Fashion planning

Slides 1 and 2: In these slides, we have included images of clothing that we wish to use for the narrative side of our music video. We particularly want to use tracksuits for our boxer as this is one of the main stereotypes of a boxer - someone who wears clothing comfortable to workout in. In addition to this, tracksuits are often associated with working classes, thus, using it for our boxer will represent him in a clear way. From this, the audience will be able to get an understanding of his personality.

Slides 3-7: Within these images, we have included some images of a boxer training with a training partner or running alone. The consistency of the clothing is clear to see in these images. The boxer almost always wears branded clothing. This could either represent a sponsorship deal or just an understanding of the current fashionable labels. What is more, the trainer/partner is usually depicted in similar clothing. This will clearly show that the trainer is involved with the activities as well and perhaps create an understanding for the audience about the relationship between the two actors.

Slides 8-12: These slides contain images of what we want the band in our performance to look like. All of the images include people from the genre of music we are following - indie rock. The likes of Alex Turner, Van McCann and Jamie T are all pictured in black clothing which is typical of the genre. However, at the same time, they create a slick and fashionable look. From this, we will look to clothe our actors in similar outfits. The most important factor in this aspect of the video will be ensuring that all of the band look as if they will wear the clothes on a daily basis - so, not just dressed up for the music video.

Learning comment: From this piece of planning, we have learnt how important it is to understand what certain characters will need to look like. By ensuring that they are in the correct clothing, it will make it clear to the audience about their personality and position within the video. One prime of example of effective clothing will be ensuring that our lead singer in the performance will look like the lead role. By this, we will need to make sure that he looks slightly different to the rest of band. The lead singer in a band is often the most charismatic person and so accentuating this through the clothing will be key to showing this.