Rebecca, our bully victim, should be wearing quite dark, alternative yet fashionable clothing. Swaying towards an Indie style of clothing, I will create a mock up of an appropriate outfit from clothes on clothing websites. ebecca's outfit consists of clothing found on both the Topshop and River Island website. These dark coloured clothes reflect her character and connote a sense of unhappiness and depression. Clothes similar to these will be easily achievable for our chosen actress. This mock up will help visualise the sort of costumes which is appropriate for our main character. The dark clothing contrasts with the more provocative clothing of Rachael to show a clear contrast between the two characters. Rebecca's dark full-body clothing creates a sense of vulnerability and a lack of self-confidence. This makes her seem more susceptible to bullying and what other people think of her, creating a realistic character for our audience. Black has connotations of sadness and depression which is a correct representation of the character of Rebecca as she is being bullied by people who used to be her friends.
Rachael's outfit, being our bully, is slightly more provocative without being distasteful. This shows her expensive taste and in-fashion style, portraying her confidence and dominance. The red PVC skirt both displays promiscuity through the material and the colour. Red also has connotations of danger, warning and violence which is an accurate representation of her as the character who bullies Rachael. The extreme juxtaposition between the two characters and their clothing implies the difference between the characters as people. This mock up outfit has been created through items on the Topshop and River Island website as well, the similarity in shops shows the things that the characters had in common when they were friends. Doing this mock up has helped me change certain aspects of the outfits for both characters which might be unachievable or uncomfortable for our actresses to wear. Rachael is more mainstream which is shown through her clothing choices which I have decided, this makes it clear that she clashes with Rebecca in some aspects, perhaps some of the reasoning of why they have fallen out.
This is mock up of our male characters outfit. This is Sam and he is another bully who joins in to bully Rebecca. I chose another piece of red clothing to connote a sense of danger and aggression and contrast with Rebecca's dismal dark coloured outfit. I have chosen typical slim leg jeans from Topman so he is seen as mainstream and part of the crowd rather than a loner like Rebecca. Vans are also a very common shoe and show that he is just a regular person. Sam doesn't play as much of a big role in the film as Rebecca and Rachael but his outfit is important to show which side he is on. I chose red for both of our bullies on purpose for the connotations and so a clear link can be shown and a clear contrast towards Rebecca. Doing this mock up has helped me visualise how I want Sam portrayed for this short amount of time he is in the film and so the audience can see clearly his role in the film as a bully.
Costumes are an important part of film because it can create a enigmatic persona of a character before they act or speak. Colours and styles can show stereotypes and the sort of person a character is and I have tried to construct outfits which will show the audience that Rebecca is a bully victim while Rachael and Sam are the bullies. When dressing our actors the outfits may change slightly due to what they already have and what we own which we can provide but I will be determined to create a very similar outfit for each character like I have planned on this post.
By Jack Jolly
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