Monday, 4 February 2013

Costumes

Katrina - Navy Sweater, Hand Bag, Trainers, Hair Tied Back, Earrings, Black Boots and Make Up.
This is what Katrina's costume will consist. She will be wearing these clothes and accessories because it presents her as a normal London teenager. We want to present Katrina as a normal teenager to the audience because we want them to be lead with the idea that she is a good girl where as the trailer will show how she is involved in teenage gang culture. It will also show the audience that a female teenager does not necessarily need to be dressed in colours that represent evil or danger in order to show that she is a teenager that should not be approached.

Marcus - Black Jacket, Black Formal Trousers and Shoes.
As a tall black London Teenager, stereotypically Marcus's presence will intimidate anyone who comes across him. Although Marcus has stayed out of trouble recently, he has a history of getting up to trouble which gives him a presence of fear and we want to maintain his presence by him wearing all black as it will show his dominance to the audience and also so the the audience feel his presence to understand that type of character Marcus is.

Denzel - Grey Hood, Black Trousers and Trainers.
Denzel is deeply involved with gang culture and has a history of violence and crime himself. He is a tall individual that also intimidates people that come across him and has a strong presence not only on the characters within the film but on the audience as well. The grey hood is the most important clothing of Denzel because it presents him as a stereotypical anti-social London teenager. It is vital for the audience to feel his presence because they will feel fear each time he is on the screen and by this, tension will rise amongst the audience and within the scene.

Friend One - Blue Jacket, Afro, Shirt, Trousers and Shoes.
To maintain the education environment in the thriller, Friend One will be wearing Sixth Form Uniform to show that he is part of the Sixth Form. Friend One will also have big hair to maintain the stereotypical view of teenagers always looking scruffy and 'not bothered' about anything.


Props
Toy Gun - This prop is needed because it is the weapon going to be used by Denzel to threaten Marcus. A Gun is a very powerful prop and will give Denzel complete power over Marcus and Katrina.

Pens, Pencils, Writing Pads, Tables and Computers - These props are being used to maintain the education environment of the Sixth Form.

2 comments:

  1. Good stuff - you're talking about REPRESENTATION here. How groups are represented. When you're making a film you have a serious responsibility as you can influence what your audience thinks about certain groups of people. You can reinforce common perceptions or take people's expectations and subvert them. What will you do?
    APH

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  2. We want to reinforce the common perceptions because firstly it relates to our target audience which is 15 and over. Secondly, young adults are our target audience as well and by reinforcing the common perceptions, they will not only learn from the characters but will learn about the teenage culture in London. This will also lead for them to gain understanding of teenage culture in London and strongly understand the narrative of our film.

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