The following images are taken from the trailer of shutter island, they show different costumes that are relevant to our sub-genre, of which is psychological thriller.
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Inspectors
The costumes that these two characters are wearing suggest that they are undercover, the costumes are dark in colour and this suggests that they are trying to blend in and do not want to be given any attention. This shows the sub-genre as they are dark in colour, dark clothing is usually used in psychological thrillers and are expected shades to be seen on characters that are in films of this sub-genre. This image helps to show the narrative as it is clear the two character are looking for someone or something and this is emphasised through the way they are dressed. The image is creative as both characters are dressed in similar clothing and gives the audience the impression that they have the same intensions. However the character on the left of the screen as you look at the image is dressed in a dark waste coat and dark coloured tie, this could suggest he is of higher importance or is a villain himself. This would link to our opening sequence as we could have both the crazy Ex boyfriend and the new boyfriend dressed in clothing that is the same but with small differences to show how they both care for the girl but the clothing can emphasise the differences between them through the clothing they wear.
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| Old Lady In the image the woman is dressed in old shabby clothing, this suggests to the audience that she is an elderly person, possibly in a retirement home or in a hospital. Again, the lady is dressed in dark clothing but the clothing has some colour to it this shows that within the psychological thriller sub-genre that she is a victim in the film. It could also help to portray her helplessness within the film. The clothing could help show the narrative as the matching colour scheme shows her mental state and could suggest she has a mental condition where everything in her life has to be the same not different. The screenshot is creative as she almost blends in with the flowers and the grass and this could show that the lady is one who always falls into the background as is forgotten about. This could work in our opening sequence as we could have flash backs of the Ex boyfriends past and show him being neglected and forgotten about like the lady in the image. |
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| Police officers In this image the characters are dressed in police uniform, this shows that they are important characters with high authority as they are dressed in uniform. It shows our subgenre as they are most likely hero's in the film and help to sort everything out. This is relevant in a psychological thriller as there is usually crime and the police officers are heir to stop the crime. The clothing helps to show the narrative as it suggests that something bad is going to happen in the film for police officers to be needed in the film. The image is creative as it almost mirrors the shot of the two detectives earlier on in the trailer of the film. This suggests that the film has a lot of similarities throughout and this could also link to the mental state of the old lady. This could work for us within our opening sequence as we could have a character dressed as a police officer to help find the missing girl. |
These images are taken from the film black swan, the costumes they are wearing help us to understand what kind of costumes would be a good fit for our opening sequence.
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| Dressed Up In this image the characters are dressed in black suits, in our genre this typically shows that they are important and high class people. In this image the girl in white stands out against everyone else in black this also gives the audience the impression that the girl is the main focus in the frame. This would link to our sub-genre as the thing that is not right or different stands our against the rest when in the presents of other people or other tings. The dark suits connect to our sub genre as they are typically the colour of most clothing on thrillers. This image helps to show the narrative as it shows the girl getting everything she wished for. We could use something link this in our sub genre, we could show the girl escaping from the kidnapper and being reunited with her friends and family. |
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| Ballerina This image gives the impression that the girl is innocent as the white ballet dress suggests this it also indicates that the girl is a victim. This links to the sub genre of psychological thriller as the audience would be expecting to see a character that is a victim and suffers either because of another's mental state or their own. This helps show the narrative as the girl dreams of being a ballerina, everything is perfect but the fact that the girl is slightly misted over suggests that not everything is as it seems. The image is creative because the girl is centre of the frame, suggesting that she is the most important. The feathers on the dress make it become almost life like and realistic. However, the white dress and white feathers contras with the darkness within the title. We could use something like this in our opening sequence but the opposite way round, we could dress the kidnapper in dark clothing and have him against a light coloured background with lights and mist to cloud over him. |
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| Black VS White In this image we can see that two contrasting colours have been used for the costume of the girl. This would be relevant to a psychological thriller as it shows both the outside perception of the girl with the white costumes and the black costume is a symbol for the mental state of the girl, showing that the girl is almost like two different people. This image shows the narrative through the costumes as the contrasting colours represent the mental state if the girl and the two sided personality that the girl has. The image is creative as it shows the contrast of personalities and two contrasting colours that are both associated with different feelings and emotions. We could use this in our opening sequence by having a split screen with both shots being of the kidnapper with the black representing the way people view him and the white or a light colour the way he thinks people see him or even how he thinks he appears to everyone who is around him. |
These images are taken from the film gone girl and they also have costumes in them that could be used in our opening sequence.
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| Casual clothing The clothing on this character is again dark in colour and quite dull, this fits with the usually seen costumes of characters in psychological thrillers. The costume fits with the genre as it is very casual, this make the character blend in with everyone else around him. Also showing his class and status within society. This helps to show the narrative as it shows the character isolated and standing day dreaming as is he is looking foe someone. The image is creative as it can show the mental state of the character as he is alone and the clothing is very simplistic. |
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