I feel like the overall production with my book and website
went better then I expected. Even though I did start off slow I picked it up
and got everything I wanted to do and it was finished in the nick of time. I
asked a few people from different backgrounds on their opinion of my finished
book and website so I could get a range of different opinions; overall the
feedback I got was positive as they could tell what the main focus of the
project was. This was my biggest worry, I was worried that it didn’t make sense
and people wouldn’t understand what I was trying to achieve within the project
and the information I wanted to portray to the viewer, however without telling
people my main focus they all seemed to understand it was about alter egos and
how it related to people with alter egos and the fact it showed different
characteristics to the alto ego world.
Monday
Reflective Journal...
In all honestly the thing I feel like I neglected the most
within my project was my reflective journal but as you can see by the end of it
I tried to recap on everything I did and reflect upon my work. By adding videos
and examples of peoples alter egos I tried to make it look more interesting
instead of just writing what I did and providing a picture, I wanted my journal
to tell a story of what I have been doing for the last 12 weeks and see how I
have progressed within my research and my ability to produce a book and a
website on a chosen subject. Due to the fact I neglected my journal at the
beginning, I had to make it so it reflects upon what I did back then not on
what I did that day, past rather than present.
A real life alter ego...
Sunday
My very own Nicki Minaj….
One of my friends Rachael Akanni, is my very own Nicki
Minaj, she changes her hair every week to get both a new look and to portray a
new image….
I decided to do a little interview on her to see the real
story behind all her looks and see if somewhere down the line she does this to
satisfy her alter ego…
Interview:
Q. Why do you change your hair so much?
A. I
just like showing my work through myself as an artist, it’s just a way of me
being creative, and my image defines who I am. Also by looking at me you can
tell what I’m into.
Q.
Do you feel your personality changes with each hairstyle you have?
A.
Yes, I find that with short hair I feel more mature and more confident within
the things I set out to do. Weather that changes my personality I don’t know
however it makes me feel different, it makes me feel like I can be anything.
Q.
Do you feel you get treated differently with a certain hairstyle?
A. Yeah
like for example when I’m at work, the client respects me more when I have
short hair, however when I have long hair or my natural hair I get treated like
a kid and I don’t get respected within my job role.
Q.
When you change your hair will you do it for a certain occasion for example
when your going out do u like looking a certain way to if your at work?
A.
When I go to work I like looking perfect. Top me I feel that if my hair doesn’t
look good, then who am I to do someone else’s. If my hair looks fine then
people will feel trustworthy when I’m doing their hair. However when I go out I
like standing out from the crowd. So if that means going out in a pink will
then I will. Its like if my hair is different I feel like this other person.
From
this interview you can see that Rachael changes her hair to become this other
person, weather it’s to be treated with respect or become more confident. This in
fact is a common alter ego trait, changing ones self to become something or
someone else.
below is a link which shows Racheal reinventing herself on her own personal website...
Nicki Minaj and her alter egos
Nicki Minaj is a case of a number of alter ego’s… where as
most people just have 1.
Her alter egos include:
1.
Barbie (The Harajuku
Barbie; appeared in "BedRock" and "Monster.")
2. Cookie (Retired; Nicki's childhood alter-ego)
3. Dear Old Nicki (Retired; appeared in We Are Young Money, the mixtapes, and all of Nicki's work before Pink Friday; includes the three sub-alter-egos listed below.)
...a. Nicki Lewinsky
...b. Nicki the Ninja
...c. Nicki the Boss
4. Dexter (Appeared in The Lonely Island's "The Creep.")
5. Lap Dance Nika (Retiring 5/1/2011; appears giving lap dances on the I Am Still Music Tour only.)
6. Martha Zolanski (Appeared on "Roman's Revenge" and in the video for "Moment 4 Life.")
7. Nicki Theresa (She ran around "healing" fans one afternoon; Nicki Theresa hasn't been heard from since.)
8. Onika Maraj
9. Roman Zolanski (Appears in "Roman's Revenge," "Bottoms Up," and "Monster.")
10. Rosa (Appeared on Lopez Tonight.)
website finally working...
So I’ve figured out it’s the Internet, which wasn’t working,
so I tried it on Google chrome and all is well… panic over
Last few days…
Right so I’ve started freaking out a little bit… my website
which I created seems to be not working. Arghhhhh... Every time I try and view
the website it looks like this…
Differently not something I want to be seeing 2 days before
hand in, but hopefully its to do with the internet and not the website... Fingers
crossed.
One good thing is that I know its completed and so I don’t have
to worry about finishing it off. Now its all about finishing off my Evaluation
and having some last checks to make sure I haven’t missed anything.
aims...
My overall aims for this FMP was to explore the world of the
alter ego and share it with the rest of the world in a look book and an easy to
use website complete with video footage and pictures, to interest the viewer.
I feel like I set out to achieve this and ended up achieving
my goal. I feel my website explains alter ego traits and over all does what I set
out for it to do.
With my book I did however want to use more images and
examples but however my time management was miss judged at the beginning of the
project and I didn’t get to achieve my goal, however I am happy with the book I
produced, and with the website as well it works as a whole and not as two separate
projects.
Website:
Now my website is finished i decided to start promoting it
over social networking sites such as twitter, face book and also my blog http://masquedemaquillage.blogspot.co.uk/
i did this so people i know will look at
it and also share it with their friends and family, this then will hopefully
get the website some more views and i can gain feedback on the site. I put the
contact page on my website so people can share their alter ego experiences with
me or if they have any questions about the site they can contact me and i will
be happy to help them get the information they are after.
Facebook...
