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// COSTUME - SOURCING ///

After commencing with the sourcing of our costumes we started gathering pictures of the exact items being used and so we could check them off our list .

First up is the leather jacket :

Also we have black trainers for the main character to match the rest of the outfit , they fit in with current trends and also don't overreach out of our genre :

// Planning- Costume UPDATE //

After starting to gather and source our props / costume items for the video, we have decided to change the decision of a plain white long-line t-shirt , for a white levi's t shirt, this is because it will be easier for us to source (not having to go out and purchase) meaning filming can commence sooner, as we would either have to go out and buy the shirt , or wait for delivery, adding further complication to the project and taking the scheduling out of our hands is not something we want to do.

We also had considered changing for popular indie brand "stussy" shown below :
however the same issues arose, as we would have to pay €30 plus international delivery for the item , and then need to consider how much time will be lost waiting for the item.

// micro element - costume 2 //

This post is Continuing from the last post on costume for the micro element of mise en scene, this time focusing on the 1975.

In their video "sex" we see the use of longline t-shirts , something we suggested for our own video. These are popular within our genre and we feel it would be a good idea to have our artists base look fit into the stereotypes of the genre.

We also see the use of a denim jacket, also another popular indie item , we could consider useing this as another costume for our artist , or having a background character wear it.

// Micro element- within our genre - Costume 1 //

While deciding on costuming for our video, we decided it was a good idea to research similar artists and the use of costuming within our genre.

To start this process we began by looking at bastille's videos and aimed to look at several examples per artist: first up for bastille was pompeii, in the video, the character follows what we were thinking, with a leather jacket, t-shirt, and jeans. However in this video, the character is wearing all black. It is comforting to see we are hopefully along the right lines of costume already for our base look.

Next up for bastille we looked at another video : flaws, in this video the character fits the indie genres stereotypical dress code, relating back to a tweet used for audience research.
The bottom tweet showcases that converse and band t-shirts are part of the "hipster look" related to indie as a whole.
In the flaws video we see the character wearing a retro jacket, graphic tee, and coverse that are focused on in a close up, fitting the stereotype.

// Costume 3 - main girl //

We also have at least one girl in our video; playing possibly the girl that the main character is thinking about, and with the scenes with both of them in.

for her costume, we were looking at a black bomber jacket, black skinny jeans, and nike trainers. This outfit will make her fit in with the main character, and work well together in their scenes. It is important that the two look as if they could be a real couple, otherwise the correct message will not come across how we want.

To the right is an example of the black bomber, we are thinking of either a plain t-shirt, or a band/ pop culture reference, which is a staple of the indie genre.

Left shows an example of the nike trainers we will be using, the colours are neutral and match the rest of the outfit as bright coloured ones would not fit the look . These are subtle, but still give the youthful feel of the couple across, as we vision the characters to be in late teens/ early 20's

// Planning - Costume 2 //

After deciding on the base look for our artist , we also need to think about other characters in our video and what they will be wearing , as well as the costume for the artists costume change.

One of the characters we were looking at having in our video , was a barber. For this we were looking at having some sort of apron , which would be easy to get hold of , and then jeans and a t shirt underneath .

For the main character we also had an idea that in one scene he could just be sitting in his underwear outside , however this is obviously a costume we would have to discuss with the actor to determine if he was willing .

// Planning-costume //

For our artist , we want to stick very traditional with the indie look in terms of costume. However we would be using many different costumes throughout the video due to the narrative we have chosen. However we feel it is a strong idea to come up with a base costume to return to between shots where his costume is changed for narrative purposes.

First up was we wanted them to make a statement but at the same time to fit in with what people would expect from a indie/rock singer.

Black Skinny Jeans:

These are a staple in any indie fan/ artists look and provide a good base for the rest of the costume

We would not need to source these , and so no budgeting will be needed for this .

Longline T-Shirt: In recent years , longline shirts (sit below the waist) have become increasingly popular among the pseudo-hipster commutiny , with shops like Topman stocking these in large quantities . They would be relatively easy to get hold of one cheaply as these high street fashion brands sell them for low prices.

We would aim to keep it plain as there is no need to advertise a brand here unless there was a specific brand associated with indie rock.

Leather jacket: over the longline t shirt, we imagine a black leather jacket would work well, and complete the look, many indie artists use black leather jackets with t-shirts, for example Matt Healy of the 1975 , the lead singers for both one republic and the neighbourhood and many others.

This would be possibly fairly expensive to buy , so preferably we would find a source to borrow one.