"A malignant progressive disease in which the bone marrow and other blood-forming organs produce increased numbers of immature or abnormal leucocytes. These suppress the production of normal blood cells, leading to anaemia and other symptoms."
Symptoms of leukemia include:
- excessive sweating (night sweats)
- fatigue and weakness
- unintentional weight loss
- bone pain and tenderness
- painless, swollen lymph nodes (especially in the neck and armpits
- enlargement of the liver or spleen.
- bruising and bleeding (nosebleeds)
- small red spots on the skin (petechiae)
How we will apply this to our film opening:
Firstly we will need to consider the sensitive viewers to this topic, so we will need to think carefully when presenting the illness, making the portrayal both realistic but sensitive. In Fleur's case, the illness is a negative aspect of her life, however we will also show her as a lively teenage girl who at times does not let her illness define her. Despite this, the illness is also presented as a limitation as it plays a vital role in the plot of the film.
Make-up:
In order to ensure the audience knows straight away that the protagonist is ill, we will use makeup to gain this look.
- Little or no foundation will be used as the protagonist is already relatively pale
- Concealer or powder only (pale)
- Lightly applied greys/ browns to under the eye
- Lightly applied greys/ browns to around the mouth/nose
- Powder applied to the lips to give a dry effect
- Fake blood (nosebleed) for the beginning shots
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