Character Styling and Costume Planning

Initially the protagonist of my short film will be dressed in business dress. I have opted to use a smart shirt with smart trousers, a tie and smart shoes as I feel it's an outfit that many people can relate to as most people have to dress smart for work and for school.

The Shirt and The Tie:

The shirt is going to be a simple buttoned up white shirt. I have chosen it to be a plain shirt as I feel this is not only the easiest type of shirt to get but I feel that using simplistic clothing will be helpful as it will not detract from the focus of the video and the other elements of the video. Using a simple shirt will allow the audience to focus on other aspects such as the storyline and hopefully on the message. I also feel that the bland nature of the shirt will establish a secondary meaning of how clothing is important to everyone and how it should not be important at all. The tie is a simple black tie. It suits the plain shirt nicely as it contrasts well with it. The use of these different shades will juxtapose nicely with the backgrounds and settings of the video as it will establish the differences with nature and technology.

The Trousers and The Shoes:

The slate back trousers will match the Tie and help to juxtapose to the natural settings. the use of this juxtaposition will help push my short film into the light and make it more interesting to the viewer. The shoes will be your average everyday smart shoes. This is yet again another key item of clothing as it will be used for various close up shots that will help to pin down the idea of nature vs. technology or nature vs. industry as I will use a shot of the protagonist stepping in mud.

After the "Transformation" the protagonist will have a television head. this head will serve as a reminder to the audience as to how the media industry has consumed our lives and taken over our minds.

The Television Head:

The television head will be created using an old TV unit that is now damaged. by removing the components I will make it suitable to be worn. I will be adding a padding around the neck hole to provide comfort for the actor. The components will take time to remove as there are surely many components. I will be attaching a hinge to one side to allow the head to be opened and worn. The TV will be heavy but with the components removed it shouldn't be too heavy.