Characters, Costume, Props

These are 'mood boards' showing what we feel the characters in our opening scene would be wearing.

Our key character is the main protagonist (woman in her late teens/early twenties) - as our opening revolves mostly around the kidnapping, the party in the club and if we choose narrative overview B - the morning after.

We want to dress most of the people in our makeshift club in similar attire, stereotypically dressed to explain to the reader the situation and perhaps make it relateable to younger audiences. 

This mood board was relatively easy to create, because we experience this kind of dress first hand at parties we attend. Collating our ideas of what the average late teen would wear on a night out - this is what we came up with. A key concept is glitter, a trend that has been popular since summer, this can be portrayed in both makeup (top left) or in clothing (the bottom left skirt). Crop tops are an obvious choice for showing a girl of this age - whether they are low cut, plain or incorporating mesh which is a popular choice among people of this age. We have incorporated this type of clothing with many of the 'classic' accessories like Nike drawstring bags, Nike air max, large hoop earrings and fake nails. Many girls our age have belly button piercings, which is not compulsory but may suggest a more urban vibe to our opening. Again, if our main character smokes we will create a more gritty image by accessorizing her with less classy - see below - cigarettes.


If we choose to have a 'business woman' i.e. narrative overview A - this is what we picture her wearing.

We wanted her to seem sophisticated and classy, styling her in a classic blazer and midi length skirt, coupled with an expensive tote bag (if we can get our hands on one!) Depending on the weather perhaps a burberry-esque mac, and if the weather is bright some statement cat eye sunglasses.
We want to give her the appearance of wealth, with impeccably manicured nails, a state of the art phone and if we decide she is a smoker - the most expensive cigarettes possible that exude wealth: i.e Malboros or black/coloured sobranies.

Shown in the late teen/party moodboard at the top of this post is a simple necklace with an initial pendant on it, if possible to obtain one of these - we would like both older and younger versions of our main character to be wearing this. This choice would in turn make it easier for the audience to realise they were the same person.

This what we would like the majority of our 'clubbing' males to be wearing, clothes that suggest an urban, London theme. We have chosen major brands for the clothing e.g. Carhartt, Palace, the North Face and common shoes choices like New Balance and Nike air force which we feel represent our age group the best. In terms of accessories, we have picked bucket hats and chains - which not everyone has to wear but we feel would give a more edgy urban vibe to the film.