Grimm

In order to grasp the concept of character transformations in particular the characters from fairy tales I began researching into competitors that have already used this concept as the basis of their plot. Upon my researching I came across the hit U.S show, 'Grimm'.

'Grimm' is an American police fantasy drama that has been described as 'a cop drama, with a twist'. The programme portrays a dark and fantastical world in which characters that are inspired by Grimm's fairy tales actually exist in our society as humans that can turn into dark creatures.

A detective called Nick finds out during the first episode that through his family he has descended from a line of guardians otherwise known as Grimms, who are in charge of keeping a balance between humanity and the mythological creatures of their world. Through the following episodes we see these characters come to life as Nick battles against them and their crimes to keep peace in his community.

The make-up and prosthetic work seen in the programme is very extensive and to a very high standard, with the make-up department being run by renowned prosthetic make-up artist Barney Burman. I was yet to hear about his work until now and since I have become fascinated with how he has used his experience and skills to create looks that represent creatures that still feature human elements - shape of the face, hair styling and skin textures. Although I can't complete prosthetic work even close to this standard I want to take the idea of having both human and characterised elements to my characters, by keeping any special effects make-up quite simple so that it doesn't over power the whole appearance of the character.