luuloolaa:

Hello! I am Lucy Moon☾ (a.k.a LuceLoveLace) I am XIX years young, Pieces and I am an artist and designer. LuuLooLaa Designs is my personal free-lance blog that I use for commissions, design suggestions, personal inspiration and as my portfolio. 

 

dive-thru:

been thinking a lot about kurt today.

luuloolaa:

SO.. I found my old art sketchbook dedicated to the horror genre today. It is safe to say I have an eye onto how to make innocent children, something of nightmares. I investigated into how you can create sinister presence in a character and I discovered that it was mostly in The Stare and the expression of the eyes that gave off the uneasy feeling.

This interests me because it shows how a simple facial expression and extended eye contact can make the audience feel uneasy and intimidated by the character, even if the stares come from children. It becomes apparent that the facial expressions can impact on the viewer’s emotions and leave them feeling scared. I like how a simple look in a person’s eye can completely change the way their personality or innocence instantly, for example the madness of Jack from The Shining (1980) and the sinister presence of the twins.

In cinema the directors create fear by using camera positioning including many extreme close ups of the face or low angle shots so the person looks more intimidating and sinister. I feel this is important when featuring child ‘monsters’ in horror films, for example Samara from The Ring(2001) has a gaze to show she is troubled. Her long black hair makes her more intimidating because it contrasts with her white gown; I also noticed that her hair is almost symmetrical, that is a trait used in most horror films to show unnaturalness. This symmetrical imagery is also used in Orphan (2009); Esther’s face was mirrored down the middle to make her look creepy and not humanized. This same reason is why twins are featured in many horror films like Stanley Kubrick’s, The Shining (1980).

A combination of symmetry and staring is heavily relied on in films of the horror genre; the eyes are usually the main focal point to make the characters look evil. Another key feature is lighting to create an unnerving aura to the characters with deep shadows on the face to connote evil or sinister personalities. 

I could rant on all day about cinema, horror and art! Just wanted to post some images from my sketchbook as it seemed a same keeping them hidden away!

xoxo