1. INDIVIDUAL
ANALYSIS OF HAIR,
MAKE UP AND
COSTUME

2. GOTHIKA’: MIRANDA
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In this shot you
can clearly see
that Miranda
has lost all her
dignity and she
is in a very bad
place.
In this image,
Miranda is a
shadow of the
woman she
once was, she
has no makeup
on and she looks
drained and
tired. Her eyes
are watery and
her skin is grey
which is ironic
seeing as she is
‘Miranda Grey’
Her hair is
bedraggled and
untamed, it is in a
bad condition, just
like she is. Just like
her hair, she is now
seen as ‘wild.’ This
image is a huge
contrast to how
she was at the
beginning of the
trailer, her hair was
neat and tidy and
so was her mind,
now it is
dishevelled.
Her costume establishes that she is now a patient at the
mental hospital she once worked in. It is blue which may
represent her depressed and sad emotions now that she
has been admitted. The costume looks grubby and dirty
which reflects her current mind set.

3. ‘ORPHAN’: ESTHER
Here we have two images of Esther from ‘Orphan’ she looks very
different in each...
This image is a still from when Esther tries
to seduce her father who adopted her.
She has red lipstick on and dark eyes
which make her no longer look childlike.
She looks very different compared to
the opposite image.
In this image, Esther is referred to as
‘Little Bow Peep’ by one of her class
mates because of the way she looks.
Esther’s use of hair and makeup
make her look childlike, however, in
contrast, her costume is very old
fashioned and may refer to the fact
that Esther is actually an old woman.

4. THE UNINVITED’: ANNA
In this image we see Anna
from ‘The Uninvited’
wearing a white night dress.
The white signifies her
innocence and purity which
is ironic considering the twist
that is revealed at the end
of the film.
Anna’s lack of
makeup makes
her look childlike
and once again
innocent and
vulnerable which
is ironic
considering she is
not.
In this image, Anna looks
all white, the white dress
against her pale skin
makes her look cold and
vulnerable. The fact she
is dressed like this when
she is outside in the cold
may also symbolise her
mental state that no one
is aware of at this point in
the film: No one in their
right mind would dress
like that when it is cold
outside.
Anna’s messy hair
represents her messed
up mind. It is tangled
and untamed just like
she is.