“Dearest gentle reader,” - Bridgerton
After taking a closer look at Halley and describing her backstory, I would like to share our process of giving her a style, including costuming and any additional props. Costumes are the element in films which help to guide the story, set a persona, tone, and mood for the character. In the case of props, it isn't always necessary, however, this element is utilized to complement certain aspects of a film. A prop is basically an inanimate object which the character will be interacting with or wearing such as a neclake, headphones, etc. It all varies from film to film and genre plays a role in defining which items are fit for that film.
For the purpose of our film opening costume and prop are kept simple, yet will help us to portray the characters persona through what she uses. Here is a simple mood board about our character:
In the mood board we include different parts to who she is and her style. First the girl that is in the picture will be our actress that will play as Halley. The other item are things like her costume, prop, hair style, and colors that go with her persona. Halley's clothes represent that state of depression in which she has been going through, she is just a teenage girl that tries to keep it to herself. For the gas station, she will be wearing some baggy jeans with two shirts. The two shirts will be a brown long sleeve and some kind of oversized shirt on top of it, which portrays her baggy look gives her that sense that she has lost hope and doesn't care for her appearance on a daily basis or at all.
We decided to give Halley some colors that reflect on what she wear and the aspects of her life. The colors are brown, black, gold, and beige. In the case of her character, black and brown work together to contrast the void that she has as well as her personality of weighed down and just on that feeling of being stuck. On the other had, the color beige represent her lack of motivation and it is correlated to her personality of not caring.
In regards to the hairstyle, it is yet to be seen. But it is between just being hair down and kind of messy or messy ponytail. Overall, the hairstyle will be working to continue the look of loss of care for her appearance. For the prop, it would just be some headphones, which would work as her way of neglecting her surroundings and ignoring what is happening. The headphones will symbolize a loss of connection with the world as well as being her emotional space in which she feels safe, since there is no outside world noise. She is part of her own world, when having her headphones and just going about her day.
For now, this is a bit about the mise-en-scene elements of costume and props for Halley, since she is our main character and focus throughout the opening. Soon, I will talk about the other elements like set and lighting, so stay tuned!
Sources:
De Guzman, K. (2021, November 14). StudioBinder. What is a movie prop - types of film props & why they matter. https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-movie-prop-definition/
Loop Talent. (n.d). The Power of Costume Design: How it Shapes Film Characters. https://looptalent.co.uk/the-power-of-costume-design/
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