Final Costume Decisions

Our final costume decisions were different that originally planned. For Rebecca, rather than a dark coloured jumper and jeans I decided on a black and white outfit which would highlight her femininity more. A black dress with a white top underlay to make sure our actress was covered up but with benefits of connotations of black and white being dull and plain, like Rebecca. We thought a skirt was more appropriate to create a modern film, just like our other actress Sophie Grimble who played Rachael, she was also wearing a skirt and her whole outfit consisted of more colour to show her as more of a vibrant and rambunctious character. As the bully it was protocol to make sure her outfit looked glamourous so she looked superior to other characters who fall victim to her. Our other bully Sam who is only seen when filming Rebecca being bullied is wearing a basic Polo Shirt from topman of a similar colour as originally planned. I thought this worked better than the flannel shirt because it is more summery and modern because it Topman is a very popular retailer for teenagers the same age as our characters. Below I have images of what our cast wore. 

By Jack Jolly

This is a screenshot from our film opening showing what Jessica Carroll was asked to wear to play Rebecca. As explained the simple colours highlight and reflect her personality. The Dr Marten shoes are a current trend right now and are more popular with the groups and crowds outside of the mainstream. This sums up the character really well because we wanted to portray that 'Hipster' or 'Indie' vibe when portraying Rebecca.

For Kurtis' small part in our opening we only required him to wear a polo shirt which we described to him. The reddish colour highlights danger as he is a bully whilst still being a modern and more mainstream garment which would be seen on teenagers Sam's age. Also his watch shows wealth and a fashion sense which we wanted all of our characters to have. I feel we have created quite an original piece of film because most bullying films are central around the "chav" culture whereas we have portrayed richer, better dressed and higher class characters being involved in bullying. This makes audiences aware that anyone can be bullied and in any situation it is not right.

Sophie Grimble plays our main antagonist in the film and her outfit had to be on point to portray her character well. She had to look smart to also highlight her wealth and prosperity. Also she had to contrast Jessica's character so a bit more colour and flashier jewellery was required for the role.





By Jack Jolly