Production: Make-Up Trial (Michael's wound)

 I used wound wax from a local shop and despite being frustratingly sticky and difficult to apply, it the wax finally came together. Doing this, I will be able to get a rough idea of how Giles' neck (Michael) will appear when 'his throat has been slit'. I won't be using close up shots of the wound so the complexity and realism of it doesn't matter too much.

To get the effect I have I added different eye shadows around the wound, mainly a peach/pink tone to create a 'sore' look. The black, brown and dark green tones act to reflect the dirt which will cover the character's face. I split the 'wound' and added more eye-shadow and pulling the wound apart to look like the skin has been peeled away. Rather than whipping up a mix of fake blood I used red food colouring, just for ease, and in fact it looks great on its own so I think I'll just use that instead.


By applying the make-up the way I have I have learnt what I should be doing next time when I come to shooting the film. Primarily I will aim to make the wound longer. Furthermore I need to ensure that I use more wax so the wound securely sticks to the skin. After 10 minutes of trying out the wax on my face, the bottom part of the wound had torn away; evidently I need to make this my priority.