In our thriller we will feature only two characters. One will be an older man who will feature as our killer. We will also have a young girl who will play the victim in our thriller.The Killer
We have cast a middle aged man to play our killer. He is of an average height with Dark hair.
I imagine this character to be wearing quite simple clothes of a monochrome colour. 
My vision of the character should be that he is quiet and subtle, I think this should be reflected through his costume. I think when he gets up to leave, he should place his hat on his head to show that he is disguising himself for what he is about to do, it is a form of mask to protect him from the real world.
My vision of the character should be that he is quiet and subtle, I think this should be reflected through his costume. I think when he gets up to leave, he should place his hat on his head to show that he is disguising himself for what he is about to do, it is a form of mask to protect him from the real world. I think this choice of clothes also foreshadows what is going to happen in our thriller, it casts a view into the future via the clothes. Even though our thriller has a chronological plot line, it will give the audience a chance to think about what will happen.
I was influenced by some of the characters in The Third Man (1949), the costumes were cast by the director, Carol Reed, they consist of monotone clothes, hats and long coats. I think the vintage style of the film will show through our character in our opening.The Victim
The girl will be at work so she will be in her waitress clothes. Her costume will consist of a white shirt, to signify her innocence in the situation between her and the killer. She will also be wearing a black tailored skirt of trousers and some black shoes, we will also feature a coat in her outfit, possibly highlighting a bit of her character to the audience. Her costume will show her innocence and foreshadow that she is not the one in the wrong. Hopefully the audience will pick up on the fact that, that is what we are aiming to do.
For this character, when she is in work I think she should look quite regimented and strict with her uniform, much like Jackie Brown is in Quentin Tarantino's movie 'Jackie Brown' (1997) I think it would fit in with the opening of our thriller.
Well done for evaluating costume. Try to avoid the rather over simplistic term "innocence". You female character in the cafe may be more interesting that a blank sheet. You could say she is unsuspecting, gullible; if you gave her some character, for example that she is headstrong, independent, trusting, rebellious or whatever. Audiences do not find completely innocent adults interesting and who is completely innocent anyway!!!
ReplyDeleteTo add interest you could say that she is a shop lifter, thoughshe has only lifted inexpensive stuff this gives her more interest and could also suggest that the man in the cafe has come out of revenge because he has a shop!!!! Think about it! You could include a high angle close up tilt shot when she is in the cafe of pocketing some money out of the till!!! This would add irony and increase suspense and appeal.
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