When i first received the project i was unsure on where i would take take it, however i knew i wanted to use latex to change the appearance of someone to create a humanoid monster. I want to do this as one of the definitions of metamorphosis is a change in appearance, character or function.
In the early experimentation of my film i changed my face by covering it with some black material. i felt this added a creepy vibe as it had an almost religious feel to it, another experimentation i had was dripping black ink onto my hand, and also washing my hands erratically with the ink, this gave it lady Macbeth feel to it. I am going to continue with these scenes further into my film
I experimented with latex and cotton wool to make a creepy disturbed face. i added layers around my eyes to give my eyes a sunken back look. i also covered my whole mouth to further dehumanise the face. I am happy with the outcome of the latex face and feel it will help make the viewers be on edge during the film. if i was to redo the latex i think i would make the cheek bones stand out more to give it a more skeletal shape.
After taking inspiration from Dr Caligari i decided to create my own straight jacket and have the figure trying to escape from it. i wanted to make the viewer question if the creepy figure was just a figment of the imagination. I made the straight jacket out of the same material i used as a veil, it was tied behind my back to make me trapped and i had a black belt tied around my hands to give it a more realistic vibe. 
When choosing the music i left it till i was happy with the final edit of my film. i did this as i wanted to find music to fit the film rather than trying to fit the film to the music. i found the music on youtube and i felt that this fit the piece very well. it has a calm but creepy vibe to it. Paired with the film it gives the overall film a hypnotic tone.
The title of my film is Les Yeux, which means the eyes in french. i chose to have my title in french as i was so inspired by the early french films from the 1920’s. The whole of my film is in black and white for the same reasons.
Title card from my film
Maeve Dawson Art 