Blog:
out and about...
Each time i venture out either into town for a bit of shopping or to other destinations i always try and look out for things which relate to alter egos, this i found quite difficult as not many things about have an alter ego look to it... I did how ever find some things which related. 
the fashion interchange...
On Friday I ventured down to the fashion interchange @ the Hilton hotel, that was organized by the fashion management and marketing 3rd years. I found it to be extremely helpful with my website, although my website is not fashion based the guest speakers; Karronnie Robertson, Jamie Smith, Stephen Laundy, Katie Friedlander-Boss and Sarah Jones were very helpful when explaining how the layouts of websites have to match your chosen market base.
Overall I learnt a lot about of the fashion industry and also what it’s exactly like to work out in the industry. Even though it was mainly about visual merchandising and e-commerce it helped me get a better insight into the industry as you do have a set job to do and have to impress more people than just yourself.
Thursday
almost due date...
Right so it’s Thursday and my due date is Tuesday… right now
it’s all looking good, everything is finished so it’s all about looking back
and checking over everything… also writing my evaluation.
So if I carry on I could get it finished by Sunday/Monday so
that means no last minute panicking and mistakes.
Real life alter egos....
For the real life part of my website i decided to get
pictures of celebrities who have alter egos, some of the pictures are also
linked up to videos so the viewer can get a better insight into that certain
persons alter ego. It has to be said that Lady Gaga has most defiantly had the
most extreme Alter ego transformation, by changing sex, she isn’t just gaining
confidence or acting out, she has transformed herself into a completely
different person, and Joe is the name of her new found alter ego. Each image
has a short description which relates to picture and states the differences
between the original self and the alter ego. This i feel helps the viewer get a
better understanding instead of me just putting up pictures. Describing the
differences will be more helpful. Also I
have included short videos for each image which relates to their own personal alter
ego. face chart...
Model: Gamma Smith
Skin tone: Olive
Skin type: Combination Oily and Normal
Makeup:
·
Black Rimmel liquid eyeliner
·
Mac foundation 6.0
·
Screen face pink blush
·
Black Rimmel eyebrow pencil
·
Mac Smokey eye kit
·
False effect feather eye lashes
·
Brown mac lipstick, New York Apple
This was an easy shoot as it was a shoot for the model, who
in fact asked me to do the makeup for her portfolio. This worked out well for
both of us because I got my image for my final major project and she got her
portfolio created. Using a professional photographer also meant my image got
edited for me, I did however get the original images, but I was extremely happy
with the way Kelly edited it so I was more than happy to use the finished
image. The makeup and hair for this shoot was simple as the main focus was the
tattoos, the makeup was already planned out so all I had to do was follow the
brief, which worked out well for me as the model didn’t want an extreme makeup
so the attention was kept on the tattoos. One problem however was getting the
final images, as I produced them in Leeds just before Easter I couldn’t just go
and collect them; I have to wait for the images to be sent to me. One week turned into two, when I started
panicking. These images were the only ones I had left to but in my book to complete
it. Luckily after weeks of nagging I finally got sent the images, and was more
than happy to include them in my book. This did teach me to organize better
with my contacts and also if you ask enough times it does eventually work.
face chart...
Model: Annabel Winchester
Skin tone: Light
Skin type: Combination dry and normal
Makeup:
·
Black Rimmel liquid eyeliner
·
Mac foundation 2.0
·
Screen face red blush
·
Brown Rimmel eyebrow pencil
·
Mac Smokey eye kit
·
False effect feather eye lashes
·
Green and black ‘screen face’ face paint
For this shoot I had to create two different looks. One was
simple makeup no bright colours, simple hair or fake eyelashes, and one was
extreme makeup, big eye lashes, bold colours and curly done up hair. While
preparing for this shoot I considered how I wanted the final image to look, and
based it round that. I found it quite difficult to get the prop of the flyer
over the face where I wanted it positioned as I didn’t want to create a
shadow... by moving the light source I could avoid the shadow and still get a
nice light on the face. Overall the production of the image, although it was
tricky with the lighting turned out well. The re-touching on this image was the
hard part. I had to line up both images with each other so it looked like one
image... lining up the nose and mouth was tricky as the images were taken from
different angles, I realised from this that it would of been simpler if I had
used a tri-pod to take the image, then they would of lined up as the camera
would of been kept at the same angle.
face chart...
Model: Siobhan porter
Skin tone: Light
Skin type: Dry
Makeup:
·
Black Rimmel liquid eyeliner
·
Mac foundation 5.0
·
Screen face red blush
·
Red mac lipstick, Cockney
·
Brown Rimmel eyebrow pencil
Overall this was my favourite shoot to do, the model worked
extremely well with the image guidelines that I explained to her. All I really knew with this shoot was the
makeup and hair I wanted and the fact we were going to use a make which had on
the same makeup as the model. The outcome of the layout of the image was yet to
be decided. We tried a number of different backdrops, angles and facial
expressions. Some laughing, some crying, some screaming and some angry, a lot
of emotion got let out in this shoot, although because the model has a drama
background it was all fun and games. In the end I decided on a screaming
picture, as the scream was real it looks effective for the image, and relates
to the quote nicely. Not much retouching was done with this image as it simply
didn’t need it, the lighting was setup perfectly as I followed someone else’s
shoot, so some of the production was done for me. One problem I did find with
this shoot was the hair... getting it to stand up off the head was the tricky
part, I originally wanted it sticking up right off the head, however it didn’t
matter what I did it just kept falling down. The biggest I got it was the
highest it would go, but over all I think it still looked effective and worked
with the overall image.
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