Costume One for Anna Parker

Costume 

Costume is important in any film opening as it tells the viewer information about the character and represents key ideas of their personality through what they wear.

Costume One

-Introducing the character walking from Tonbridge Park

In this costume we wanted to relate an average teenager through the items of clothing chosen and signified parts of her character through her colour choice. Firstly, we used dark colours to juxtapose the idea of her innocence (which would normally be signified through white colours). Through our storyline Anna Parker seems to be a victim through ringing the police, accounting of someone following her, however, this was conventional in having someone being followed to be innocent. We decided to move away from the conventionality of this thought and produced the storyline of Anna Parker having done something wrong and is being punished by the person following her for 'The Greater Good' in doing God's will. (which is where the church scenes come into action). Through this analysis of the plot Anna Parker is not innocent but the opposite in something she has done wrong. In this case we have signified this through her clothing choice in choosing black and dark, dull colours to reveal the darker side to this perceived innocence. 

The fashionable heels she is wearing symbolise her being a teenager and also touch the signification of femininity. This is also conveyed through wearing a dress, but we decided to have this at a suitable length to play on the idea of her darkness being hidden and unrevealed to people through her modesty. As this was at night and outside it was appropriate for her to wear a coat, for one reason of health and safety and two, it would be realistic. Tights are worn to show a disclosed nature about the character. However, it is viewed that when women have their wrists on display it can be seen as a type of vulnerability, so due to her reporting she is being followed  we decided to show her wrists in rolling her coat sleeves up, to include a subtly the  vulnerability of the character.