Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Revised: Costumes for Actors

We were thinking we'd keep the style of our actors pretty much the same as the actual band, as on their website there are a few live photos and photoshoot photos that we have looked at. These have helped us decide on what sort of thing the actors should wear as the band. The clothes are all along the lines of the genre of the music, indie/folk clothes, as most genre's of music are also a style of fashion.
These lists may not be copmletely spot on when we come to filming, but they are a general outline of what will be there, as some actors may mix and match from the others, and wear similar things.
However, these clothes will all fit the genre, and are all owned by the actors we have picked, as we picked them for their style and how they would look as part of the band. The specified costumes below reflect those of similar Indie bands such as The Kooks, or those featured in Blitzen Trapper's "Furr" music video. They have a strong sense of genre, and are featured in TopShop and seen on many "Indie kids" on TV and in the street. The costumes are typical of an Indie music video (The Kooks, The View, Paolo Nutini) and therefore will be suitable for our own production.


Female 1
Denim/Coloured (maybe patterned) dress that finishes around the knee.
(Patterned scarf)
Plain pump shoes.
Plain/patterned light coloured cardigan.

Female 2
Tight fit jacket/cardigan.
High-waisted skirt/shorts.
Patterned/Light coloured leggins.
Patterned/Plain Tee.
Pumps/Indie Trainers.


Male 1
Trilby hat.
Skinny Jeans.
Checkered Shirt.
(Cardigan)
Plimsole Shoes.

Male 2
Wolf Tee.
Denim Shirt.
Skinny Jeans.
Plimsole Shoes/Small Trainers.

Male 3

Larger-Checkers Shirt.
Tight Jacket.
Skinny Jeans/Shorts.
Smart Shoes.

Male 4
Plain Tee.
Tight Cardigan.
Checkered Shorts.
Small Trainers.

2 comments:

  1. Your comments about costume must reference how you've utilised generic conventions of the band. In other words will the audience be able to identify the genre from the costumes the performers are wearing.

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  2. Costume needs to be referenced strongly to generic conventions, which in this case generic aspect of costumes is not clearly explained.

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