Friday, 7 February 2014

George - Costume






Here is the character clothing for character 'George'. After establishing where 'New Term'  is due to be filmed (Castle Community College and Walmer Science College) my group and I realised that to make the narrative and character's seem more believable, the clothing worn had to fit in with the surroundings of the narrative and reflect the persona of each protagonist; the theme of 'Sixth Form environment' had to apply to what the character would be wearing as well as their stereotype.

For example, my group and I chose this particular character to wear clothing that was loosely based upon where he originates from; George's outfit is based upon German Laderhousens. This consists of a long sleeved checked shirt, brown braces, brown above-the-knee shorts and brown work boots .The reason we have chosen to have 'George' wearing this is because, within the short film there are subtle elements of stereotyping. 


The use of the laderhousens being worn by someone in their adolescents implies that George is proud of his German heritage and allows it to influence his clothing chose. Moreover, the character's outfit is noticeably different to the other protagonists similarly to his accent which is noticeably German.