As i was showing self harm in my video i would have to either use camera tricks or make up to show this.
I opted to use make up as i thought it would look more real and therefore effective and also because i saw it as a challenge.
I did not really know how to do this as first, in my video the girl would inject herself and slit her wrists and i was unsure how to show this. I google searched for ideas but nothing really came up that helped me. However i then went on YouTube and searched and the majority of results that i got related to Halloween makeup and cosmetics.
It showed me how to make fake skin and i took this idea and thought i could make fake skin on the girl and cut that as if she was cutting her own skin.

Cosmetic ingredients needed for my filming:

- PVA Glue
- Syringe
- Blusher
- Skin coloured Foundation
- Mascara
- Facial powder, black/blue
- Artificial Blood/Red food colouring

I would use these things to create effects such as blood, cuts, bruises and black eyes in my video.