Independant Study: Mask Research.

We decided that we might use a mask in our piece because masks carry a sense of mystery. They're very scary because you don't know what's underneath them and the audience often begin to imagine what could be.

We also had to choose what kind of mask we wanted, there were three options that we particularly liked:

-Clown masks

The mask on the left would be more ideal than the mask on the right because the mask on the left is slightly more creepy because it doesn't looks as happy and bright as the mask on the right.
If we were to duplicate this mask we may not even need to make the mask, we could paint this design onto the persons face, because face paints also hide a persons personality and are very easy to do.

-Blank masks

 These two masks are good because they don't show emotion, however they are maybe a little too blank and too white, we could make this effect without the mask so what's the point in buying a mask when we could just paint the child's face white anyway? These masks lack the creepy factor that we want.


This Mask is a hockey mask that has already been used in a film before, because it does not have a mouth it hides any kind of emotion and completely drains the wearer of any kind of personality and feeling, making it a very scary mask, especially if the person does not talk. Eyes don't give away much in terms of emotion, but if we can see the eyes it makes the wearer appear very cold and creepy. We should add eye holes so that the child appears cold and emotionless.



-Potato sack masks
This mask is particularly scary because of the way it has been stitched together, essentially a mask is what everyone sees so it is like a secondary face. This mask leads the viewer to believe that underneath the mask the person is also disfigured in some way because of how the mask is also disfigured. Again there are holes cut out for the eyes, which show no emotion and are very cold and creepy. I like the way the mouth is stitched, however I think that instead of the mouth looking sad it should look happy instead because that is far creepier when it seems like the villian is having fun playing with their victim or murdering their victim. 

This mask actually has a child underneath it which is what we would do with this mask, and overall it is extremely creepy.
The mask looks like the child has decorated or made it themselves as the eyeholes are wonky and not perfect and the makeup on it looks like clowns makeup.

Personally I believe that we should make a mask that is just like this one, as it is a mixture of all three mask types that we liked, and it is also the creepiest. It has the eye holes to show the stone cold eyes and the emotionless personality. The clown makeup makes it seem like an innocent child, but also clown makeup is creepy and clowns are a huge phobia for many people. I also think we should stitch a smiley mouth into the mask as well in order to make it extremely creepy.