Costume Design

How are your characters going to dress and how will this affect their representation?

The main character, Jesse, will dress in dark, bland and earthy colours. This shows that he is attempting to draw attention away from himself. The clothing will hint towards khaki and army green, once again implying that he wants to blend into the surroundings and avoid unwanted attention. The costume will follow a grunge-like appearance, reflecting a sense of gang culture, danger and an edgy mood. We have mainly based his costume design on the character of Tate from the TV show American Horror Story.

Dex will also wear dark clothes to blend into the shadows of the multi-storey car-park at night. This will also suggest that he is a dangerous and untrustworthy character.
Although Alexa will not actually be featured in our opening sequence, we have planned that she will wear mainly light clothing to suggest innocence, with one aspect always being black (e.g boots or jacket) to imply that she is not as innocent as we would like to believe and there is a twist to her character.

How will this affect the way the audience engages with them?

The audience are given very little information about the characters in the opening sequence, meaning that they will rely on detailed touches in the costume design to help them decide on what sort of characters they are. This creates an air of mystery and suspense surrounding the characters, encouraging the audience to engage with the piece and want to find out what is to happen next.