Introduction To My Character Claudia

For this unit I have to choose two characters out of a possible three. My first choice of character is Mrs Laderman and my second is Claudia who is a girl in her twenties. When she was young she had little parental guidance and developed an unhealthy relationship with horror films which she ultimately believes to be real life. She is also agoraphobic and only keeps in touch with the outside world through her neighbour Mrs Laderman. She often changes the way her character looks through what she has been watching. The script that we are working on portrays her as psychotic. I decided that I wanted to focus on the relationship she has with her next door neighbour as well as the 'psychotic' element of her personality. I want to portray her as being brainwashed by her next door neighbour, I instantly thought of the use of the eye make up and also white contact lenses to make her look vacant and empty.

My key word for her character is 'veiled'. This word helped me to develop my character further as it also led me to focus on the shadow that Mrs Laderman has over Claudia. She shadows over her as she has influence over what she sees. This word also made me focus on the characters in my chosen TV series and reminded me of the relationship between the mother and daughter Cordelia Foxx and Fiona Goode. Cordelia always lives in the shadow of her mother, and made me think of the shadow that Mrs Laderman has over Claudia. 'American Horror Story, Coven' is centered around witches in a boarding school so, with the styling, I therefore want to make her look as though she is a student. While watching the trailer for 'American Horror Story, Coven' I was inspired by the glamour of the outfits of some of the students and therefore want to try to replicate that. The word veiled also made me think of a wedding veil, which covers, almost shadows the face. Therefore it inspired me to add a veil into my design to partially cover the face acting as a shadow.

The Outfit That I Was Inspired By
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2420388/Kathy-Bates-Angela-Bassett-dark-American-Horror-Story-Coven-new-stills.html

The Glamour Of The Rooms Inspired Me
http://uk.eonline.com/photos/10563/11-fascinating-secrets-of-the-most-gorgeous-house-on-tv-american-horror-story-coven/336038

The Glamour Of The Rooms Inspired Me
https://subjectiknowbest.wordpress.com/2014/01/24/ahs-coven/