Costume & Props

Costume*

Normal school uniform

• The image shows the character in a normal school uniform, this is so we can see the contrast between her normal uniform and her uniform with the additional red coat.

Red coat without hood

• In this image the character has a red coat on so we could decide which outfit would be most appropriate.
• In this instance, it would be harder to conceal the identity of the character with the different types of camera angles up until the end on the scene when the girls face is finally revealed, but this type of outfit does provide the ability to show the girls hair more, as it moves around whilst she is skipping, really giving a sense of vulnerability and naivety.
• We chose the colour red as a focal point in terms of colours partially because red is most commonly associated with danger (this was confirmed by the majority of people in our questionnaire), but also because it contrasts against a woodland background, so the character is distinguishable during the opening scenes.
• The general idea is that the girl is in a school uniform, which is why she will be wearing black tights and shoes, as well as a grey or black skirt, this will create a sense of innocence for the audience, which builds up tension.  

Red coat with hood

• The actor is shown wearing a red coat with a red hooded top underneath, this is because we could not find a suitable hooded coat which fitted all of our other criteria. We chose to have the character hooded so that it conceals the identity of the character, creating a feeling of the unknown
• Also a hooded character will project the idea that the film is set in the winter, when it is cold, and cold is synonymous with a strange creepy atmosphere.
• We chose the colour red as a focal point in terms of colours partially because red is most commonly associated with danger (this was confirmed by the majority of people in our questionnaire), but also because it contrasts against a woodland background, so the character is distinguishable during the opening scenes.

Props

As a group we chose against using any props as we deemed them to be irrelevant as we felt that we were able to create tension with the locations, costume and the makeup we use.

*the costume section is written by Christian Vaites