COSTUME

I have chose this costume for the male as I want the audience to understand the narrative through the mise en scene via encoding. He appears to be sat in a suit type outfit which represents the fact that he is mourning over his ex girlfriend who is dead to him because of his actions but in reality she is not.

 

 The kitchen scene appears as a flash back so stereotypical everyday clothing is used to create social realism with the audience. This also suggests that they are just two 'normal' people sitting down to breakfast and places both the characters in a different time line via costume. The branded clothing used fits with the iconography of indie rock as when assessing what other interests people who enjoy listening to the genre enjoy, fashion was one of the interests and brands such as Fred Perry, Adidas and Pretty Green were noted.

 

 The running scene follows on from the kitchen scene therefore to create continuity between the two scenes and the different shots, the same costume is used. This also lets the audience know that they are still watching the flash back.

 

 

 The bathroom scene also follows on from the running scene, the same costume creates continuity and sets the scene in the same timezone as the previous two scenes.

The theatre scene is in a different time zone and is possibly in the mind of the male character, because of this I chose to have the characters in the same costume, plain, all black to reflect the darkness of the situation and the feelings of the male.

 

The first scene is then returned too at the end of the music video, by this point the audience will have decoded the costume choices in my preferred way and will undertsand the narrative. To reinforce the costume choise I will have the male stood up and a long shot will be used to assess his costume.