Ideas for a mask

Halloween: Michael Myers

This mask provides an eerie effect upon audiences because of the lack of colour in the face, which dehumanises the figure. Along with that, the fact that there is no expression in the face also shows no emotional connection with this character, making it scarier for audience because it fits the convention of a killer.The mask is a good style model for our mask because it fights the description of something we could use for our killer; therefore I think what we could take from this mask is the blankness of the facial colour and expression to capitalise a scary effect for audiences.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Leather face

The vulgar effects on this mask gives a very creepy image for the audience, therefore making it appropriate for a horror film.

For our trailer, I think our intention is to experiment with the design of it in order to make it look old and deformed so that it looks scarier.

Friday the 13th: Jason VoorheesSimilar to the Halloween mask, the Jason Voorhees hockey mask creates a sense of fear from an object that is used regularly in sport, which could increase the level of fear from something neutral.

I think this would be a good influence for the mask we are using for our project because it means we could possibly use a mask that would normally be seen as a neutral object to people, which would make it scarier.

Reflective Learning

I think that it is important for there to be influences for our costume because that way we can gain a sense of understanding as to how successful these masks have been reviewed by audiences, allowing us to create something similar and even improve to a higher standard.