Costumes

We decided when planning our trailer to keep the main character as a young female who has been kidnapped. Her image therefore needed to be that of a well dressed, modest teenager so we decided to style her with a pair of jeans, a black top with a frilly collar which we purchased prior to filming, and a Barbour jacket which is extremely fashionable with teenagers, who are also our target market. Her shoes were black ankle boots with silver detailing, chosen not just because they fitted with the image but also because they were sturdy enough to run in when filming the kidnap and escape scenes.

                         The outfits varied depending on various shots as some were set at different points in time to emphasise the fact that he spied on her prior to the kidnapping.

                         We kept the actresses hair down and clipped up the fringe to reveal her face, helping the audience to identify with her and feel sympathy as they were able to see her emotions clearly. Her make up became more and more smudged and worn as time progressed to highlight her distress and the fact that she had been crying and was unable to reapply any. 

                         The male character was dressed in head to toe black; dark and unidentifiable clothing with no distinctive marks to ensure that he remained as an unknown and feared character. For the males clothing in the film opening, it was a lot easier to decide what he should wear than the girl. This is because we wanted the character to wear all black.