During the montage portion of my short film, Lisa is supposed to be suffering from a terminal illness like cancer. In order to convey this visibly I decided I wanted to use a head scarf as many people suffering with hair loss, which through my research I found to be a common occurrence, tend to use.
The first step was to find a scarf to use so my mum and I went on a full search around the house for any potential candidates. We found several scarfs.
Automatically I was able to dismiss the two sheer scarfs (Bottom picture) as you can see hair through the fabric due to how thin the material is. I also ruled out the two scarfs in the top picture as not only were they way too brightly coloured, they were also an odd shape that made tying them difficult.
I was able to narrow my options down to these two scarfs:
I am still undecided which one I would like to use so for my practice runs I have used the white scarf; however, the ultimate decision between the two will probably be made closer to the time of filming.
Once I had chosen the scarfs I realised I have no clue how to style them so I turned to YouTube and watched many videos until I felt like an expert.
Then I chose the styles I liked the most and attempted to follow and replicate them.
(It is worth noting that for these initial practice runs I tested the styles on myself rather than the actress that will play Lisa so closer to production my decisions may change based on what suits the actress best)
Style One: Complete Turban
This style was taken from the YouTube Video above at around 2:21.
Style Two: Tie and Twist
This style was taken from the YouTube Video above at around 3:28.
Style Three: Side Bun
This style was a combination I created of multiple techniques I had seen when watching the YouTube Videos including the one above.
After practicing all of these hairstyles I am still slightly undecided on which I will use for my final product; however, Style Two is my favourite at the minute. Ultimately the style I choose will depend on which works best with the actress who will play Lisa.
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