costumes actors props

1. Costumes, Actors, Props
Actors
The lead role for my filmwill be a male aged 18. This is because he can lip sync due to the
artist of my film also being male. I have also chosen three girls aged 17 and 18 as the other
main characters as they are a close group of friends having fun together. I chose actors of
this age group as the audience of house music is those aged 16-24, and therefore the
audience will be able to relate to the images on the screen. For example, my actors will be
visiting a number of locations within my film and I want to create the music video to suggest
they are spontaneously on outings having fun together. Additionally, I hope to gain some
footage from a scene of a festival as this is again something which the target audience can
relate to if it is also within their interests. It is important to have
characters in a music video which the audience feel similar to as
they are more likely to be interested and therefore watch the
entire video. I also hope to have some scenes with a large
group of 100 to show how the group of friends are having fun
but are oblivious to those around them. This is because my
video is all about how close the friendship and they do not care
about what others think and are able to visit many places
because they are young and spontaneous. I chose my actors
because I believe they all have confident personalities which
will allow them to act this character effectively. This picture is
of Abbie one of my main female actors she is 18 and fits the
stereotype of a young, carefree individual who would be happy
to explore and complete spontaneous adventures.
Props
The main prop I need is a car, this is because the characters will spend lots of time
throughout the video travelling to new locations. Additionally I can link this to the first line
of lyrics of the song: “We’re riding down the boulevard”, which could imply that the
characters are going on a road trip. I also want my video to appear to be set in summer and
therefore I will need props such as sunglasses and hats in order to imply this to the
audience. It will be difficult to re-create summer weather so therefore will have to use
colour grading on Photoshop if the shots appear to be slightly ‘gloomy’ due to the dark and
cold weather. I also want to film one scene on a beach
with a skateboard as I believe this is also an interest
which fits the characteristics of a young, confident male
student.

2. Costume
The dress code for my characters will be every day,
casual clothes as they are not specifically going to a
certain event which would require a strict dress code. I
will ensure the colours of the clothes are bright and
vibrant in order to reflect their outgoing and confident
personalities. Therefore, would like my actors to wear
blue jeans, with colourful tops and jackets, also
depending on the weather some shorts and skirts.