Brought to you by: Rebecca Drabczyk, Mariel Heyboer, and Katie Wang
Featuring:
Mariel Heyboer as Women in the Red Coat
and
Rebecca Drabczyk as The Killer in the Mask
The Arts in New York City
Baruch Fall 2013 Macaulay Seminar 1
Brought to you by: Rebecca Drabczyk, Mariel Heyboer, and Katie Wang
Featuring:
Mariel Heyboer as Women in the Red Coat
and
Rebecca Drabczyk as The Killer in the Mask
The Killer in the Mask largely reminded me of Michael Myers from the Halloween movies. Both characters own the same ghoulish white mask, calm demeanor, and ubiquitous presence while stalking a girl. The character is the definition of creepy.
Also, the emergence of the Killer from a dark space was chillingly effective since one would expect a white mask to be visible in the dark. However, you guys figured out how to hide the mask, which gives the allusion that the Killer can camouflage and hide anywhere. This omnipresent nature of the Killer makes him (or her) seem unstoppable and without weakness, which is not a good sign for the protagonist and also helps give a sense of the supernatural and superhuman to a seemingly normal villain that hacks his/her victims with an axe.
Let me put the ugly word at first. I am not that impressed with your script, the story seems quite boring if you disregard everything else. Now for the good part. Excellent use of shadows and the contrast between darkness and light. I was really freaked out everytime Rebecca (I assume the one wearing the mask is her) showed up in places unexpected, especially when she emerged from the shadow of the tree. Very nice work filming the movie. As for the music, I loved that too. You put in a great effort finding a music that caused tense feeling in your viewers’ heart. Great Work Guys.
The killer in the mask looked was reminiscent of Michael Meyers of the Halloween series of films – I like how he was not immediately brought onscreen, as Michael Meyers is absent for some of his films, too. He’s present but not visible. I also liked Mariel’s scared walking and screaming – very nice acting. I’m left wondering if there was a reason for the repeated screams. I loved the darkness of it.
I really like the darkness aspect throughout the film. It sets the mood for the video, and it kept me on the edge of my seat. I hate scary things that pop up abruptly, and I was worried that was going to happen. I agree with previous comments about the Michael Meyers theme and I like the parallelism of it. The contrast of light and dark in terms of the mask and the night brings out a motif that’s present in the video.