Gesualdo
Based on a true story
Set in the 1590‘s Italy. A struggling composer murders his wife and lover and makes a supernatural pact. 3 mysterious women come to feast on the corpses. In return they help him with his music. When he performs with the help from the 3 women, everyone becomes mesmerised. However, (spoiler alert) when the performance ends, the 3 women kill the audience, including Gesualdo's uncle.
A period horror fantasy with 16th Century hair and makeup. My role was Makeup designer and HOD for a hair and makeup.
I worked closely alongside Theodore Salisbury who was SFX supervisor.
It’s all in the prep.
I always start by doing comprehensive face charts for all the major characters and getting them agreed with the director before any of my shoots.