Evaluation

During the process of the Mask making unit we first had to start off by doing 'mask historical context research, which was the research of how masks came about being used through out the years such as Greek theatre masks (which were made to throw the voices of the speakers), Middle ages, etc. We had to produce similar research for the Lion King masks, this research would include the characters individual facial features, colours used as well as researching the masks that have been made for the actual production of The Lion King Musical.

The design methods that I used were simple but effect, for the Lion King, the 'mask' had to be suitable for a primary school child to wear so it couldn't be too top heavy. We were also asked to ensure that the 'mask' didn't cover the face of the child, this could have been considered dangerous thus making it unusable. I took a simple Alice band and wrapped material around it so it was a suitable colour should any parts of the band be shown making it less obvious. after that, I took a separate piece of material (fur) and wrapped it around the head band also ensuring it was securely sewn to the band. The making of the ears was very straight forward.

In conclusion I think my Lion King mask turned out to look what I originally planned on it doing so. this including the textures, materials and the ears all went smoothly as planned.

For the venetian mask, The methods involved in creating this were also basic. The simple use of a balloon and papier mache to create the correct shape and giving it enough strength to hold its shape to be able to start mod rocking. There were minor problems that occurred such as the first balloon used burst before the papier mache had dried. other than this the whole making worked smoothly. Another problem that occurred was the original idea of creating a witch doctor mask caused part of my mask to break. resulting in me having to completely change the design of my mask. I easily found a new design that I liked and follow that through.

The end product I believe was effective yet still very simple even though I had moved away from the original 'venetian masquerade mask'.