Props and Costume
Planning costumes is a very important stage of pre-production. Mise en Scène must be perfect and all aspects of it must be covered to make a good, visually appealing film. I need to make sure that the costumes each of my characters wear suit their personality and also the style of the film.
Bloody Mary:
Costume and makeup inspiration.
Disclaimer: Images taken from Google
Bloody Mary: Bloody Mary is commonly shown with messy hair, black eyes and wearing a black or white dress.
I tried out several different make-up looks on myself and eventually decided to keep it quite simple with a white face and big black eyes. I back combed my hair to make it messy and wore a black veil and dress. When sketching costume ideas I came up with the idea of having bandages around her arms to make her look more distressed. However, if I am to use the veil as well, I feel this might be a bit overkill.
I tried out several different make-up looks on myself and eventually decided to keep it quite simple with a white face and big black eyes. I back combed my hair to make it messy and wore a black veil and dress. When sketching costume ideas I came up with the idea of having bandages around her arms to make her look more distressed. However, if I am to use the veil as well, I feel this might be a bit overkill.
Ally Lawson
A popular, 16 year old girl who lives at home
with her parents. She has quite a condescending personality and feels the need
to control others. This is possibly due to the fact that she was bullied as a
child and was left not really knowing who she truly is. Driven by power, she is
willing to do almost anything in order to get her way and doesn’t care about
who she may hurt in the process. The only person who perhaps knows the real
Ally is her best friend, Kiera, who has always stood by her, despite Ally’s
ridicules. Although she is the protagonist in the story, the audience’s
loyalties may lie with Kiera, a more trustworthy character. However, as the
story progresses, the audience may be able to sympathise with her character
more as we learn more about her true identity.
I want Ally's character to be quite grungy and stylish as I feel it suits her personality. For her wardrobe I decided on black skinny jeans with a choice of several different tops for the different days. Her hair will be quite messy and left down and she will wear black eye makeup. |
Kiera Henderson
15 years old and in her final year of school. She is the
good girl and always plays by the rules, unlike Ally, her best friend. She
appears quite shy and somewhat downtrodden. Kiera is the smarter out of the two
and does her best to keep Ally in order. Despite her best efforts, Ally still
manages to go off the rails and often tends to take Kiera down with her. Kiera
is a lot quieter than Ally and can’t seem to function without her.
I want Kiera to come across as being quite plain but also girly with minimal makeup, or none at all to really show the contrast between her and Ally. She will be very neat and only wears skirts. |
Props
Laptop
Candle
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Mirror
Popcorn in a bowl
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Mobile phone
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