Re-sit film opening

RESIT- Final Costumes (Kierann)

Final Costumes 

In the end we did loosely stick to the initial costume design however we didn’t think that the original didn’t clearly represent the vision we were going for.We have come to the conclusion that the male will wear a shirt. This will make him look more casual but will still make him still look like a business man. We have made him look more casual as we want him to play more of the victim rather than the antagonist. This isn’t reinventing the wheel, which we are trying to make sure we do not do as we are mainstream. I have found this out through my research into a film similar to us called “Identity thief” the protagonist is a business man but he wears casual work clothes instead of a full suit. To still connote that he is still a business man he is wearing black trousers and brown shoes. To add to this casual vibe we have presented the male is wearing brown shoes. Brown shoes are commonly seen in the work place as casual smart so this is why are male actor is wearing them. In our first rough cut you can’t see the shoes but it is still relevant to add them to the costumes as it is important to consider all parts of the costume.  What he is wearing now is a light blue shirt, this connotes that he is a peaceful character as the colour is related to that. To show that the outfit is smart casual he has his sleeves tucked up. This shows that he is hard at work. He isn’t wearing a tie. This because he is at home. This connotes that he feels safe and relaxed in the environment he is in now. We also have made it that our actor hasn’t shaved in a while. This connotes that he is too busy with work as well as stressed. Here with the male character we have gone against the generic conventions many people would assume what a business man would look like. We have done this because our film challenges the generic conventions of many stereotypes in our film. Such as the female character playing the antagonist.

In the end we stuck with what we said we were going to do for the costumes for the female character. This is because we thought that this costume best suited her the way we wanted the audience to perceive her. By the female character wearing comfortable pyjamas type clothes it breaks the stereotype of girls. Usually people would think that it would be males who would be involved with stealing and hacking into people’s banks. This breaks the stereotype of female characters always playing the victim role within films. By the audience seeing the female character wearing her stereotypical girl clothes in which they wear at home it’ll make the audience surprised about it. This is what we want to accomplish. What she will wear is a white comfy top. What she wears below that doesn’t matter as in the film opening we will only show the top half of her. The reason why we chose the colour white is because white connotes purity. This is stick with the stereotype clothing wise but makes our point have much more of an effect.

RESIT-Script (Kierann)

Script

In our film opening there is little dialogue. This is to build up the tension in which we are trying to make in the film opening so that the audience are interested in what’s going to happen after the film opening. We are following what many mainstream films do and that is creating a "hook" in the introduction which entices the viewers to carry on watching the film. To make sure that they do not lose focus, we have included some dialogue to keep them interested. However, the dialogue we have used is short and snappy to keep the viewers on the edge of their seat, keeping them interested. Here is what we have got. 

Man: Bank transfer?

Man: Where’s my money?



This activity will help us when we get to the filming stage as we will be able to know straight away what we want our actors to say instead of thinking of what to do on the spot.

RESIT-Initial Ideas On Costumes ( Kierann)

Initial Ideas On Costumes

Our film opening consists of two characters the male protagonist and a female antagonist. We wanted the male character to look wealthy so when he gets hacked it’s more of an impact on him.  The male character is a business man as well as this we wanted him to be portrayed as powerful and important like most males in films. To represent this we came up with the idea of the male character wearing a black suit. This isn’t reinventing the wheel as we are mainstream not independent. I have done research into mainstream films and I have found that many powerful/rich men wear suits. Examples of this are: James Bond films, the TV show Suits and Identity thief. The suit will be black, this is to as it looks more professional. 

The female character will wear loose, comfortable clothes. This is to directly connect with our target audience as this is common clothes women wear when they are at home. Films that have inspired us for this idea was the Bridget Jones franchise as they did this as well to directly connect to their targeted audience.

This activity will help the group out by making sure that all of the clothing we are thinking about using have been used for a reason.