The plot to 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991 directed by Jonathan Demme) has some similar themes to our thrillers, it follows a psychopath that abducts women and skins them so that he can wear their skin and behave as a woman. Just like in our thriller, the psychopath tries to manipulate someones appearance so that they can be in the version they most like.
One shot that was very similar was the when Buffalo Bill (The Silence of the Lambs) is putting on make-up and there is a shot of lipstick being applied on the lips, which is very similar to the images I drew on the storyboard.
In addition, the film 'Psycho' (1960 directed by Alfred Hitchcock) has a similar plot-line to our thriller. In 'Psycho' the psychopathic man keeps the presence of his mother alive bu dressing up as her and keeping her dead body in the basement. Throughout the film, the audience believes the mother is alive and committing the murders, however the plot twist at the end, reveals that the mother is dead and her son the 'Psycho' has been dressing up as her and killing people.
Whilst our thriller is about how a psychopath, tries to keep the corpse of his sister alive, by putting make-up on her and preserving her innocence.
- Love Object (2003 directed by Robert Parigi)
The plot revolves around a man who buys a doll, and falls in love with it and believes it to be alive and tries to bring it to life, this is very similar to our thriller where the man tries to bring his sister back to life because he misses her.
LIST OF OTHER FILMS / TV SHOWS THAT HAVE SIMILAR THEMES/CONVENTIONS AND MISE-EN-SCENE:
- Dexter
- Un Chien Andalou
Characters
- Norman Bates (actor is Anthony Perkins) from the film 'Psycho'
The character Norman Bates is very similar to our character of the grown man, because they both want to preserve and keep their loved ones alive even if they are dead.
- Buffalo Bill (actor is Ted Levine) from the film 'The Silence of the Lambs'. He is psychopathic and kidnaps women, killing them and then skinning them, so that he can wear their skin. This inspired our thriller because both are highly knowledgeable on make-up and how to use it; and in the film are both manipulating a girl(s) whether they are dead or alive.
- Kenneth Winslow (actor is Desmond Harrington) from the film 'Love Object'. He is a very shy man, who purchases a doll, that he begins a relationship with, after getting into an argument with the doll, he kills it and begins to have a relationship with a woman. He begins to try to mold and change the woman to resemble the doll. In the same case as the other characters, he tries to bring back the presence of a girl/doll that is not living.
- Extras
- Pretty Little Liars (2010-present developed by I. Marlene King)
The shots in the opening sequence of applying the make-up (mise-en-scene) are very similar to how we have planned them in our storyboard. We want to show close-up shots, of nail polish being applied, lipstick and mascara applied)
- Sin City (2005 directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez)
The costume we selected also appeared to look similar to costumes form other film particularly from the film-noir genre.
The costume from above is from the film 'Sin City' (2005 directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez)
The stark contrast between light and dark, makes the costume and man visually captivating.
The black silhouette makes the figure look intimidating, mysterious and menacing. And that is the type of look we want to go for on the day of our shoot.
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991 directed by Jonathan Demme)
One shot that was very similar was the when Buffalo Bill (The Silence of the Lambs) is putting on make-up and there is a shot of lipstick being applied on the lips, which is very similar to the images I drew on the storyboard.
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