8/11/16 Lesson Analysis

To develop our sketch books and character analysis of characters we are planning to design costumes for, we analysed what Sax and Max were wearing and why. I felt that this was effective because it allowed me to understand why people wear certain things, whether it is to do with their own fashion sense, to match their personality, status, and sentimental things to them.

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Whole class comparisons.

My groups analysis of Sax and Max.

Analysing what Sax and Max were wearing helped me develop my skills to design costumes for We will Rock You characters because I was able to identify why people wear certain things, whether it was to do with their own style, their personality, sentimental values, or whether it was planned or not.

I think that analysing what colour they were wearing was particularly useful because it allowed me to associate the different colours with mood, personality, how they socialise, and this will mean that the audience will immediately get a feel of who the character is before they even say anything. For example when we were analysing Max's navy blue suit we felt as though it was a warm and welcoming colour that links to his job as a learning mentor, and having the ability to stay calm. We also said that this would make it easier for students to approach him and feel welcomed, which also links to his job and status. I feel as though if he was wearing a black suit it wouldn't be the same because we often associate black suits with negative news or that something bad has happened, and therefore I feel as though this wouldn't have had the same effect as navy blue.

We then started talking about hair and make up, and I found this interesting because before this lesson I never put make up and hair in the same category as costumes because I felt like they are completely different, but I learnt that make up and hair helps develop a character and how they look towards the audience, and to suit what they are wearing. For example Sax had naturalistic make up and I felt like this had a similar effect as Max's suit as it made her look more approachable towards students. Also the naturalistic look suggests that she is staying smart at work, and also may represent the fact that she feels confident in the way she looks, which can be traits of certain characters in We Will Rock You, such as Scaramouch and Meat.