With the character of 'The Man Upstairs', I wanted to make him more mysterious than terrifying. Although he is a child murderer and portrayed as almost psycho, as his character is from an urban legend, his visual portrayal is left to the reader's imagination, allowing me to take any route when styling and shooting this character. As it is for a music video, I wanted to modernize the character and make it more appealing to a suited target market of the late teenage, young adult age.
I thought about characters in existing TV shows and movies that resemble the works and traits of the man from the myth, and came across a few examples to be used as reference points. The top right-hand corner is Zachary Quinto who plays Sylar from Heroes, a very sick, twisted character that reminds me of 'The Man Upstairs'. His dark hair works well for him as it casts natural dark shadows, instantly providing the mysterious look. As you can see, the story board follows the theme of of the tall, dark and handsome mysterious stranger. I want to portray the character as a young, good-looking male, turning the gothic horror slightly sexual.
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