Production

-FILMING PROCESS-

Makeup and Acting

The scene in which the mother's bloody arm hangs out of the bath tub reveals that our main character has committed murder and hopefully leads an audience to feel slightly tense and feel a sense of unease.
The process of creating a bloody disfigured arm surprisingly took quite a long time as the fake blood would not dry on Catherine's arm which resulted in just using paint which dried instantly although it did not come off her arm for a week. 
Max printed bloody hand prints on her arm which made it seem as though Frank had violently grabbed his mother's arm before killing her.

              

For Patrick's makeup I drew inspiration from the film 'We need to talk about Kevin'

as I thought that the main character's makeup was perfect for the portrayal of a teenage psychotic murderer.  

   We wanted our main character to seem tired and slightly drained from the murder of his mother. Before filming I applied a pale foundation to his face and brushed red dark brown eyes shadow under his eyes which would create the illusion that he was tired.

         

We wanted the ending scene to be the most climatic point of the opening. Therefore, we wanted to ensure Patrick's acting created such an impact that the audience would be frightened. We worked on his facial expressions and gestures so that he would embody the character of Frank.