Costume research

Costume is crucial in film; it allows the audience to form opinions on characters before they start talking. We have decided to put detail into how to characters are dressed because our media text is so short, as it’s a trailer. Our acting team is made up of mostly girls and extra that are of mixed genders this means that the male outfits are important as there are only a few.

In most horror films characters are dressed in everyday wear and the main character seems to wear something that makes them stand out to the others characters. This can range from them having a certain look to their backstory.

Underworld Revolution (2006). Main character Selene's stand out feature: eyes. 

You're Next (2013) female protagonist

Our main character Samantha already has a standout feature her hair color a bright auburn and her height (the shortest in the whole cast). Sticking with the idea that horror films usually have characters in everyday wear rather than fantastical clothes Del and I, have decided to dress the characters this way. The main reasons horror movies tend to do this is it makes the film appear to be more realistic thus scaring the audience more. 

Cabin in the Woods (2012) female protagonist

Looking at films we found that female protagonists tend to not be dressed sexually. 

The female character usually wears clothes that do not put emphasis on their physic. While other less important female characters do tend to show more this supports the theory of "The male gaze" by Laura Mulvey the female character as. As an erotic object for the characters within the narrative to view. As an erotic object for the spectators within the cinema to view. Our media text does not support Laura Mulvey's theory but understanding it; spotting when the male gaze is being used in trailers is important so we can avoid it in our own as it objectifies women. 

A female actresses costume, contrasts the female protagonists.

We've decided to keep characters dressed in everyday as it makes it appear more realistic. But the villain/antagonist face will be obscured,for binary opposition and to dehumanise the villain as we cannot see their face.