Protagonist Costume

The type of costume you choose for a character is very important because it can help the audience to get to know the character, for example their class, where they live, age or even gender. The choice of costume we have picked I think represents our character and the conventions that go with her.

 

Lily, the protagonist, is the first character which the audience are introduced to; this is when she is just about to go on a run. With the use of her appearance we are trying to make sure the audience realise that she is a stereo-typical victim .Stereo-typically victims in this type of film have blonde hair which has an association with being beautiful and a bit dim-witted. Not only does the colour of her hair help with the stereo-typical look but she will also be wearing a running outfit which is pink and black also with purple trainers which comes across as quite girly and may cause un-needed attention when only going on a run. This shows that the character is oblivious to the dangers around her, which in her case does become a problem when she is abducted. The costume is very uniformed and smart which also helps the audience to understand that Lily is from a higher class, which maybe the reason behind the antagonist attacking her due to his jealousy.

 

The trainers that Christie, our actor, is going to wear have clearly been used a lot this makes it more realistic and shows that she goes on a run regularly. The trainers we are using are from Nike, this is an expensive sports brand which also shows that she is from a higher class family where they can spend a lot of money on small thing like trainers.

Lilies hair will be tied up in a slicked back, tidy pony tail this makes the audience think she cares about her appearance which is very stereo-typical for a women victim. She will also be wearing a full face of mak-eup which isn't needed when going on a run this will make Lily look vain but a lot of the time this is normal for her type of character