Why we chose the plain white mask

From watching our trailer, it is clear to see that we had two masks, one painted and one not. Both masks were identical, but instead of keeping them the same, we painted one to make it creepier. When choosing our mask, we had many masks to choose from, that had facial expressions and were a greeny colour. (go down to 'masks' post) We chose the white masks on purpose as they are expressionless, which destroys any connection you could have to our villains. Our idea behind the white mask was that fear and emotions, are based on facial expressions that you are able to see. By making our villains wear masks that are emotionless, everything about them is cold and full of hate, which in the long run makes them a lot more frightening and scary.

GREEN MASK WITH EMOTIONS -

 

WHITE MASK WITH NO EMOTIONS -

As you can see, the white mask is generally just a lot scarier than the green one, even though in these images we are wearing them. Generally woman/girls are not as frightening as men in horrors, but just by wearing the white mask, Beth looks a lot scarier; which is why we chose plain, expressionless masks. Also the white mask looks slightly funny, so we did not want people to laugh at the face on the mask as it may detract from the fright we want to create