-It has links to character e.g performing 'surgical' acts on victim (mutilations)
-The nose of mask could possibly be used as the weapon
-It is extremely sinister looking, and has connotations of illness and death
-It has a very old and medieval feel, with the mask not being at all common anymore
-It covers the whole face, leaving the killers identity concealed
-The mask has a bird-like beak, meaning it is not at all similar to human features which makes it more disturbing
-Even the eyes are concealed, making him seem less human (dehumanised)
Nightmare on Elm Street
-Disfigurements due to something that has happened to them during their childhood, usually the reason they go on to become killers
-An example is Freddy Kruger (Nightmare on Elm Street) who was burnt in an aggressive attack by the parents of children that it was thought Kruger murdered
-Still human features however disfigurement is unsightly and therefore distressing to the audience
-Still gives the character a mysterious feel, as face is deformed
-Masks sometimes used to cover the disfigurement
-Disfigurement can give clues to the background of the killer e.g. burns
-Deformities are usually to the face however can be to any part of the body (this could subvert conventions)
Hannibal Lecter
-The mask links to well to the character as the bars over the mouth is in connection to the fact that the character is a cannibal, which is extremely disturbing to the audience
-A lot of the character's face can still be seen, however the mask makes it distorted which is distressing for the audience
-The mask is more simple and not so characterised as other masks e.g scream mask
-This mask has a purpose, which it to stop him eating people rather than just for concealing his identity e.g Michael Myers in Halloween
Own Ideas
Animal
-From idea of the pig mask used in the Saw movies
-Head of pig is used and then distorted with things like blood and hair
-The use of hair almost tries to humanise it, which is more disturbing for the audience (the use of the pipe in the picture to the left is also an example of this)
-Pig have connotations of being dirty animals and are often viewed as quite negative
-They are also seen as a sign of the devil as in biblical times it was said that Jesus had cast the spirit of demons out of a girl and into pigs, who then ran into the water and drowned
-Pigs were also symbolic of gluttony in medieval times
Woman
-From the idea of poughkeepsie tapes, in which the woman wears a scarily realistic yet distorted woman's mask
-The mask is fairly doll like, which gives connotations of children and so is more disturbing to the audience
-The woman/doll mask is also classically creepy, with dolls being a well known convention of horror movies
-The only problem with using this mask in our film trailer is that we are conforming to conventions and making the killer a man
-Doll's are much more a girls toy and so may seem out of place on a male killer
-Much like the Halloween idea of 'a face over a face', it is still realistic (recognisable features) yet obviously very distorted which makes it disturbing
-This way it will also keep the audience view that the killer is very much human, but shielding his identity almost with another identity (e.g the face of someone else as a mask
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