Saturday, February 28, 2009

SKINS - Episode 1

Numero Uno: 'Everyone'

The episode introduces all the characters (bar Thomas) who are all starting their first day at Roundview college. Basically, all the guys (Cook, JJ, and Freddie) all fancy Effy which causes muchos tension between the best friends, and she issues them a challenge to break all the rules set in assembly. Katie and Emily seem to have some kind of history with Naomi and there's tension with them - Katie claims that Naomi tried to kiss Emily. Pandora tags along with Effy.

Cook quickly goes about completing the challenge and so ends and so 'gets to know' Effy, i.e. they have sex in the medical room.


(Click Here for the E4 episode guide)


HAIR & MAKE-UP & COSTUME

Pandora

Hair

- blonde (ditzy stereotype)
- tied in two side ponytails high up with mismatched hairbands -> kooky, childish, naive

Make-up

- wears little make-up - green eyeshadow, unlike other hair & beauty class girls - separates her from clone-like girls

- not too absorbed with her appearance, counteracting ideas of vanity audience may have picked up from beauty class thing

Costume

- black beauty-school uniform

- [before we know more about her] impression of vanity, shallowness

- more than that, implies she is less intelligent than the others

Katie

Hair

- dyed reddy brown, straight, sleek, styled, fringe - cares about her appearance, makes an effort, wants to stand out

Make-up

- wears quite a lot but more subtle, not really over the top - again shows vanity

Costume

- low-cut grey top and long necklace -> drawing attention to cleavage, dressing provocatively, wants to be noticed and get reputation

- leopard print skirt - animal prints associated with sexiness - show-off, flaunts herself

Emily

Hair

- dyed reddy brown, straight, sleek, styled, 'wonky' fringe on other side to Katie's - distinction between them, wants to show she's different to her twin but scared to stray too far

Make-Up

- same as Katie

Costume

- bow in hair matches her skirt; patterned blouse - co-ordinated - likes order, organised, neat, and innocent

Effy

Hair

- long brown hair

- straightened

Make-up

- lots of eye make-up, lip gloss, little, if any, else - making a statement, individual, not conventional make-up

Costume

- very very shot dress, fishnet tights - dresses provocatively, seductive, sexy, not afraid of what people think - makes statement on individuality & doesn't conform to how girls are expected to be in society

- lots of necklaces & bracelets - individual style

- quite gothic

Naomi

Hair

- cut short, bleached blonde - rebellious or allowed to do what she wants by parents - interesting relationship with parent/s

- individual, does what she wants

Make-up

- not over the top, but visible; eye make-up

Costume

- slogan tshirt (something political?), wears shirt over it

- independent, unique, individual - not afraid what other people think; knows her own mind

- political

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