F A C E P A I N T V S . M A S K

At the moment, we are undecided as to whether to have the clown character having face paint that we would do ourselves, or to buy a mask, as after doing our voxpop I realised that quite a couple of people said that masks were what they expected or liked to see in a horror film and it seemed that they were seen as quite scary and typical of a horror film.

I have had a look on Ebay and have found some potential masks we could buy for the clown character. I have also bought some red face paint and already own white and black, which are typical clown colours. After looking at the masks on Ebay, however, I feel that the mask may work better and will also be easier to wear in public and be discreet whilst filming, which will be important when it comes to being in public and filming in places such as winter wonderland etc.

I have found these potential masks on Ebay:

This is the mask I feel is the best and most effective as it looks really terrifying with the gold teeth and the red hair. This is the description provided on Ebay of this particular mask:

GUS THE CLOWN HALF HEAD MASK

 Evil red haired clown with a serious dental hygiene problem! This one always sells out very quickly.  Shaped latex which covers the face from below the nose, over the head, ending about half way down the back of the head.

This range of masks is superb quality. They are hand painted, and uncomfortably realistic. The initial horror impact generally doesn't go away as it does with some masks - the more they are seen the more disturbing they become!