Menace: Key Art Initial Idea

 At the moment I'm not sure what I will do for the title and credits of the film, but I have a general idea for the key art or at least the focus of it. Here are two images that I messed around with to try and gain a sense of tone and detail that would have to be matched within the piece itself. 

This first image is a much more detailed version of the image, and I tried to focus on the grit/dirt that covered the mask. This image was a reference photo from the internet, and I will need to run actual lighting tests(this light was manipulated but I need to figure out if I can replicate it without so much work in post), and I wanted to try and gain heavy shadows to emphasize the 'facial features' or at least the structure of them on the mask to heighten the terror or uneasiness that is meant to be felt when coming into contact with someone wearing it. This version also makes use of a blue tint that gives the mask a ghostly kind of appearance, and although I like the color I'm not sure how it would contribute to the piece in any way or if it would even show up well on camera. 

This second version is actually the first test I did for this mask. The lighting is much softer and places an emphasis on the hollow eyes instead of the facial structure itself. This second version is one that I don't think looks as good and I will probably take the more detailed version of the piece that is shown above. As far as text goes, my initial idea was having the title of the film written across the mouth, but after getting some feedback I realized it would take away from the jarring nature of the face(or lack thereof) and it would make everything feel wrong. So I need to figure out whether the title will go above or below, or if I need to reframe the face by using a side profile or something of that nature to try and capture the face but still leaving enough room for the title and production credtis.