Costume

Costume is something we considered this week, as one of our main focus points so far is achievable visuals. As it stands we are still set on our idea of 'contrast' to represent how our protagonist is different to the other characters. Also using inspiration from German expressionism films as well as powerful visual films like 'Black Swan', I still very much like the idea of black vs white, where white is the colour our main character will wear to stand out from the dark background; this will also look beautiful visually, particularly if we also use things like blood to stand out against the protagonist also. 

White symbolism - innocence, purity, angelic, peace.
These all show how the character doesn't conform to the dark and destructive world around her, which is the opposite of these things - a microcosm for the real world, which is the message of the film.


White is also quite ghost-like, particularly if we use lose-fitting clothes that are quite spirit-like. This will add to the surreal nature of our film, further implying how metaphorical it is where the audience is supposed to interpret it more as a dream sequence. 

We are also thinking of using blood as a main point of production design in this film to represent the pain the character is going through. Blood would look best visually (as well as clearer to see against the black background) on white costume, which would also represent her downfall from innocence by breaking the rules. I was particularly inspired by Dorian and Lily's blood dance scene in Penny Dreadful for also showing this.

Dorian and Lily in 'Penny Dreadful'

Nina in Black Swan

Victor and Emily in 'Corpse Bride'

Where I wanted black figures in the background to contrast against the white character (and represent social conformity) I thought that hooded figures (almost like Harry Potter dementors or even the Grim Reaper) may be a good idea, to add an essence of mystery to them but also give them less of a direct personality, as the main focus is on the main character who is different to them.