18. Costumes

TASK: List the costumes you are going to shoot your film opening with an image and explanation.

Antagonist

Black hoodie

The black hoodie is convenient as it will enable the antagonist to hide their face, therefore they are unlikely to be recognised. The audience will be unable to see the antagonist's face, so this immediately creates mystery and suspence. The hood is key to hiding the identity of the antagonist, therefore this is essential to include if I want the antagonist to not be recognised. I will purposely be using dark clothing in order to display the dark personality of the antagonist, it is also much easier to tell the antagonist and protagonist apart through the choice of clothing.

 

Black jeans

 

 

The antagonist will also be wearing black jeans in order to stick with the dark theme and display their dark personality. The black jeans blend in with the rest of the outfit, therefore the antagonist is likely to not be recognised. Additionally, if the antagonist was to wear bright coloured clothing, this would immediately catch people's attention, therefore avoiding bright colours on villains is essential as they are often conveyed wearing dark coloured clothing. The use of the colour black yet again easily implies that the character is evil and has mystery to their character.

 

Black boots

 

The antagonist will also wear very bulky black boots. These will also blend in perfectly with the rest of the outfit, yet again making the antagonist's identity hidden. These boots will be very beneficial for the scene where the antagonist is walking across the leaves, this will create a diegetic sound of the crunching leaves as they are being walked on which will add a mysterious feel to the scene. The boots will also be essential when the antagonist walks up from behind the victim, as the boots are heavy, therefore they will make a rather loud sound when approaching the victim.

 

Leather gloves

 

 

The antagonist will also wear black leather gloves. These are typically worn in psychological films by the killer/psychopath and since my film genre is psychological, using leather gloves will be highly beneficial. Seeing the killer wearing leather gloves, will create a sense of mystery, as typically they are worn so fingerprints of the killer are to be traced. This also shows that the killer is rather clever and chooses wisely what he does with the victim and how he kidnaps the victim in the first place. It also makes it seem like this is not his first kill as he is very prepared and organised with the clothing he wears, but also his choice of location and where he takes the victim.

 

Victim

 

Blouse

 

 

The blouse will be worn by the female victim. The blouse is very floaty and flattering which compliments the innocence of the victim. The use of light colours contrasts with the dark colours that the antagonist wears, therefore this displays their differences in character. Light colours are often associated with purity and all things good, so this instantly enables the audience to tell apart the victim from the antagonist. A blouse is also often worn as part of formalwear, therefore we can immediately guess that the victim is a student which links to the scene where the victim is walking home from school.

 

Jeans

 

 

The victim will wear blue jeans in order to make the outfit seem much more casual, after all, the victim is not expecting anything to happen so it is important that the victim wears what she usually would on an every day basis. The casual look of the victim yet again implies her innocence and perhaps her vulnerability. For the victim to have these qualities is essential in a horror film, as the victim must remain as innocent looking as possible.

 

Flat shoes

 

 

The victim will also wear flat shoes. Flat shoes yet again add to create a very simplistic and casual look for the female victim. They also adds to the innocence of the character. Additionally, I have purposely chosen the victim to wear flat shoes, because during the scene of her trying to escaping, it will be difficult for her to run in them, unlike if she wore for example, trainers.

 

School bag

 

 

The victim will wear a school bag which will be rucksack, this will further emphasise the victim as being a student. Portraying the victim as a student immediately conveys the victim as naïve and vulnerable. The bag with also feature light colours in order to blend in with the rest of the outfit, so the character is easily identified as being the victim.