Anita Berber 1st and 2nd Continuity Shoot

Anita Berber

Anita Berber Anita Berber was a German actress and dancer around the Weimar time. She also was a subject of an Otto Dix painting. She was a provocative woman and was loved and hated by the public for her scandalous behaviour.

Her hair was cut in a short bob that was often red. She wore dark coloured make up and was a big inspiration to many women in that era.  The full fringe and the bob was a traditional hair due on Anita Berber and that era. It has inspired me to do a similar look in my Anita Berber continuity assessment.

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'The Dancer Anita Berber' 1925 painted by Otto Dix

 

My Anita Berber Inspired Look

Using my face and hair charts I felt the total outcome was good. The hair was my favourite bit as the curls came out really well as I left it to set for a long time. The eye make up I felt wasn't quite dark enough and dint come out very well on the camera. If I were to change anything I would have made her eyes darker. But I felt the hair came out really well as the model had really long hair and I found it difficult to tuck it all under to  create a bob.

Now looking at the images from behind I feel it looks a bit messy and maybe before I took the images I should have used a comb to tuck the strands of hair underneath. With the model having such long hair it was very heavy to keep the hair staying in place. If I was going to change it I would have used more hairspray and back combed it more to keep it in place.


My Second Anita Berber Look

 

 Looking at my second continuity I found the hair wasn't as good as the first time as I did not allow the hair to set for long enough. The make up was slightly paler but overall it was very similar. Again if I had a choice to do it again I would have chosen to do darker eyes. And I would have let the curls set a bit longer. Also my model got her hair cut and dyed it in between my assessment so the colour looks different and also her fringe was shorter making it harder to curl the second time. I also feel the front parting should have been a little bit more to the right as it looks to central in this image. I felt the lips looked better this time but similar to the first shoot.

 The back of the hair is neater this time and you can see the curls more clearly. I found it easier to do the bob as the model had her hair cut so there was less hair to tuck under. I also did more curls this time so the back of the head was neater.