BBK: Masks

We decided to mask our antagonists in order to make them appear more hostile and add a sense of mystery to the plot.

We took inspiration from masks from other horror movies such as those from "The Strangers" and the mask worn by Hannibal in "Silence of the Lambs" as well as more recent films such as "You're Next". Through experimentation and design came up with the three masks below.

We wanted the masks to cover the whole face but to have their basic layer as white as this will allow their faces to be more visible in darker conditions as well as adding a pale, soulless representation.

Then by using matches, we burned and melted the masks out of shape so that they appear distorted, appealing to the "uncanny valley" affect that is known to make the audience uncomfortable.

We then added Spray paint put only the use of red and black as these colours connote mourning and death along with the resemblance of blood.

Finally to make each mask unique and identifiable to the audience as a different character a different design was added to each with an added detail such as the mouth being sown up on one and staples being used to hold another together.