The One Where She Plans the Costumes

 

Costume Planning

    As for costumes, I have each character's wardrobe planned out. To help me figure it all out, I viewed different examples from many movies of the same genre to inspire me. I think this part is one of the most important because it's one of the details that sells the authenticity of the story. It wouldn't make sense if a person who lives in a post-apocalyptic world would wear brand new sneakers and a fresh outfit. 

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Inspiration:

•     A Quiet Place: Day One (2024):

    In this movie, the characters aren't wearing clothes especially for the disaster that happened, because they clearly weren't expecting it. What I mean to point out by saying that is the characters are seen wearing regular everyday clothes, subtly signaling to the audience that the invasion was out of the blue. Something like that would contrast the wardrobe characters have in The Hunger Games because the people in district 12 dress according to their economic situation, in preparation for the reaping, or in Katniss' case, in preparation to hunt. 

    A detail I really like about the costume is Samira's yellow cardigan, which continues to have emotional significance towards the end of the movie. 

 

•     The Last of Us (Series and Game): 

    Like the previous example, the main characters in The Last of Us wear regular clothes that they've either had since the start of the incident, or clothes they've found along the way while they traveled. One difference is that they carry a bag with supplies like weapons, food, and other necessities because they move from place to place regularly as their journey goes on. One thing they both have in common is how worn-out and dirty the clothes are. These signs of distress reflect the leading issues in both pieces. 

 

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My Costumes

    Beatrice (Present):

    To reflect the destroyed future that she is being shown in, she will be wearing worn, dirty, and torn up clothing along with a bag that is just as disheveled. She might even wear an old utility belt, knee pads, some bandages, and so on.  To achieve this, I'm planning to thrift some clothes and distress them until I get the look I want. As for the accessories, I already found the bag I want to use. 

Visual Example: The Last of Us

    August (The father, in the flashback):

        He works at a blue-collar job, possibly a mine or a factory, so he will be wearing an old, dark uniform. 

Visual Example: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    Officer (Flashback):

    I don't have anything special in mind for the officer, just that instead of him being dressed like a regular cop with a blue uniform, I want him to have a more military-like looking outfit with badges and a hat. 

Visual Example: Random

 

    Beatrice, Maxxine, and Civilian (Flashback):

    These three characters share screentime but also similar economic situations. So, they'll be wearing simple clothes, possibly hand-me-downs or over-worn clothing. 

Visual Example: The Hunger Games & The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes