A lot of our inspiration came from this film. The plot line is about Nina, a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily, who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side - a recklessness that threatens to destroy her.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/plotsummary
We really liked the way that Nina was looking into the mirror and her reflection 'doubled' into almost good and evil as the evil one in the mirror scratched her back. We really wanted to incorporate this into our filming so we came up with the idea of having the main character in the mirror, while the 'evil' girl was also there in the background. She will then look around and then the girl will be gone. However, we tried to do this and we couldn't get it to work and look professional. Therefore, we came up with the idea of the main character going into the toilet and then showing a shot of her like she is looking in the mirror, but in the dark and her face is lit so it looks sinister.
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