I took the idea of making a death mask and decided I would be best trying to create one of my own face as I wouldn’t be relying on another person’s availability to act as the model. I consulted some friends studying Fine Art and they informed me that my best bet would be to use mod roc to create a mould of my face and then create the mask using either latex or silicone. I wanted to get the artistic process within the film and I still intend to do that, however, I needed to ensure that the plan was feasible before I settled on using this method for the final film. We created the mould and created the mask with silicone, below is the result. Overall, I am very happy with how the mask turned out and am now fully convinced that this method should be used for the final film. I will say that I am not certain my facial hair picks up very clearly in the mask and for my next attempt I will add a faux imitation of my facial hair style to more convincingly reflect my appearance.
