Costume listThe idea for this music video is that we are going to have the characters wearing rough clothes, this is because we want to connote that they are living on the edge and that they don't care too much about their appearance, also we want it to be suggested that they spend all their money on other things rather than their cloths, this will suggest that they are the stereotypical junkie.
The clothes for the male Character (While he is taking drugs)
As you can see from the selection of clothes that I have got pictured out for the male character, I have decided to go for a rather rough look, I believe that darker jeans will be more suitable to the product as the colour black connotes a more mysterious and dark character, and altough not necessary evil this character could be seen as heading down the wrong path in life, as he is taking drugs.
Male character after he has sorted himself out
For this I think it would be appropriate for the character to be wearing a suit suggests that he is successful and maybe a high ranking businessman. The suit in question wll be a classic black blazer, black tie, black shoes, black trouser and white shirt, also if possible we need as much of the whit e shirt to show as possible, this is because white connotes that he is good and because he has changed into this new better person the white shirt will symbolize that very change.
Female character:
The female character will be wearing very similar clothes to that of the male character when he is a junkie but the female character will be wearing cloths like this for the entirety of the product, the same reason as for the male character is why she will wear this, but as her character does not get better I believe that it will also be effective if her clothes actually got in a worse condition throughout the prodct, as this will be able to show her worsened state of confusion throughout the product.
Chav Stereotype for reference to the male character:
You should go into more detail here Chris. Your decisions should be based on ideas from existing products as well as the interpretations of the lyrics. You mention 'stereotypes' but could further this by giving (ideally showing) examples of these stereotypes.
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ReplyDeleteMale Character:
The grey hoody and dark black jeans can often fit into the stereotypical view of chavs. Chav are people who thrive on violence, drugs and alcohol and this stereotype fits in nicely to the lyrics which are all based around loss and drugs. The dark jeans and a more mystery darkness feeling which will fit in well with the darkness of the barn that the video will be filmed in.
As the video progresses the male character, although a figment of the woman's imagination, breaks the addiction of the drugs and becomes successful and wealthy. This is shown when he is seen at the end of the video ignoring her and wearing a crisp black suit with a while t shirt. The white should shine through as if it's a light of cleansing because he will be well presented and clean.
Female Character:
The female character will be wearing a red buttoned coat to symbolize danger! To show that she is also a main character and enable her to stand out and attract the eye of the audience. Red shows some sort of avoidance and a signal to stay away, it's used as a defense mechanism in the animal kingdom and this can be used to link it to the song, how 'Joe' finally disappears and avoids her when she comes looking.