Friday, 7 February 2014

Liam - Costume







Here is the character clothing for character 'Liam'. 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 a formal suit. This consists of a long sleeved white shirt, black tie, black suit jacket, black fitted office trousers and black brogues.The reason we have chosen to have 'Liam' wearing this is because within the short film, there are subtle elements of stereotyping. The use of the formal suit being worn by someone in their adolescents implies that, Liam has had a wealthy upbringing and finds it perfectly necessary to present himself like this regularly.

Moreover, the use of juxtaposing colours within the suit (white and black) are a visual metaphor for how juxtaposing the personalities the three protagonists possess are. 
Furthermore, props such as a simple black bag gives the spectator a better understanding into the idea of my character being organised.