Thursday 24 February 2011

Character Costumes

As there were four different characters in our piece and four people in our group, we decided to spilt the characters up equally and create a costume for our given character using our character profiles. We also decided that we would draw their costumes to show our thought processes and then look online and in magazines to find items similar to the ones we had drawn.

Stuart's Costume: Stuart is the nerdy one out of the group. We want to give this impression just from first glances. Stuart is seen already dressed for school meaning he has no other outfit for when he wakes. He has a checkered shirt tucked into a plain belt connoting he is almost a business man in his attitudes and that he’s mature. However, no business man would wear a checkered shirt to work and instead shows Stuart's youth. He is wearing smart trousers which could be mistaken for school trousers. These match his formal black shoes, though we are debating if he should wear converses instead. We will test both kinds of footwear and choose the better result. Also, Stuart will be wearing a digital watch which can be seen as childish. This feeds the auidence through the enigma code that perhaps Stuart still hasn’t grown up despite his best efforts to show this through his outfit. (Created by Emily Wallace and Scott Collins) 




Bob's Costume: It polite terms we intend Bob to be the larger one of the group as sterotypically all geeky groups seem to have this member. We will make sure we get this character during auiditon process and we will also think about his outfit during these vital stages of picking our 'Bob'.  This means we need a geeky outfit for a wider person instead of skinny jeans or school trousers like the other two geeks. This results in baggy jeans; plimsols, converses and smart shoes wont fit with these jeans so instead, Bob will wear DC trainers as they're comfortable and will match with the baggy jeans. We want it apprent that Bob truly isnt too fussed with his appearnce.  This will be connoted by a plain black buttoned shirt, slightly tight, showing he has no fashion sesne and takes little pride in his appearance. This, if not already apparant, will feed the enigma code to the auidence that Bob doesn’t do well with the ladies. To allow the viewer to get a better understaning of Bob he will have an ‘ACDC’wristband connoting that he is a rocker or atleast favours the rock brand of music. Also, Bob is first met in boxers and a plain white shirt before getting changed. This is so that Bob's jeans can slip down slightly revealing that he hasn’t changed his boxers for the new morning connoting he is a bit of a dirty slob. (Created by Emily Wallace and Scott Collins)



Tom's Costume: The character of Tom loves comics and the colour purple, so we have incorporated this into his costume. However, to make him look like more of an outcast, Tom will wear jeans that are slightly too short due to his height, clean, white socks to show he's a "momma's boy" and Nike trainers with the laces done up to show that his attempts to look cool aren't very successful. Also though not shown on this picture Tom will wear fingerless gloves to help feed the auidence through another enigma code that he has no fashion sense and finds the 'un cool' cool. (Created by Charlotte Morrison)





Stacey's Costume: Stacey's costume mainly consists of pink and dainty items that cater to her feminine side. Her costume is used as a mask to hide her true identity, and therefore means that she needs to fit the part of the popular cheerleader role. To achieve this, we ensured that she wore some time of pink top. A simple pink vest shows that she is feminine and also reveals her lean body figure. This helps her appear more attractive and gives the viewer the impression that she is a 'Barbie' figure. On the bottom half, she will be wearing skinny or slim-fit jeans, or a form of jeggings. This is also used to compliment her body form and shows that she has a stylish fashion sense, boosting her popular reputation. She will also wear either pink stiletto heels as they are dressy and show that she enjoys to dress up. Small pink accessories, such as a flowery hair accessory or necklace, will also be used to show her femininity and her 'beauty'. (Created by Devon Dalton)


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