Protagonist Costumes research

We need to choose the correct outfit in which it would make our protagonist look as innocent as possible and as realistic as can be. This part of the research is very important as this is very visible to the audience, so if the clothing worn by actor contrasts the message we are trying to broadcast then it would distract the audience and would not relate to it as much.

This picture was from ' A nightmare on Elm Street', which has the same genre of film as us, horror, so we can relate to the choices they chose on what the protagonist wears.This example of clothing could be used for our protagonist costume. The use of having casual clothes implies that something has happened to a person, which is out of their everyday routine, which would be ideal for our film as we would want the audience to feel as though this could happen to them, which adds to the scare factor. If we used this time of costume it would mean that they are easy to purchase as we can go to charity shops to find hoodies or even in our own wardrobe. The use of colours is also vital to take into consideration as various colours, tones and shades symbolises different messages. Using light pinks, similar to the colour within the picture, expresses innocence and youth as it fairly feminine, which would be ideal as we want to make the audience sympathise for her. the colur colour is symbolic for purity and also innocence, which maybe better than using light pinks as white gives the same interpretation across but also that it would make it look more realistic as white is worn everyday. Using lighter colours for our protagonist would be more effective than bright colour as they would contrast drastically from the background and would not be as realistic as they are not everyday clothes stereotypically. 

This picture on the right, differs from the costume previously analysed as this outfit involves a dress and a darker jacket, with a prop of a hat. Using a dress could give an insight of what the protagonist was doing before opening scene, which could create an enigma. The dress could symbolise that she cares about her appearance, which could make the audience dislike her, however the use of dresses usually symbolises the innocence. Having added accessories to the costume, such as the leather jacket and the hat, could express the climate as being cold and eerie as she is covering herself up. The hat could suggest she is hiding away from someone or something, which may be a disadvantage as she the protagonist who does not need to hide from anyone. The dress is fairly revealing, which could be a reason or cause for why the antagonist targeted them as it could be a due to the appearance as they meet their sexual desires.

This picture to the left is very casual due to the use of props. The use of a coat or some sort of jacket suggests the climate, as being cold and even eerie, which generally horror films are set in these environments. The use of a bag implies she has been to a place before, which could be good to involve as it would create a small enigma or just could just added detail to our protagonist character. The glasses would not suit our protagonist as fear and emotions are usually seen through the eyes more than anything, which our opening scene would have close up of the protagonist face. 

From my research, I believe we should have some sort of props, such as a scarf or a bag as it gives an insight of the climate and adds to the detail of the character. Also the costume should be fairly causal to suggest that the horror events which would occur in the film could happen to any everyday person, which the use of costumes would reinforce this vision. Go to 'Protagonist Costumes- Final costume' to see what our final costume is for our protagonist who is featuring in our opening two minutes.