Victims Costumes

Scream

This is Drew Barrymore in the film Scream.
Costume has an effective way of shaping meaning. A film can be read via costume, sometimes subtextually.

The manner or mode in which the costumes are created to best interpret the mood and concept. In this thriller the costume is simple but effective.
She portrays the character of teenager Casey, which is represented through the connotations of her costume. The jumper is a standard jumper with natural colour which highlights her youth and innocence combined with her skinny jeans also emphasises her adolescence.


For my thriller I have looked into potential costumes, which are similar to that worn in this film as they are relatively similar in terms of characters and plot.

I chose this jumper because it is similar to the one she wore in Scream, however mine is bright pink. I personally think that pink is stereotypically more 'youthful'.




This jumper is similar to the jumper she wore in Scream, with the natural pale colour which emphasises her age. The girl that wears this is probably around the same age as the character which shows that this is worn by teenagers aged around 19. The simple colour also highlights her vunerability.

The Call

This is Abigail Breslin in the film The Call.
In this thriller, the costume allows the audience to understand more about the character. The yellow t-shirt carries connotations of happiness combined with the skinny jeans which adds to the teeanged look that she is portraying. The red necklace also adds elements of youth.

For our thriller, we took the idea of wearing a t-shirt as our thriller is similar to that of The Call. The white t-shirt carries connotations of ambiguity and uncertainty, which is the main theme of our opening sequence. The concept that she does not know her fate.