Costume Research & Ideas

For our film opening we need to consider what kind of costumes our characters are going to be wearing. We are likely to be using period costumes as this will fit our chosen location very well. Below I have sketched some ideas and found places on line which give us ideas for costumes. I have also found links where we can buy costumes if we decide the time era is definite. In addition to this we can ask the actors if they already have clothes which are similar to this to save money in our budget. 

Embroidered Cotton Nightdress

Belted Dress

Victorian Style Dress

                    
                  


The bottom selection of pictures show what kind of costumes can be used if we were to have a modern protagonist mourning a dead relative (who would be wearing the period costumes). It is likely that the protagonist would be wearing black to show that they are suffering over the loss of their loved one. We decided that the antagonist should be wearing a white dress to give the impression that they are innocent and pure. However, throughout the film opening we want the dress to become dirty and possibly have blood stains. This will show how  they progress into a threatening character and will make the demonic, scary ending much more sinister.