Costume Design for Filming!
Back to my filming series, Filming Action, and with a new blog post on…. COSTUME DESIGN.
Research:
For costume design, I had already done some research in my previous blog about genre conventions on what I wanted my character to look like and some details I wanted to incorporate regarding costume design:
I already had ideas before on costume design so when finalizing my costume design visions I didn’t need to do much research. Here were my ideas for each character:
Detective David Rivera:
- Blue polo
- darker grey/blue tie
- black cackys
- black dress shoes
- thin-framed glasses
- -Casting: My dad, Luis Di Lauro
To the right is how the costume design turned out. It is very similar
to my vision, even though I would've liked grey cackys more, it still
looks good.
Why I chose these options:
- I chose Rivera's lighter blue shirt because I wanted the color to help represent him as a loyal and peaceful person, his main goal throughout the film opening was to, yes solve the case, but it was to make Parker feel less stressed. So the lighter shade of blue helps represent him as a soothing figure who wants to create content for those around him. I wanted him to wear the glasses because David has a psychology background and is a very meticulous person in the way he analyses not only evidence but the world, so I thought the glasses would be a nice touch to reinforce that characteristic. The rest of the attire is typical detective attire in which I chose to give contextual evidence.
Detective Smith Jones:
- White polo
- Dark tie (dark blue)
- Black cackys
- Black shoes
- Satchel bag (costume prop)
Why I chose these options:
I chose the white polo (the only differentiating color from the other two detectives) to symbolize how Detective Smith Jones wants to appear to his coworkers. Smith wants to appear as innocent as possible, and wearing a vibrant white polo is a clear and open way to represent him as "innocent", his yearning facade. I also added a dark tie to have some of his true identity or "evil" sneak into his costume design. As for the satchel, this is more of a prop but it does have to do with costume design since he is going to be wearing it in the beginning. I wanted to not only give some contextual details and additional movement to Smith (the fact that he was entering the room and having a bag and setting it down would make sense), but I wanted to add an extra detail that differed from the other characters that would omit a mischievous and mysterious vibe, and I think a stereotypical dark satchel is a good choice.
Detective Parker Harris:
- Blue polo
- Black cackys
- Black shoes
- Glasses
- Clothing props: tie and blazer
Why I chose these options:
I gave Parker a blue polo, but it is not as light as Detective Rivera's. I made his polo also blue because Rivera and Harris are on the same page about getting the case solved, but I also wanted to symbolize characteristics like Harris being responsible and trustworthy. I wanted Harris to not have a tie on and for his shirt to be a little unbuttoned because I wanted to make it seem like Harris wasn't as focused on appearing well or that he hadn't had enough time to get fully ready because he had been locked into solving the case. A small detail that I incorporated to reinforce Harris's state of obsession and persistence with this case was adding his blazer and tie messily onto the back of his chair, I hoped that this would show that he had been in the office working for a while.
Review: For my next blog, I am going to discuss the filming process and some problems and some accomplishments that I faced while and after filming. For now, I am working on finding copy right free sounds for my film opening intro!
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