Working out costumes for actresses

Next, I had to get the costumes together for my actresses. This process was fairly easy. Costumes are a tool in portraying the story you’re trying to tell. Costumes can be a deal breaker if not properly taken care of. Your audience won’t be entranced by your story if your mise-en-scene doesn’t fit the expectation. My story is a drama, which sets an expectation of elaborate mise-rn-scene. This plays a huge part at just adds so much detail. For example, what do you think of when someone mentions Titanic and their costumes? You think of people of prestige backgrounds wearing gowns outfits that fit the time period the movie is set in. The same thing goes for my story. When you think of a teen drama, you think of 21st century technology, trendy clothes, and angst. More importantly, the DRAMATICS/theatrics of it all. You can’t just have a mentally unstable/ depressed person all dolled up and ready to slay the day. It just isn’t practical. Nor is it realistic. My main character, Indigo Marie,  is the pinnacle for 21st century teens. The only thing is, she has gone through more than the average teen and she has a secret that’s gnawing at her. So, it is only right for her to be wearing casual clothing/ pajamas because she is in her sorrows. As for Jodi Cameron, she is more upbeat. She will wear a full outfit with jewelry. Remember, these details are to help set the scene.


See you in the next one!





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Editing Blog: My struggles with music & duration

Image
Editing is not my absolute favorite part of filmmaking as of now. I only say this because I'm not very good at it yet and that bothers me. When I watch movies made by famous filmmakers I'm always quick to appreciate its editing. But, after editing a project myself, I understand how hard editing can be. However, editing my Kiss eyelashes commercial was admittedly, not as hard as I first thought it would be. When I get to do more projects like this, I think I'll learn to love it. The only difficultly I encountered was finding the perfect music that would match the theme of my commercial as well as getting the duration of the film right. I had trouble finding the right music because I just felt like any song I'd pick would be insufficient. I looked up songs of all decades. From Aretha Franklin's "Baby Baby Baby" to Beyonce's "Independent Woman." While there were many songs that I were eager to use, none of them felt right to put into a commercia...
Read more

Finding props for the final task

Image
 My next task is to find props for the final task. The main thing I had to get was a few photo copies from my local Walgreens. Minor things I had to get were cereal boxes, picture frames, etc. As for the photo copies, there was a bit of difficulty finding a place to print them. Before I learned that I could print them at a convenience store, I had no idea where to go. First, I tried printing them at my house. But, on regular printer paper. This was a total fail. My printer barely had any colored ink and the picture came out black and white. It also came out with very low quality and very pixelated. So, I had to do a bit of searching on the internet. I needed to find out where I could get the best quality pictures for a low price. I went on a few websites, but all of the pricing was too high. Then i went looking in my local area. That’s when I found out that a store not too far away from my house. They had exactly what I needed for the final task. I found everything I was looking fo...
Read more

Intro Blog

Image
 Hello to anyone out there reading this. My name is Taelor Barnes and I am a 16 year old. I have an older sister and a dog that has grew up with me since my parents first got her when I was 6. Academically, I am in the eleventh grade at Fort Lauderdale high school. Since ninth grade I have been waiting to take this class; it is one of the most intriguing courses I've heard about and discussed with my guidance counselor. Many of my friends have taken it in prior to the 2020/2021 school year and they have only had good things to say about it. In my previous high school years, I haven't had the chance to take this class due to my hectic schedule.  I am taking this class because I have always been interested in film and media. Ever since I could understand and interpret movies, I have been obsessed with knowing everything about them. Even with professional photography alteration, I think I may just be a tiny bit more analytical than the average person. I hyper fixate on many diffe...
Read more