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SHOOTING SHEETS
Mon 30st April 2007
Studio
Filming: Val's Room
Wed 2nd May 2007
Studio
Filming: Kumo's Room
Thu 3rd May 2007
Studio
Filming: Kumo's Room
Fri 4th May 2007
Garden
Filming: Garden
Take Lothian Bus 24 to Lauriston Castle

LATE BREAKING NEWS:

All needed scenes for the film have been recorded, the editing starts from here.

A GREAT MANY THANKS TO ALL PEOPLE (and Spider) INVOLVED IN THE (PRE-)PRODUCTION PHASE.

Willem, Director

Sunday 4 March 2007

Cast - Valentine

About Valentine...



Starlet Katrina Folan plays the leading role of Valentine, the life care-taker of the Japanese Mister Kamio.




Metamorphosis [=a major change of form or structure during development;]

At the point that Valentine has decided that she will act as the departed wife of Mr Kamio, she transforms herself into a traditional Japanese woman.

Visage: her face is made white, her hair is made black (with the use of a wig), her lips are made red



1st reference for red lips.



2nd reference for red lips.

Costume: her dress is a mostly white kimono




Fatal [=having momentous consequences; of decisive importance;]

Once the poisoned tea sets in the once bright red lips turn into black.



1st reference for black lips.

ABOUT A GEIKO:



Anatomy

A Geiko wears kimono, called a hikizuri, that is far less elaborate than that of a younger Maiko. Her obi is folded and tied into a smaller knot known as a box-knot. She wears a white collar as a show of seniority.

A Geiko also wears a wig instead of styling her own hair, which allows her to blend more easily when off duty. A Geiko wig is extremely expensive (around 2000 dollars ) and must be sent to a professional to be cleaned and restyled every few weeks. The cleaning cost around 200 dollars. Each Geiko owns around at least 3 wigs (shimada, mae-ware, and tsubushi-shimada), and they would never be seen with even one hair out of place.

The mae-ware is only worn when a Geiko is playing a male role in her dance.
[source: http://www.sofieloafy.net/G_geianatomy.htm]

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