Workshop 4: Creating the illusion of the Other Mother

Workshop 4: Creating the illusion of the Other Mother

• How does the director use costume to create the other mother?
• How do colour and lighting affect our view of the other mother?
• 'It's easier to catch flies with honey than vinegar'- how does the other mother embody this saying?

Mood/ Atmosphere

Gradual changes - little things change every scene.

Changes:

- no longer look human because

- taller

angrier- posture changes

body shape changes, 

lose shape in the rear

clothes 

Shot 1:

Boring clothes 

real mother

soft/ round/ curved 

warm lighting\

yellow/orange

Shot 2:

wearing red, black, and grey

curves are there; not too apparent

sharpening- apron/head

lighting the same 

clothing style changes

Shot 3: sharpness- nose, elbows, clothing, head

the eyebrows= emotions

red, white, and  black

more sin is exposed

Shot 4: way sharpened- head, elbows rear joints

way taller

not very human 

unhealthy skin

longer rear

Shot 5: Thin, spindly, skeletal, skinnier,

almost no clothes- raggedy shirt

no skin- angular joints

Colours-shade of green, black and grey

frightening, creepy

lighting, dull/dim, not a lot of light feels like it's dark and creepy

The director skillfully uses the costume. lighting and colour to create the character of the other mother. We see a gradual change in costume from conservative casual clothes to start to well-fitted dresses and finally nothing but rags. Her clothes also became sharper around the edges and are predominantly black with highlights of red. When we first saw the other mother warm lighting and use of a yellow/orange colour palette make her seen warm and inviting. However, by the end, the use of dim lighting and green tons makes her seem evil and frightening. These fil techniques help us understand the fil as a whole because they show us the change from a loving and kind 'other' mother to her true form of an evil spiderlike stealing demon.