AICE Media Film Opening - 'Doppelganger' - More Costuming Progress

I've now got the previously mentioned red hoodie on hand. I know a part of my costuming was also the black leggings // pants but I figured that wouldn't be a necessary purchase or even part of the blog as just about everyone has some sort of black bottoms. I just thought I'd update on the little progress I'm making bit by bit in fulfilling my Mise En Scene vision board.

Additionally, a recent brain storm brought an entirely new costuming idea to my head: the costuming of my second character. I was long stumped about how to make the two characters contrast, as in my head they are supposed to be polar opposites. What has really made this task a challenge is that these two characters are played by the exact same actor. How do you make the same exact person look and feel like two different people, while still retaining the look of one same person. I thought of a way to make them contrast in a pretty clever way. I will be separating the costuming explanation into three different parts: wardrobe, hair, and makeup.


Wardrobe

I've previously gone into detail about how I want my 'main' character to scream a sense of underlying evil, which is why I decided to go with the colour scheme of red and black. A friend made the very smart suggestion to perhaps have the hooded part up, in order to create more of a menacing look. This will also tie into the characters' differing hairstyles, but that will be mentioned in the hair section on its own. 

As for the second character, the idea for her costuming came to mind while I was quite literally brushing my teeth. I was wearing the pajamas that I wear every day, with my hair tied up in a bun as I usually wear it to bed, and realised that it could serve as the perfect contrast. My pajama is a pale blue, with a bright yellow cartoon sun smiling in the center. The friendly shade of blue contrasts perfectly against the dull red, and the bright and happy sun shows that this character is truly the good one of the two. It will also create a sense of irony, as this character will be bawling her eyes out, while a cute and happy sun will be smiling away.

Hair 

I already hinted at my idea coming from my hair tied up, and so for my second character I will be doing exactly that. I feel as though the hair being tied up will create a sense of humanity, as this character needs to feel human while the other is devoid of that feeling. As subtle as it is, the 'I couldn't care to properly do my hair right now' attitude that lazily tied back hair gives off feels more human in my eyes. It tells a story in its own right, that this character isn't trying to be some perfect copy, but simply live their life.

The main character's hair will tell a different story. Tying into the menacing look of the hood, my actor's long, straight, black hair is reminiscent of horror characters of films past. The Ring, The Grudge, Barbarian are great examples of films with menacing characters that put a big focus on their character's long, black hair. This hair will peak out of the hood, covering parts of my character's face. What secret could she possibly be hiding under all of that?

Makeup

This portion of the costuming is simple enough, as it will only be used for dramatic effect. My second character needs to be in deep distress, and for someone who has never acted before, this might be a difficult emotion to express. We are gonna try our best to get her to cry, through various different methods, but when it finally does happen we need something more to push that feeling just the slightest bit further. Enter mascara. We will be applying a ton of mascara to the character, before washing it all down with water to create that typical dramatic look of black mascara running down the character's face.

As for the main character, too much notable makeup won't be necessary for the character, but some eyeshadow will be used to create the look of fatigue.