Costume & Image

For our film opening, me and Becky need to think of suitable costumes for our male and female actors which relate to the story. The costume tells the audience a lot about the characters such as their social class and in our film it will tell them that they are going on a date. Me and Becky have a rough idea of what we want the two actors to look like:

Alison Cowling:
Dress and Heels. We want her to look dressed up, like she has made an effort for this guy she is going on a date with. We'd like her to wear a dark coloured dress and we have asked her what sorts of clothes she owns so we can work with what she has and not have to buy something she may only wear once for this. She does own a dark coloured dress so this could work well with our film. I was thinking something smart but made casual by a cardigan or jacket like this example. For hair, we were thinking light curls/wavy hair like the image on the left. Her hair is already curly naturally so maybe style it a little to make it look like a natural, effortless style with a bit of glam for her date. For makeup, we were thinking of either having the classic smokey eyes look with pale pink/neutral coloured lipstick or go for a bold fire engine red lips and leave the eyes to look more natural with some mascara/eyeliner.


Will Steele:
Smart Casual. We want him to look like he has made an effort as well however doesn't want to look too smart as if they are going somewhere very formal. I think costume wise for Will, it would be suitable for him to wear jeans and a smart shirt maybe dressed down with a jumper, cardigan or blazer to go for that smart casual, laid back look. His hair already fits in with the whole image we want to give his character quite well, maybe a little styling during the getting ready scene to make the audience see he is making an effort for this girl and trying to impress her.