She's described as being in her 30's and sleeping with many sailors. She's a woman who needs attetion and is going through the struggle of the depression in Weimar Germany. I believe through her personality of going out and finding men, I would expect her to be a drinker and smoker and doesn't really have a lot of money for other glamorous things.
Discuss the use of how colour defines your chosen character?
I think of Fraulein Kost not being too high maintenance to get what she wants. Her signature look I would think would be her bright red lipstick that would pop on her lips and stand out to any sailors looking for her.
Red is the colour both seen as passionate and seductive which men from the sea would of wanted to have after being away for so long. The red would be like a bright signal, normally meaning stop but for men looking out for women would of been a 'go to' for having a good time.
What knowledge of the period did the designer consider possessing to be able to develop theses characters?
As Cabaret was in 1931, he would of had to research the Weimar period were Germany was bankrupt and there was barely any money to go around. However even though their was all this corruption Berlin was still a place of freedom and fun that would of been very much considered when looking at cabaret.
The 1920s period that is very close to cabaret they would of had to research and find out what make up and hair choices were around. Looking at popular styles but also making sure that it matched up to the chosen character and wether they would of worn a popular style in that time.
According to your research so far, do you feel the character designs on the film are appropriate?
In the film the influences that I noticed were of the 60's and 70's especially with the eye make up for Sally Bowles with the big bold blue eyeshadow and the false eyelashes.
I think the bob hair cut was keeping within the character as they did have short bobbed hair back in the 20's/30's. The Emcee character was very doll like and I would not expect that from this character as he is described in the script for being more charming.
How might you improve it?
I would make them more period based by what was more commonly worn by people in that era. It wouldn't have to be the biggest fashion of the time because their was a depression on and people didn't have the money for the most luxious looks, however I would make the looks more current. By changing Sallys make up of the eyelashes and going for a more natural mascara look. Her eyeshadow could be more to the popular colours too such as a green or violet smokey eye.
Is it too subtle/too prominent?
I think the designs are very prominent for the main characters and very subtle for the others. Such as Sally has very big eyes and striking hair, however Brain is very simple wearing brownish clothing and his hair to the side. The performers in the film look the most colourful and daring with what they wear, whereas the rest of the cast are less bright and more toned down. This could be a technique to show how eccentric the performers were and how much they brighten up Berlin either with Germanys state of affairs.
Which techniques were used to create the hair and make up?
The Emcee character has a ghostly white base with heavy dark eyebrows. He has false eyelashes with his hair put into a parting slicked from side to side. Sally has a bob with a pointed fringe, when performing she sometimes wears a hat. The hair is different as its slicked back. It also looks like a back combed frizzed hair piece has been put on the back to make the style look bigger. Some of the front sections of the bob are waxed to curl around and onto her face.
Comment upon the colour palette of the film
The palette of the film seems very dull, and beige looking. The only time colour seems to be shown is when the performances are on. The interior of the house seems very dark and dull with not a lot of colour.
As there was a depression going on it seems to show when performances are not on. When their are musical notes however you can see purples, slivers and reds. Red being such a pronounced colour stands out when performances are going on as the red light shines on them or any other bright light to show the brightness of an era which seemed very bleak.
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