Origin/definition of "hero" mask

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Apologies if this has been discussed previously. I did do a few searches and really only could find various topics about each movie’s hero…etc.

I just wanted to see if I have this right and if so, where it originated.

My understanding is that a “hero” mask is the actual mask that is used in the filming of a movie, and that it could be any movie, horror or otherwise. Basically the prop used by a character in a movie?

Is this correct? Or does it have to be the main character as in Jason or Michael? And again, where did this term originate from? Halloween (1978)?

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The term “Hero” goes back to the silent films because the handsome Hero got all the close up shots in a film. Now it is used to describe a mask/prop that is meant for closeups. This means more detail and better paint than a background or stunt mask/prop.

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I had no idea that’s where it originated from. Thanks for the post!

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ive always wondered that myself! thanks for asking a question a third of us probably wanted to! :smiley:

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I never knew that, So cool. :supz:

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Count me in as another who says, “thanks for sharing”!