Clothing And Set.

Clothing.
As our media piece was set in the swinging sixties, we had to make sure that the character was dressed exactly in time of when the film is set. If we didn't make sure of the costume as part of the continuity of the film, the film would be ruined and the realism would be lost. The main character was dressed in black trousers, pointed leather shoes, a red and orange paisley shirt, a beige tweed blazer and a brown leather jacket, and blue scarf. This costume design was influenced by noticing the stereotypical representation of the different styles in our influential film 'The Boat That Rocked'. We based the clothing style on the character of 'Gavin Kavanagh', who was dressed in an eccentric outfit, full of colours which for the audience, is a clear representation of the 'swinging sixties'. However, we made sure that the costume wasn't too over the top for the audience not to be put off by the costume, otherwise if the clothing was too much like a fancy dress costume, the audience wouldn't believe the plot of the story.










Set.
The setting was key to our production, due to the fact, the film was set during the 1960s era. Of course, as we haven't got a massive budget to create a 60s styled street. So we had to make sure that, when we filmed the main character 'Tommy' running to work, that we did not shot modern day vehicles or any other present day. In fact, during the filming we were troubled with modern day actions. We excluded these by making close-ups to the actor and making shots in areas where there isn't much modern day realities. The first setting was set in the main character's bedroom. We see a lot of mise-en-scene based on the sixties and accessories which linked to the character such as scarves, a fur coat and many vinyl covers. The decor of the room was made to look like a sixties room, with paisley pictures and cigarettes everywhere.