Costume Design

Costume design

Villain:

We have chosen a more vintage approach to the costume for our villain. However, it is a very basic costume that does not give too much away about the character. This will create a mysterious vibe for the villain, causing tension for the audience as they are not given any clues as to what he is like. To do this, we have chosen the colour pallet of dull whites/greys/blacks/browns etc. to create a dark and negative atmosphere about the character. Our villain will be dressed in a simple white t-shirt and a long 70's brown coat(the collar will often be up to hide him and create a dangerous connotation). Furthermore, he will wear plain slim jeans – this will create the illusion of a trouble teenager which is exactly what we hope to create.



Victim:

We decided on a racy, promiscuous outfit for the female victim of our thriller. However, the victim is only in the thriller for a matter of seconds, we decided not to go very in depth for her costume. We have decided on simply putting her in the villains bath with a shot of her shoulders upwards. This will connote that sexual acts have previously taken place between the victim and villain. Furthermore, the bath will connote that this has escalated in to violence and that something dark has happened between the two. This will create tension for the audience as they are shown the scene after the event, but do not know what happened. The mystery of the costume will make the shot and scene to explain to the audience what is going on and that something bad has previously happened.









By Harriet Bliss