Friday, 1 July 2011

Organisation of Costumes and Props

For the main protagonists costuming, I want to have quite plain clothing to show her trying to blend in with the crowd and look inconspicuous, to not draw attention to her or her actions as she tries to get away with her revenge successfully without being noticed specifically by the public and normal people. I want her attire to not be branded at all, quite plain with certain embellishments and not necessarily a fashion statement. I need her clothes to look clean, plain and quite feminine, while also practical in some respects.
A prop that may be used is a realistic (but fake) gun. I plan to perhaps borrow this from a friend, I feel this would make my character look far more believable and serious and would also provide a relistic prop that would make the trailer look more professional.
I decided to use props that would hold significance and perhaps have a metaphorical meaning to them. For example, I wanted my main protagonist to drop a mug in the cafe, so I decided to get a plain white mug as this was not the focus for the audience. As we see the mug fall to the ground and smash, I wanted for this prop to represent my characters emotional state, and her cracking up as she seeks her revenge. Of course, along with the cafe scene, this idea was scrapped, however, another prop that showed the same significance was used, in the form of the toy from the vending machine. (See Below)

I would base the characters costuming (and like much of the film) on The Bride from Kill Bill.



The final decisions for the costuming and props (which can be found in the production diary also) were made during the week of the 28th June 2011. It was decided that the costuming for the character would be blue ripped biker jeans, a white ribbed vest top, a black leather jacket, and grey and orange high heels.
This costuming was kept plain, quite American and unbranded, so that there was no particular significance to the clothing to the audience, other than it was basic and recognisably quite American.
The props were a brown leather bag that was large enough for the character to keep the bare essentials in and nothing particular else, showing her state of mind and desperation, and no such need for such commodities and objects of luxury. She merely needed herself and essential materials. I felt that the character needed a bag to show her travelling though, and her having soem things with her, to show her displacement and no base. Also, without a bag, the film could not develop to show her collect items along her journeys or have many props. Another prop was Aviator sunglasses, these are also quite central American and show her determination and strong figure with a pair of signature sunglasses.

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