Meeting the parents + reference images

One thing you should always consider when developing a film is how the audience can (or cannot) relate to the story. While my original idea is almost intended to distance the audience, I feel this new idea is very relateable while still keeping in with the theme of dislocation.

When you're in a relationship, meeting your partner's parents or your partner meeting your parents can be a daunting prospect. This is a thought that has come into my head more-or-less within the last 48 hours so I've been playing around with it and trying to see if I can still keep elements of my initial idea. So, what if a guy you were dating through an online dating service was about to introduce you to his family, and they were like the Addams family basically? Dislocation ties in with Jess (the main character) feeling out of place among these strange, kooky and Gothic characters.

More to come on this idea, for now here are a number of reference images that I'm drawing some inspiration from. 

I'm very inspired by the hollowed out, almost doll-like look that a lot of Burton's women have so I'm excited to see what my friend can do with this idea.