Research

Research - Costuming


 Using the films that we have deconstructed trailers and posters for and have influenced our decisions so far,   we have gathered a selection of images from these films that would influence or decision in costuming. 

Hard Candy - In "Hard Candy" the female character appears to break stereotypical forms of "feminine dress" as her clothing appears quite masculine , perhaps to represent how young she is and how she is not yet a "woman" and also due to the fact that the character does not take the typical "damsel in distress" role as she tortures her victim. Her clothing is therefore more for practicality and is plain. It is casual dress for her stereotypical teenage character also. The darkness of her clothing also shows her dark personality in the film rather than the innocent teenager she appears to be.

Chatroom - In Chatroom the characters clothing is seen to be more representative of their personalities. In the following image the central male character is the antagonist of the film. His dark character is reflected through his clothing with dark colours as well as dark hair. The film is set during a modern setting and so the teenage characters costumes also reflect modern fashion trends. The female characters appear to wear brightly coloured clothing to show their fun personalities in the film as well as wearing their hair down for the majority of the film making them appear more feminine .

John Tucker Must Die - Although not a film that we have focused on due to its genre, it is however set in a modern time period focusing on teenage girls. It also contained a shot which we took as inspiration for our chatroom scenes as our character is talking on webcam. Although our character will not dress so revealing she will be dressed in a similar dressing gown with a strap showing.