I felt the blue would show Mrs Cratchit's sadness (perhaps could change it to yellow at the end of the play to show she is more hopeful). I have added a little square patch to the skirt of the dress, I want it to be a deeper green so it is obvious, this is to show their struggle with money that they cannot afford to buy new clothes. For this dress I would make it a cotton or linen material because I do not want to use any material that might make it look like something someone richer would wear at that time. 

I have chosen to keep this costume more traditional, combining design 1 and 2. I have added a orange dressing gown which will be a nice soft materail but the inside will be a silk red which will represent his wealth. I want the red and orange to almost show that he is currently getting too close to not being able to change that the greed and ignorance is taking over completely (red being danger). I thought it may be good to have him just wear a shirt and waistcoat as well as the coat so it is easy for the actor to chnage to the dressing gown when they are on stage.

Combining design 1 and 2, I have stuck to an ankle lenghth flowy dress with the summer flowers being larger and starting 3/4 of the way down on the dress. I have chosen to do this because I would like the flowers to be visible to all audience members and it makes the spirit stand out a lot more, easy to locate.

I really like the forest green colour for this character, as well as the red bow representing the Christmas time.I have added a white apron with the bow to show she is a hardworking mother at home. I have added the darker green patch to the dress for the same reason as in design 2.I have made the sleeves longer, I think with it being around Christmas time people would be wanting to wear warmer clothes. I have kept the dress fully forest green for a more simplistic look. I would keep the material cotton or linen as it is an easy material to work with as well as being a material that was common at the time.