costumes and props

1. COSTUMES
AND PROPS

2. COSTUMES

3. ETHAN
This is the outfit that I will be wearing to play
Ethan.
We decided that wearing predominantly
black clothes was the best option for
Ethan’s outfit so that he seems different to
everyone else, also it makes him elusive and
shows that he wants to remain hidden away
from people.
The clothes are very standard, something
that you would see on a day to day basis
which reflects the harsh times he has been
through. Not to mention that whoever has
been in care for him for this long has either
not had the money to buy him new clothes
or he has just had hand-me-downs for the
majority of his life.

4. BUSINESSMAN
This is the outfit that Nick our
businessman is going to be
wearing.
He has to look like he is actually a
businessman and the same as all
stereotypical businessmen, he will
be wearing a black suit. This shows
his upper class status, and
indicates to the audience that will
be working at a high end job.

5. PROPS

6. PHONE, LETTER, AND
BRIEFCASE
The phone is going to be used by
the businessman when he is
shouting, showing that he is angry
at a potential client or colleague.
The letter, the most significant prop,
is held by Ethan throughout the
opening sequence, it is the letter
that he got from his father which is
the whole reason for him being at
the station in the first place.
The briefcase is also used by the
businessman when he falls up the
stairs and all of the papers come out
of it.

7. TRAIN TICKET, BEER
BOTTLE, SUGAR GLASS
The train ticket is bought by Ethan so
that he can get the train to where he
wants to go, as he grabs the ticket out
of the machine it sparks the flashback
of his dad getting the beer bottle.
The sugar glass will be used when
the parents are arguing in one of the
flashbacks, it will be either thrown
against the wall or thrown at the
foster mum by the foster dad.
The beer bottle is used by the dad as
part of a flashback. It is a key
reminder to Ethan that he never had
the parents that he wanted similarly
that this was the reason why he didn’t
live with his dad after his mum died in
the car crash.

8. WATCH, PAPERWORK
The watch is worn by Ethan when he
is checking what time the train is
going to depart, however it could
also be used as a metaphor to
symbolise that Ethan’s time with his
dad has been very limited and that
he is relieved now that he can finally
begin to form a relationship with
him again.
The paperwork is going to be in the
suitcase of the businessman and
when he trips over the paperwork is
going to fall out of the suitcase
which sparks the final flashback of
him throwing the paper into the bin
at his old fosterhome.