Claudia's character

Claudia's Character

The Brief

Claudia is a girl in her twenties. As a child she was left alone to develop with little parental guidance and through her relationship with T.V. movies developed an unhealthy relationship with Horror films, believing this to be the way life really is.

All the scenes take place in various parts of Claudia’s apartment, which is European in style with
a great deal of kitsch décor. She is agoraphobic and is kept in touch with the outside world by her neighbours who provide her with her every day requirements.  She models herself on a variety of girls often twisting her look to suit whichever film she is watching at the time and there is often
a nod to the main character in the current film within her appearance.

The script portrays her as psychotic and there is always the feeling that although her character is scripted/can be seen as humorous, danger is just around the corner.   However all this is normal to Claudia and she is of a cheerful disposition in this mad world of hers.

Going from the brief I have came up with a few ideas how to place this character into American Horror Story: Conven

Claudia has had to raise herself so she has no concept of the outside world from her apartment.  Witches are becoming extinct so she hides herself away, she is very beautiful  with long brown/ blond hair  and it always has a beautiful wave to it . She always wears black and wears black hats to hide away. Her personality changes, she can be shy, angry, confident, sad, happy and more depending when her mood changes. She has an imaginary boyfriend Quentin,  who changes with her moods.

I am wanting a darkness about the image, I will be doing cranberry colour and darks on the eyes, waves in the hair. 

For the outfit Claudia will be in all black clothing as in the show AHS, as all the witches wear black clothing. I am adding a black floppy hat as an accessory with a veil attached to the side of it, which will link in with the word 'veiled'.   

I have chosen the word veiled for Claudia as I think this would suit her character well, she is very insecure and hardly leaves the house because of it. I have added a veil into look which she uses to hide away if she does go out into the world. As her species (witch) is becoming extinct she is nervous people will realise what she is and want to kill her.