Pre-Production - Becoming the Killer

The Art of A Slasher

    `                Reminiscing on my last film where I was also a lead actor and an editor, I now still maintain both roles. However, with a new twist, I'm currently the antagonist of this horror/slasher film. In order for me to get a grasp of what this role has to offer, I studied the mannerisms of famous slashers from films and picked apart their best traits. The most influential slasher that I paid attention to was Michael Myers.

Michael Myers

The overall attitude of  Michael Myers is exactly what I'm going for as this character, The Sickle Slasher.

A mute personality whose main objective is to do nothing but be a perpetrator to those who stand in his way. Throughout the film, no dialogue of any sort is spoken by the Sickle Slasher, just as Michael Myers has little to no dialogue in the films he's featured in. Another form I look at well from Michael Myers is his costume that being a work jacket, which I've plastered over a hoodie to cover the head of our serial killer.

Michael Myers (Halloween Ends, 2022)

Michael Myers is also known for his figure standing at a whopping 6'7 and 325 pounds so his physique is un-natural, another reason as to why the role is perfect for me to work as a slasher. However, the only problem with the role would be the exclusion of weapons in the film, but with the creative genius of our director, we were able to allude to the death of a character without any murder on screen.