Costumes for my thriller

In our film we are using hoodies because then you cannot see the actors faces at all, and it adds a menacing sense to it which brings a certain darkness to the scene. Another reason we picked hoodies is because people can relate to people wearing hoodies and tracksuits as causing mischief and being a menace to society. With the look of someone who is anti-social, brings out a sense of reality but also connotes the feel of a nightmare, not being able to see the persons face, and not being able to know what there really thinking, facial expressions show alot about someone, but when you can bearly see the face of an actor it shows how synister and mysterious the character really is. Hoodies hide the identity of the wearer which brings a criminal aspect to the character, if the hood is up it seems asif they are up to something. The hoodie has become a social steriotype which is not always true, but people judge people as misfits even when not. One film we used to reference for our film is the film 'Kidulthood' which shows an image of kids going around causing trouble, dressed as the common steriotype of kids up to no good. The actors in 'Kidulthood' are just like the characters in our film, but in our film the characters are not really given the chance to show there personalitys apart from a brief encounter with the main female character.

The character who causes the crime, of attacking the female character is going to be wearing a suit, a suit represents someone with sophistication and authority, as it has traditionally been worn by people with power, and is there for associated with success and wealth, World leaders are generally seen in suits. A suit is also seen as part of a higher class backround as they are expensive, where as a hoodie you can pick up for cheap as its multifunctional and durable, but a suit is for people who need to be seen as smart and important. The twist is its the man in the suit is the real one that is causing the most trouble, which people would most likely associate with the people wearing hoodies, not the respectable looking man wearing a suit. A film which also uses people in suits which are causing trouble is 'Reservoir Dogs' were a bunch of gangsters looking sophisticated go and cause alot of trouble indulging in a big crime job which eventually gets them in trouble.