Ellis Faas

As part of a general research we were told to watch a film by Ellis Faas a MUA. Ellis is extremely successful and was once dubbed by Vogue Paris as 'one of the most influential Make Up artists of our generation'

The film is called "Identity Revealed" that is inspired by masks; the masks of the everyday... we wear makeup each day, is that not a mask? Do some of us create personality or even hide from the make up we wear sometimes? If you go out on a night out somewhere you tend to wear more makeup. Why so?
In the explanation given by Ellis about her short film she talks of how humans have used masks in different forms to 'be recognised or disappear into the masses'. A interesting question she asks is "can one truly change ones identity, or is it merely a temporary transformation"
I found the entire film though only 2 minutes 39 seconds extremely knowledge it made you feel something, not only intrigued but excited. Ellis created masks not really in the sense you would expect but using little props and makeup over the face. A really noticeable 'mask' in the film is the deep skinned model who actually looks like she has tights over her face with the eyes and mouth cut out, its a extreme look theres one scene where she goes to remove it then theres a relapse and slow motion take and it looks sick. Even the unattractive slow motion effect that makes her face crumple and contort looks interesting. The human face is a mask.

http://vimeo.com/ellisfaas/identityrevealed

Above is the film, invest in watching it its short and extremely interesting.