Masks

We want our villain's identity in our trailer to be hidden. From researching films such as 'Friday the 13th' 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' 'Scream' and 'Nightmare on Elm Street' the identity of the villain is mostly kept a secret via the use of a mask or some kind of facial disfigurement, i.e. a burn. Using a mask to hide who the villain is, is effective as you do not get to become familiar with the villain or see any 'good side' to them as the mask covers everything that could show remorse or regret. 

The first mask is from Friday the 13th, the second from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the third from Nightmare on Elm Street and the 4th from Scream. The first mask is effective as the whole identity is hidden from the audience, and the bullet kind of holes make it look like the person wearing it is invincible. Also the huge black holes for the eyes add to the horror factor as it is obvious that the eyes behind the mask will not be friendly. The second mask is also effective as it looks very worn and frightening as there is stitching on his forehead which makes it seem like it has gone through a lot and still survived. The mask also covers a lot of the face and neck, so the person wearing it is even more hidden than someone who just wears a mask like the first picture.

The third picture of a villain with a facial disfigurement, which is a burn, is frightening because his skin is scaly, and there are holes in his face where the burn has effected a wider scale. Also by him having a burnt face it shows he has been through something horrendous and survived it, so he is more invincible than a normal villain, and he would probably be harder to kill. Also it suggests a reason for him to be a killer, so it makes more sense to the audience as to why he would have so much anger that he feels he needs to kill someone. The third mask is a very well known one, and is scary as it covers a lot of the face and neck. The mask is effective as the identity of the killer is completely a secret, as it would be a lot more difficult to remove that mask, than the first one. The facial expression on the mask almost looks depressed, so it can create an idea that the person killing people is upset about something which is causing them to kill.