THE LOOK

THE LOOK

For our thriller we decided to go for a look which was modern with some of the up and coming trends. We were aiming for a costume not to dissimilar to the ones in Shane Meadows ‘This Is England’. This style is a cross between Punk/Mod/Skinhead. Despite being fashionable in the 1970’s we thought that it would bode well with the old gritty look we wanted for our film. It is obvious that the film ‘This Is England’ started of a trend which has now branched to mainstream brands such as Topman and River Island. We decided to use this style because it’s what the teens today are wearing, which means the audience will be able to relate to our main character. This look is currently very popular in the current trend and shows tribute to how Shane meadows has also carried out his mise en scene throughout all his films, especially 'This is England' which represents how a culture at that period of time can now have a knock on effect through the use of bringing it back through films and cinematography.

For the father the costume would be along the similar lines as the punk/mod/skinhead look but with a more modern twist incorporating the classy Harrington with the contemporary skinny jeans and tight checked

shirts. This classy look will show his wealth and status within society, this is like Ordell in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Jackie Brown’, The difference is Ordells look is much more Americanized, whereas our look comes from the roots of London!

This costume design will help us achieve the modern yet gritty look we want for our final piece. Another example to help illustrate the look we are after is in the music video for ‘When the sun goes down’ by the renowned Arctic Monkeys.  The cinematography of the piece in cooperation with the mise en scene and costume adds to the overall mood of the piece, which is what we would like to achieve in our thriller.