Concept Development
'We are fated to play the roles society tells us.'

Set/ Location

Surburbia

Juxtaposing sets

Gothic Mansion

Eden Park

Artificial vs reality

Suburban house

Green screen + projected

Characters

Stereotypes contrasted by The Outsider

Fated to fill their societal roles

The Man

Externally pleasant

Hides secrets

The Outsider

Strange

Contrast to others

Shakes up others lives

The Husband

Oblivious

Satisfied

Stereotypical

Wife

Stereotypical

Superficial

Secretly wants more out of the Suburban life

Inspiration

Gothic literature

Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'Alone'

Lighting

Use of shadow

Contrasting

Mansion

Concentrated

Suburbia

Bright/ harsh

Sound

'American Horror Story' soundtrack

Danny Elfman score

Thunder/ lightning FX

Concepts/ Ideas

Isolation

The Outsider shunned by others

The monster/ other

The Outsider

Distorted reality

Artificial vs real life

Regret

Wife secretly regrets marriage

What lies behind the forsade of suburbia