Costumes, Props and Location Scouting

COSTUMES:

For our female character we wanted her to be portrayed as sophisticated, classy and independent. To do so, we used miss-en-scene. We dressed her in a pencil skirt which presents her as a strong woman but not in a sexual way. With the props we have given her, it shows her independence and her matority. the use of a big bag shows in her day to day life she needs a lot of things since she is a busy women who depends on herself.

For our male role we wanted him to look casual and laid back compared to our female role. We want him to have more of a mellow role, rather then stress and chaos that comes across in females. The way he is thrown together shows he don't really care and has no worries of how he presents himself.

Therfore, the use of these two examples are perfect for how we want to present our characters.

PROPS:
By using our props, the main message we want to get across,

is the contrast between the main characters.

ANDRE: For Andre we don't really give him much, he'll have a pair of headphones and a phone, but they won't be very up to date or trendy, a complete opposite of Nina. He'll also go into a shop and buy a yazoo, this shows the audience he ins't very mature for his age. The calmness and serenity he carries is a representation that challenges the stereotype of a man.

NINA: For Nina, to portray her sophistication, maturity, and even the fact she is a busy but organised woman who is very modern, we've decided to give her a iPhone, large bag, and umberella. Also, we see her going into Starbucks and walk with the cup. By using something like the large bag, we are showing the stereotype of women as they carry around a lot of things- or sometimes nothing, but use the bag to be trendy.

LOCATION:

Our location is the final peice that shows the real contrast between the two and we think we have found the perfect areas. We will use a rather suburban area for Andre, and a more busy but modern area for Nina.

Andre: Greenford:

This is a typical kebab shop in London which shows the simple life of our male character. This also is a good point of contrast to what we will be presenting for the life of our female actress Nina because Andre's life is a lot more laid back than Nina's. And dosnt seem to really have a care whereas Nina wants to look after herslef and watch what she eats.

This is also a very good example to which we can express the complete difference in the society in which both characters live. The fact the building is very derelict and possibly abandoned shows how different the areas are.

This is almost a humours approach to convey the contrasting lives as this is a shop that is not well known and is very cheap looking. This is another contrasting point as the local shops in his life are not going to be as 'fancy' as the shops available in the area that Nina lives in.

Nina: Central London- Oxford Street:

Oxford Street is famous place in London, its known for its modern society and fast pace working. Exactly what Nina is. Showing the tube station shows rush and chaos in the area she lives in.

The contrast to the life of Andre the location we used was SWAROVSKI in comparison to SHU-TIME this is such a huge difference of brands and high street to lower end shops and products.