So we need to start planning for all our jobs before we can film our thriller opening, and so I've decided to start planning costumes and make-up today.
The costumes must make the character easily identifiable and show if they are antagonists or protagonists, they must also fit with the scene and the situation, for example if the character has been walking through the woods for days, they would be covered in mud and moss with tears in their clothes - however if they were going to a posh party they would be in expensive, good looking designer clothing. The colours of their costumes must also connote certain things about their characters, for example the protagonists stereotypically wear bright colours as they connote happiness, innocence and goodness.
Likewise the make-up has to show a character in a certain way, making them appear nice/evil, young/old, certain stereotypes (e.g 'chavs' stereotypically wear a lot of make-up, and 'goths' stereotypically wear lots of black make-up). If the scene is supposed to be a natural, casual situation so the make-up has to reflect this, as opposed to for example a fantasy film where the make-up will probably be extremely bright and exaggerated.
So here are some ideas of what our characters will be wearing, I've added pictures for a better idea of what I'm hoping our characters will be wearing.
Dad (male, protagonist - 40): As the opening of our thriller is set in the early morning, and we first see the dad waking up in the morning, he will be wearing pyjamas the whole way through the opening. The pyjamas should be relatively bright in colour, therefore the audience will immediately realise that he is a good guy and they will want him to succeed. He will also put casual shoes one when he goes out to the car, these could be any shoes as he would be in a rush so would put on the first pair he sees. I was also deciding wether or not to make him wear a dressing gown, as before he realises his family are missing he could put it on.
Obviously the dad wont be wearing any make-up as he's a male.
Mum (female, protagonist- 35): Likewise to the dad, the mum will be in pyjamas as she was kidnapped from her bed (even though we don't see this in the opening). However the difference with the mum and dad is that the mums pyjamas will have spots of dirt on them, and perhaps a few rips in them to show that she hasn't been treated nicely. She will not wear any shoes as she was kidnapped and taken straight from her bed. As she is a hostage throughout the opening, she will need a blindfold and her hands and feet will be tied up with rope. This attire will show clearly that she is a hostage and will make the audience sympathise for her which is how we want them to feel!
The mum wont be wearing any visible make-up as she's just got out of bed, so if she was wearing make-up it wouldn't look realistic for the audience. However she may have a cut or some dirt on her face, which connotes violence and rough handling - therefore once again the audience will sympathise with her as she's a stereotypical damsel.
2 children (1 girl, 1 boy, protagonists- 7, 14): The children will be wearing similar costumes; both in pyjamas, and as they are hostages too they will also have their hands and feet tied with rope and they will be blindfolded. The children will also have dirt and mud on them to show they have been handled roughly, meaning the audience will feel sorry them. To show their age I will put them in stereotypical childrens pyjamas to make it simple for the audience to tell how old they are straight away.
The two children will not be wearing any make-up because at their age they would not be wearing make-up, and also they were dragged straight from their beds as well.
Antagonist (male, age unknown, perhaps 20's/30's): The antagonist will be wearing all black clothing - as this is stereotypical of the villains in horror films therefore the audience will identify that he is a bad guy as soon as they see him. He will be wearing thick clothing that shows none of his skin, this makes him seem mysterious and evil. I will also get him to wear black gloves so we can't see his hands - again making him mysterious and unknown.
We don't actually see the antagonists face at all so he does not need any make up, however if we were to see his face I would give him dark eyes and a pale face to make him look stereotypically evil.
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