The Villians Costume Research

This costume is a possible idea for our ‘scary bad guy’ as it is black and long. This means that our villain will not be seen as his facial features are covered which will look more effective as the audience is scared of the unknown. The villains body will be completely covered in this costume which means the audience will have no preconceptions of the character.

The colour of the overall costume will also be effective as if we film in the evening the colours will blend well the setting of the sky.

The costume looks unkempt and dirty. This gives the villain a back story as it makes the audience ask questions such as how did he get into this state and why are his clothes so dirty.

The string which is tied around the villain’s waist could remind the audience of a hangman’s noose. This is perturbing as this is associated with death and misery.

This costume may also help us as we would not have to worry about his make up as his face is covered. This means that the make up wouldn’t look childish or detract from the storyline.

We could use this Hoodie paired with black trousers as although the concept doesn’t seem very scary the audience is more likely to relate to the idea as seeing people in this is very common.

This would be good as we want the audience to put themselves in the position of the girl and be scared of the villain.

Here again this piece of clothing has a hood which will be effective as it will hide most of the villains face. However some of the face will be seen which means we would have to make a decision on whether this look needs make up or not. The hood will look effective as it will create a shadow across the man’s face and add to his look of mystery.

Having our villain wear all black means that our other main character won’t be able to see him so well in the evening. This will be effective as she won’t know where he is at any given time.

I have also chosen a plain Hoodie as it will not give anything away as to who he is or where he has been.

This is another possible idea for our villain as it looks dark and mysterious. Here again I have chosen the colour black as I feel that it will work best with the character we are trying to portray.

With this costume there will be no hood which could be scary depending on the make up we chose for this character. This means the audience will be able to see the villains face but this could turn out to be very effective as his face will stay in their minds and be memorable.

Underneath the coat you can see he is wearing layers of other clothing. This adds depth to the character and may make the audience wonder what is underneath his coat.