Costume choices

To prepare for our trailer, we have to decide what types of costumes our characters will be wearing. We have gathered ideas about this, from previous horror films that have similar 

The main character in our trailer, Laura Jackson will be dressed as a typical teen, her costume will be a pair of plain jeans, and a t-shirt- as if no effort was made. This look will help to represent her attitude and characteristics - laid back and slightly grumpy. The young boy in our film- Oscar Palmer, will again be dressed as a stereotypical, male teenager. He will have a skater boy look, so tight black jeans, a baggy t-shirt, trainers and a cap.

We feel that costume is quite an important concept for our trailer, as it will give the audience an insight as to what the characters are like. From the costume above, the audience will be able to identify that Oscar is a typical young teen, who doesn't take things too seriously and is slightly immature. From this, the audience can relate to the characters, as our target audience is at a similar age to them. 

The older character, Laura's auntie - Maria Jackson will appear occasionally in phone calls and before she leaves to go away in the trailer, leading to Laura taking care of her home. We will dress her as a wealthy single mum, wearing a shirt and cardigan, a skirt and high heeled sandals. She will be holding suitcases, ready to depart. Her makeup and hair similar to the above image - this is a photograph of the mother from 'insidious' showing a typical costume choice for a middle aged woman in a horror movie.