Gothic Horror

 

Sorry about the delay with uploading my work! Not used to keeping a blog.

I have chosen to go with the gothic horror genre, as this appeals to me the most. I have decided that I want the set to look decayed, yet beautiful in a way, to show that the house was once grand. I think this would fit in well to the theme of ‘romanticism’ as well, and the idea that death/ decaying is seen as beautiful.

I started off by sketching some ideas down for the room the scene would be in. However, at this point, I had changed the narrative quite a lot, so that it would fit in to the Victorian period. The idea being that the young girl was actually kept in a mental institution, due to her imaginary friend ‘Rumpelstiltskin’. Whether the audience believe Rumpelstiltskin to be real or not, the girl’s carers believe her to be mad. However the set is portrayed from the girl’s point of view, so the audience would therefore see Rumpelstiltskin.

In my chosen scene the young girl would be laying on her bed, or another idea would be that she is cutting her hair; as a gift to Rumpelstiltskin, to prevent him from taking her child. An act like this in the Victorian era would surely make people think she was mad.

The sketches both take place in a bedroom; however the scene in the text doesn’t indicate that it would be a bedroom. I have also tried to incorporate the romantic idea of her wasting away; dark circles around her eyes, pale looking face.

I have also looked into costume, getting most of my costume ideas from Sweeney Todd. I also happened to watch a programme on channel 4 (Wedding House) about a gothic Victorian wedding theme. So I made sure to pay attention to the wedding outfits they wore.

I quickly sketched down a couple of the costumes.