Aquiring and Assigning Costume

After having extensive thoughts about what we planned to do with the costume and look of our band, it is time to make decisions and materialise the outfits. There must be at least two finished costumes for both the filming of the actual music video and also the recording studio cutaway. As the band are all regular teenage boys and their actual clothes are not a 'million miles' away from the fashion we have in mind, they can pitch in with certain items such as trousers. However, for key items such as upper body and shoes that often define certain trends, I have acquired various different outfits with certain band members in mind. I collated these and took photos of them, ensuring that they were also appropriate in relation to size for the individuals.

Callum (Singer)

Music Video

- Blue shirt, plain white tee, skinny jeans, black, suede desert boots. -

Recording Studio

- Green cashmere jumper (baggy), skinny jeans and black, suede desert boots. -

Chris (Guitarist)

Music Video

- White shirt, brown leather braces, grey tweed trousers and chunky, black, leather loafers. -

Recording Studio

- White Fred Perry polo, navy blue checkered, tweed trousers and chunky, black, leather loafers. -

Joe (Bassist)

Music Video

- Black shirt, black skinny jeans, patterned bomber jacket, brown brogue shoes. - 

Recording Studio

- Sand coloured beanie hat, navy blue paisley shirt, black skinny jeans, brown brogue shoes. - 

Ben (Drummer)

Music Video

- Mustard shirt, navy blue Harrington jacket, skinny jeans, brown leather desert boots. -

Recording Studio

- Fred Perry white tee (burgundy trim), skinny jeans, brown leather desert boots. -

Completing this exercise gave me a more concrete idea of what the band will look like on the day.  We must also remember that the band will start the video looking affectively the same, dressed in very neutral clothes before they're fashion is then moulded during the course of the video. Details of the outfits are likely to alter, or even be added to, but the core look will remain this way as I feel there is an element of continuity with this and it works well.