Short film ideas concerning makeup, costume and props for our characters

1. Make up, costume and Props
ByEmilyandKayyah

2. Ellie
Costume
For our protagonist Ellie , we want her to dress in a way which
will represent her to be different to other girls of her time. To
achieve this we will have her soft grunge fashion to present he
as not girly more rebellious and teenage like.
Make up
From the start we will use natural looking make up. This will
include a simple foundation and slight blushing of the cheeks .
However to enhance facial features we intend on using
highlighter in some places to bring out certain places of the
face. We will use brown/natural coloured mascara with no
intense eyeliner or eye shadows to represent her simplicity.
Props
The Apple products will play a role in representing her age and
inability to do more physical activates. Also , her prom dress
will add to the mis en scene of her being only sixteen and how
the illness is affecting her social life in particular which is seen
as the most important thing in teenage years.

3. Sam
Costume
As Sam’s character is humble and down to earth we
want him to also be dressed in a casual manner. This
will include jeans, t-shirts and canvas pumps or
converse trainers. This will also show how his end
appearance in his suit is such a jump from his usual
down to earth self – continuing to show the lengths
at which he is willing to go for her.
Make up
For the male characters we will not use any facial
make up , however we may choose to use some hair
products or a water spray to signify nervousness or a
change in weather.
Props
Sam will have very little props assigned to his
character. The only one we will use is a rose at the
end of the film when he presents it to Ellie.
Throughout the film we will show a wilting rose in
Ellie’s bedroom to signify her deteriorating self and
the presentation of a vibrant rose at the end will
signify the way in which Sam has made her feel.

4. Dave
Costume
We will have the father wear office styled
wear for some day shots, however for the
evening based shots we will show him in
casual dress like jeans and jumpers . This will
give the connotation of his age and so the
audience can establish his father role.
Make up
For Dave we will use a progressively darker
eye shadow and under eye tone. This will
infer stress. We may choose to use some
hair products or a water spray to signify
nervousness or a change in weather.
Props
Dave will be most associated with the
medicines for Ellie as he will be constantly
forcing them upon her and reminding her of
them.