Costume ideas for our A2 music video

1. Costume
Janet Bargmann

2. • The mise-en-scene will help capture the essence of our
narrative, and will clearly separate the characters in
different time periods, such as the dream. It also defines
when Nat is the singer and when he is the character.
• Costume is a big part in creating the mise-en-scene in any
film. In the following slides, I have included images
which we think would look good in our film, but are easy
enough for our actors to get a hold of.
Mise-en-scene…

3. This is the sort of dress we were thinking of
having for The Girl. Our actress has a red
dress similar to this one, but is longer and
the bottom isn’t a straight line. I thought this
would be a good choice, because it will be
used in the dream sequence and could maybe
connote the un-easiness, or the surreal nature
of the scene.
Also, I knew from the start that the dress had
to be red, because there are all sorts of
connotions- love, danger, anger… all of
these can link into the narrative.
The Girl (Dream)

4. In the final scene, The Girl will be
real, so we just want her to wear
normal clothes, similar to the model in
the photo. She will also be wearing a
red necklace, and possibly red
earrings, as it will act as a visual
motif.
The Girl (Reality)

5. These photos are the sorts of
items of clothing I intend my
singer to wear. Especially the
leather jacket, because it is
something that connotes rock
music, but it is also
fashionable.
Both images are of dark
colours, whereas I was
thinking my singer should
maybe have a grey or white T-shirt
under the jacket, just so
that there is a bit of contrast.
The Singer

6. Although this isn’t a photo of
clothing, these are the sorts of
colours we want the Amazons to
wear. It would be great if they
have different styles as well, to
create a diverse look. I want them
to have clothes that they don’t
mind getting muddy, so maybe
old or cheap items of clothing.
The Amazons