Planning Costumes

After I had decided on the different characters that would be in my trailer, I started to plan my costumes for the characters. I sent a group text message to my cast describing which items of clothing their characters would need to see who already had what and what items I would need to purchase.

Here is a copy of the text I sent my cast:

"Hey guys, I'm planning on starting to film soon so I've made a list of clothing I will need for each of your characters, I don't expect you to go out of your way to get anything you don't have but if you could just lets me know which items on the list you do/don't have then i can look into purchasing the extra items of clothing I need.

Alex Duffy - lots of casual clothing, baggy tops and flannel shirts etc. skinny jeans and pumps.

Luke - shirts (preferably long sleeve) sweater vests, bow ties or colourful/patterned normal ties, black trousers.

Harry - shirts (preferably in a variety of colours) a belt with a big buckle, trousers that can be worn high up, socks and sandals.
Toby - lab coat, a variety of shirts, bow ties, black trousers.

Alex Hayes - casual clothing but dressier than just baggy shirts, needs to be quite girly

Lucia - classic mumsie sort of clothes, maybe similar to what you wore for your monologue where you played a mum?

Callum - a couple of nice shirt and ties with black trousers.

Megan - nurses uniform, black shoes.

Thank you everyone!"

Shot List – In order of Locations

Location 1: Compass Gardens:

Close-Up Shot, tracking.

Long Shot, tracking.

Close-Up shot.

Three-Shot.

Individual shot (of each boy) / close-up on action.

*costume changes*

Panning/tracking shot x2 (one of Alex one of boys)

*costume changes*

Low angle arc shot x2 (one of Alex one of boys)

Location 2: School (Medical Room)

Long/Establishing Shot

Close-up shot.

Shot reverse shot.

Group shot (everyone looking at the scan)

Close-up shot (nurse talking)

Three shot (boys response)

Extreme close up (alex’s reaction)

*costume changes*

Close-up/Extreme Close-up, handheld (alex heaving breathing)

Location 3: School (S-Block bridge (plain walls))

Long shot (Alex at the edge of the screen)

(panning over) Four-shot.

Low angle shot / P.O.V shot (looking up at nurse)

Close up of nurse

Location 4: The River

Long shot à Close-up (alex running towards the camera)

Close-up à Long shot (alex running away from the camera)

Tracking, side angle (running along with alex) – also try handheld here

Low-angle mid/long shot.

High-angle mid/long shot.

Location 5: Bedroom 1

Multiple close-up shots (conversation)

Location 6: Bedroom 2

Multiple close up shots (conversation)

*costume changes*

Side angle shot (car going over bump)

Low-angle shot (car doing over bump)

*different scene same costume*

Alex holding the baby scan up to the camera.

*costume changes*

Two shot (girls dressed up)

Arc shot

Panning shot

Close-up shot (of each, them laughing)

Shot-reverse-shot

Location 7: Party Venue (undecided)

Tracking (behind alex)

Close-up and hand held (alex doing a shot)

Two shot x3 (with each boy)

Try a variety of shot types, e.g close-up , long shot etc to see what looks best

Location 8: Living Room

3 shot

Close-up

Two-shot

Close-up

3-shot

Long shot, 6-shot

Panning shot, 3 shot

Extreme close-up

*costume changes*

Two shot

Close-Up Shot (asking her dad what she should do)

Close up shot, shot-reverse-shot.

Location 9: School Corridor (S-block) and Lockers

Extreme close up, tracking (baby bump)

Long shot, tracking

Mid-shot (and locker slamming)

Shot-reverse-shots (at lockers)

*costume changes*

Long shot à Close – Up (running with wheelchair, when they go past the camera starts following them.)

Location 10: Kitchen

Wide shot, 2-shot

Long shot (of alex)

Mid-shot/close-up (of dad)

Location 11: Road

Panning shot

Tracking shot (jump cut/action match, not pregnant à pregnant)

(use continuity editing here)

Location 12: Broomfield Hospital

Establishing Shot

Close-up à Long shot (ambulance driving away)

Location 13: Road (at night)/Trinity Square

Low angle, arc shot (prom)

Backwards tracking

Low angle shot (waters breaking)

3-shot (nerds panicking)

Individual close-up shots.

Location 14: Different Corridor / Reception Desk

Tracking shot, backwards (in wheelchair…labour)

Long shot à Close-up shot (running towards the camera)

Close-Up (of lady at reception desk/nurse)

Close-up, low angle shot (of alex in the wheelchair)

Location 15 – Science Lab

Long shot

Close-up

Location 16 – Classroom (with big whiteboard)

Long shot

Close up

Location 17 – Gaming room

Long shot

Close up

Location 18 – Reception Desk

Handheld tracking (running with wheelchair)

Midshot – receptionist pointing.

Close-up (sweat running off nerds face)

Locations near each other are: 2, 3, 9. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17