Mise-en-scene #2

Costumes

    In order to make my film look more thought out and put together, instead of putting this research into my character blog post, I wanted to dedicate a whole blog post to my process in making and putting together all of the character's outfits. The two costumes that are my main focus are young Emily's and older, teenager Emily's outfit. I need their clothing to be distinctly different to draw further emphasis on their current state of mind, personality's and worries. Then, I need to make a costume for Emily's mom as well as a separate costume for the photograph of Emily when she was little. Since I don't have enough time to order items online or make them by hand, I'm hoping to go shopping for specific pieces or use other clothing items from my family's closet.

TEEN/OLDER EMILY

    For teenager Emily, I want her color scheme to be full of darker tones and neutral colors. This will mirror her current state of mind because she's in a dark place, especially at the beginning of the movie; she's not embracing herself and her true colors, instead, she's drowning herself in her studies and activities that do not actually interest or resonate with her. If this were to be a fully produced film, her costuming would change from darker colors to warmer and brighter ones as she finds herself again. 

    Furthermore, since personality is often portrayed through peoples style, I want her outfit to be more bland and basic. This is supposed to show how she's following the crowd and doing what society tells her to do, thus, restraining her from finding her true sense of style. My current plan is to opt for more comfortable, lazy clothes and a messily or quickly put-together hairstyle. Later on in the movie, her style would be more developed, still comfortable, but it would carry more personality. 

    First of all, you can see how some of the pieces are different to the actual inspiration picture. That was either because I couldn't find the correct pieces or buy them, however, I tried to keep the aesthetics and color schemes primarily the same. As you can see, I changed the headphones to have wires, instead of having them be wireless, even though I had wireless headphones. I chose to do this because it felt more natural for her, the wireless headphones felt too big and restricting since she prefers to have smaller items that can easily be put away. As for the shirt and the sweatpants, I couldn't find one that was similar and went with the closet thing I owned. Two things you can't see are my hair, which is in a bun, just like the inspiration picture, and my shoes, that are similar to those in the picture.

    Some movies and characters that inspired her outfit include some of Vivian's outfits from the movie Moxie! (2021) and some of Christine's more casual outfits from Lady Bird (2017.) 

E., C. (2021, March 1). Moxie [Review]. The UnderSCENE. https://theunderscene.com/2021/03/01/moxie-review/

YOUNGER EMILY

    Like I mentioned previously, I want younger Emily's costume to be distinctly different from older Emily's costume. Despite being a kid who hasn't quite figured out their personal style yet, I want her outfit to have more color and more personality than her older selves. Because at least little Emily has her art and her passions, older Emily has lost all of that, which consequently caused her to lose any sense of personal style she had. 

    Once again, I couldn't find the exact pieces for her outfit online or in my closet thus, I went with whatever was most similar. You can't see the shirt clearly, however, much like the inspiration pic, it has a floral pattern and blue-green colors that are being drowned out by the light. Her jean shorts are slightly darker than those I used in the inspiration picture because I felt as if it went better with the shirt I had chosen. Her hair is in a half-up, half-down style, as shown in the inspiration photo and I decided to keep her outfit pretty basic as she's younger, hasn't developed her style yet, and is mainly focused on her art.

    Some movies and characters that inspired her outfit include Ramona's outfits from Ramona and Beezus (2010) and Juli Baker's costumes from the movie Flipped (2010.)

Panos, M. (2023, October 6). 40 best sister costume ideas for Halloween. POPSUGAR. https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/halloween-costume-ideas-sisters-38618181