The beginning of the film features a girl character: Mary - Alice Jones, strapped to a chair in a dimly lit room. The costume in this scene should be a light/pastel coloured dress, or shorts and tea shirt to represent the season which they are in (summer, as they are going camping), and further more light colours such as white represents innocence and purity. Also, the costume would be less effective to the audience if it was dark coloured material, as it would not show as much on camera. A white fabric would easily show blood/dirt on the girl, and this is essential for suggesting she is being tortured. We could also put a faint glow effect on the girl if she is dressed in white to further symbolise that she is a stranger to the darkened atmosphere, as on her character profile she would never hurt anyone intentionally. The costumes I have designed are for the summer season, as this makes the storyline more believable if the characters are going camping. The theme is the 2000's, as kidnapping, and a child going missing is heard of, but does happen frequently, and therefore although it is unusual, this makes the film realistic, and is believable enough to develop a high tension in the opening of the film. Furthermore, this links in with our props list, as we are going to be using candles, to add emphasis on the eerie atmosphere.The costumes which I have designed should also reflect our chosen Genre - Teenage Horror, and therefore I brainstormed in detail before beginning the costume designs, and then evolved them into my final designs.
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Mary-Alice Jones
The protagonist, Mary-Alice Jones is dressed in a short cut, white/cream floral dress, with flared 3/4 arms. I have designed her to be wearing this dress as the colour represents purity and innocence, and furthermore shows her personality; loyal and intelligent.Dressing her in a white dress also makes her appear more vulnerable in a horror film against the monster, and the material is able to be easily ruined to show her cuts and bruises, representing the torture which is commencing in the film. The high knee black socks represent the theme (2000's) and summertime, as with the white vintage pumps.
The costume designed is also convenient for acting in, as it is loose fitting, and easily accessible to buy.
Kate Preston
Kate Preston's character is dressed in a long, over the hips cotton cardigan with navy blue collar and matching buttons, to open. The sleeves again, are flares to represent the vintage theme, but are tie-dyed/patterned green/blue, to represent her outgoing, fun personality.The high-waisted black shorts are able to represent the season - summertime, and the white tights and military boots symbolise that they are going camping, as she wears practical shoes.The costume designed is easily accessible to buy, and is also suitable for acting in, as it is comfortable, and wearable.
Lucy Barnes
Lucy Barnes is a quiet but intelligent character, however, she is also the main character (Mary Alice Jones's) best friend, therefore her costume should be slightly influenced by her best friends (as in reality.) As the costumes are designed for a camping trip, in the summer (as scripted) I have designed a pastel coloured purple long length shirt, and light blue denim mini. The shirt represents that she is a sensible character, and also she looks more vulnerable by wearing a sensible shirt (as usually the most sensible actors are the weakest). Furthermore, the pastel coloured shirt could symbolise her innocence in the film, as pastel colours are fairer than darker tones. The mini skirt with no tights symbolises however, than although she is a sensible character, she is also laid back, and it symbolises the summer theme. The pitman boots bring the theme back to the modern day, are suitable footwear for acting in, but also they relate to the camping in the script.The costume designed can easily be bought, and it comfortable to wear whilst shooting the film.Mark Cullon
The character Mark Cullon is a very outgoing character, who enjoys socialising with his friends and having fun, although he can be selfish and sometimes only thinks about his own safety-rather than other peoples. When designing this costume I found it quite difficult to think of an idea which would be both symbolic to the character but is realistic to the viewers. Therefore I designed a simple casual look for men, but with more edge to represent his attitude. The red of the top symbolises his lack of respect for friends, as later in the film he comes to regret this, when he is in danger. Furthermore, the red could represent his fiery personality, and as most people in the script I have designed them to be wearing pastel colours, to symbolise innocence, the colour red on this character makes him stand out as an individual. The black three quarters link in with the summer season, and the red vintage pumps link in with the theme, but also with the symbolism of the colour red. As it is set for the modern day period, but has the theme of vintage which makes the film more eerie, this costume links in well, and is easily accessible to buy, and comfortable to wear for acting in.
Samue
l Smith
The character Samuel Smith is an intelligent character who is loyal to his friends and family. He is also Mary-Alice’s boyfriend in the film, which makes him also seem like a main character. Once she goes missing in the film, the audience will immediately know that the character Sam will do all he can in order to save her.Therefore I have designed a white long sleeved top for him to wear (white linking to Mary-Alice’s costume), as this represent purity and innocence on his behalf. The black buttons on the shirt however, could perhaps connote danger, and a hidden side to the character.As the season which it is being filmed in is summer, and the characters aregoing camping, I further designed him to wear light denim jeans, as they are comfortable and suitable to wear, and also the black and white shoes (linking back to the symbolism of colour).This costume is easily affordable, and is further suitable to be worn whilst filing in the woods.PHOTOGRAPHS OF COSTUMES ON ACTORS.
Mary-Alice Jones
Although the costume which I designed was a cream/white 3/4 length dress, this appeared too white on the camera, and also the design looked unrealistic. Therefore by placing a navy blue braced dress onto of the white shirt, and white leggings, this was able to add more colour, and vibrancy to the character, but also portrays the summer theme. The chosen dress, which I have decided to portray styles blue braces, which both connotes the summer theme, but furthermore also looks like she is going camping, which is presented in the script. Although the costume had to be changed slightly, the white still has symbolism of innocence and purity, but without the costume being totally white, and unrealistic.
Kate Preston
The costume which I designed for this character worked perfectly, as the actor was able to access the outfit easily, and also act easily in it.
Extra accessories were added during filming - the orange flower clip, to make the character seem more outgoing, and bubbly, as featured in the character profile. Although the cardigan differs from the one in which I designed, the overall effect reflects the one which I designed.
The denim blue shorts, and grey tights and pitman shoes, are able to connote the summertime feel, and are also suitable for filming outside in
camping conditions.
I am pleased with the effect of the costume upon the actor, as I believe she looks realistic, it reflects the characters personality, and it is suitable for filming in.
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