Specific Iconography

One of the main pieces of iconography within our film is that of the Masks. Many films incorporate the use of masks for many different reasons, perhaps to give the villain a hidden identity to help create a more thrilling approach to a film, as the audience will be guessing who the villain is which could create a sense of fear in the film. The use of the mask we hope will also bring the typical convention of a thriller an enigma into play to help give away the actual genre of the film.

For example, in the two films Scream and Halloween, the killer wears a mask to keep his identity hidden and to also keep a sense of mystery within the movie, this is something we wanted to incorporate into our thriller, mystery and the mask helps this which is supported by the setting itself The Windmill. Also, due to the use of the farmyard animals masks we thought this helped give a more insane approach to the villains, which could in turn create more fear to our thriller and thus making it more thrilling for the audience.

By Anthony Wilson