- Straight White Face
- European Whiteface (Classic)
- Grotesque Whiteface (Comedy)
STRAIGHT WHITE FACE
An elegant clown, artistic, colourful, bright and cheery. Performance is highly skillful and artistic, but done with a comedic or dramatic flair. This clown will remain in charge setting up the routine, throwing rather than taking the pie. Although more comical than the European Clown is a bit reserved than the Auguste clown.
EUROPEAN WHITEFACE
An elegant clown, artistic, colourful, bright and cheery. Often comedic or dramatic flair.
GROTESQUE WHITEFACE
AKA Comedy Whiteface, the most common white face clown. Remain in charge, setting up the routine, throwing the pie, more comical than the Straight Whiteface, more reserved in comic.
THE WHITE FACE CLOWN
The white face clown, a.k.a. the classic clown or the whitefaced clown, is the clown most people first think of when they hear the word ‘clown.’ Associated with the circus, the whiteface clown is the most intelligent of the clowns, and is typically at the top of the pecking order. The whiteface clown will typically be the ringleader, who will order around the other clowns.
The whiteface clown, however, shouldn’t need to feel constrained by this; as with any clown, he can be any personality (slow, fast, quick-witted, dull, quickly angered, coming to a slow burn, etc.) that would be funny.
After our lesson today i was told to research the characteristics of a whiteface clown. One researching the role in which Whiteface clown's play in the circus i was able to grasp a better understand of what my character would need to be like. I hope not to get to ahead of myself as the clowns are possibly the most likely to be experimented with, however at least know i no that is expected.
