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Pre Production

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 14:45:14 UTC

Roles: Costume and Props

To Do:

Breakdown scenes and decipher what costumes and props are needed
Discuss budget and sourcing
Create mood boards for directors and producers
Gather sizing and information and compile the responses for ease
Organise costume fittings
Buying props

Original Props discussion

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 14:49:58 UTC

We created a chat on teams so we could easily communicate ideas, this allowed us to share documents and work much better as a group, this was an initial list of props, later on we found we needed more but initially this is what we began to work towards

Original Costume discussion

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 14:51:50 UTC

Our first set of discussions really set the foundations for the end result for the costumes. After reading the script we all began to get ideas of each character. We wanted their characters to already establish their personalities through clothing. This lead to our final descriptions which we took to the directors and producers who then approved and we then proceeded to source costumes.

Walter

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:03:48 UTC

Full black outfit
Elements of goth and almost vampire like style

Lena

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:04:08 UTC

Simple and casual
While everyone's costumes present their 'quirks' or mental illnesses, Lena should seem to come across 'normal'

Marla

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:04:24 UTC

Formal wear
Sophisticated and put together

Max

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:04:40 UTC

Neutral colours in an effort to not stand out

Jasmine

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:04:58 UTC

Maximalist
Indie
Layered with textures, colours and fabrics
Mis matched shoes

Elliot

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:05:14 UTC

Covered in stickers and labels
Shorts and t-shirt to maximise sticker and label usage
Eyelash glue/skin safe glue for labels?

Mood boards and Pinterest

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:09:56 UTC

Using Pinterest and Mood boards became really significant in the costume process. I created these using an app called Shuffles which is owned by the creators of Pinterest which allowed me to use all the images I had compiled from Pinterest onto separate mood boards for each character making them easy for the directors and producers to see our vision. As costumes play a vital part in storytelling this really helps us looking for costumes in wardrobe. We then presented our ideas as a group and changed anything the directors and produces wanted to add.

Sourcing Props

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:28:48 UTC

When it came to sourcing props for this film. We knew we had to be strategic and resourceful due to the budget. The goal was to minimise spending as much as we could, so we approached each prop choice with creativity and practicality. We divvied out props for each member of the props team so we could be quick and efficient when gathering them. For me, I was in charge of get getting party poppers and confetti for the character of Jasmine which I got from Tesco as they had a large variety and I could get several for a small amount. For the house scene I sourced clothes from the costume department and my own house, and also brought some potted plants from my own bedroom, which helped make the space feel authentic and personal without affecting the budget. Marla's character also had a spiritual element and required several different crystals for the therapy scene. To avoid expensive specialty shops, I was able to bring in some of my own crystals from home and the other props members to decide which ones would be best for the scene. For Elliot, we had to quickly craft labels as our original idea fell through and we decided to use post it notes. We also found some stickers at B&M that we thought would go really well. With his character and bought them at a very low price. Overall, with the props I was able to source I was able to make minimal use of the budget by using things I already had and also things I could use with the university resources.

Fittings and sizes

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:35:03 UTC

I sent out a google form to each of the actors and gathered their sizing information and also if they had any allergies or sensory issues to any materials to make sure everything was pre planned for during our wardrobe visit

Costume Department

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:39:30 UTC

I booked us a costume department induction and we quickly got to work grabbing ideas for each character all while communicating with the actors as some of them were able to bring in items of their own and we were able to use things of their own within their costumes. We did this in the first two weeks of planning, therefor allowing us to essentially not use the budget up until the stickers we needed for one of the characters.

Fittings

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:44:26 UTC

I booked a fitting and we got all the actors to try on our different ideas, my favourite character to dress was the character of 'Jasmine' played by Abigail. We had the most choices for her character and we were all indecisive until she came out in this combination, which was later styled with jeans underneath the skirt.

Storage and responsibility

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:46:52 UTC

Due to other members of the props team offering to store the props I had bought in, I was able to store all the costumes and used a large duffle bag to transport and store them safely. It was also my job to promptly ensure the safe return of any costume pieces borrowed from the costumes department.

Production

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:51:31 UTC

TO DO:

Set up and organise, make sure changing spaces are available, and costumes are laid out so filming can begin promptly
Use organisation to make sure costumes don't get mixed up with other clothing such as the props clothing I bought in
Take phots of each costume before scenes, take set photos before each scene
Pack care bag every day- Lash glue, stain remover pen, safety pins for any last minute accidents or damages

Marla Final Look

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:52:50 UTC

Max Final Look

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:53:12 UTC

Elliot Final Look

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:53:40 UTC

Lena Final Look

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:54:10 UTC

Walter Final Look

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:55:29 UTC

Photos

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 15:56:52 UTC

We took multiple pictures of all the actors every day they were filming of every angle, to make sure continuity wasn't affected which proved extremely vital due to having to reshoot some scenes with the whole cast

Role Assisting

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 16:05:12 UTC

While props and costumes are every important jobs and can make or break a film, they're not as time consuming as an actors role or director or lighting, therefore I offered to help create some fun content for the social media 'thegoldfish2025' on Instagram. On the final day of shooting, me and the rest of the costume department offered ourselves to help acting as assistants, carrying and managing equipment, being runners, and helping get things our director needed for shots such as dandelions.

Group Discussions

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 16:06:00 UTC

Before filming, we had a large discussion where each department presented their final ideas

BTS @thegoldfish2025 on Instagram

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 16:07:34 UTC

I used spare time to grab some great behind the scenes shots for the Instagram.

Post Production

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 16:13:45 UTC

To Do:

Return all Costumes borrowed from the department
Gather personal belongings used as props

BTS @thegoldfish2025 on Instagram

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 16:16:37 UTC

Social media content: BTS @thegoldfish2025 on Instagram

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 16:19:04 UTC

I had some spare time before filming began, so to gain some attention and traction for the film, I remembered a trend on Tiktok and decided to recreate it for the social medias Instagram, the video now nearly has 2000 views!

Overall

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-06 16:21:15 UTC

Overall, filming has been a great experience. I think as a team our entire group worked incredibly well and I have definitely learnt a lot from everyone in terms of resourcefulness and problem solving.

The Importance of Costume

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-08 15:35:19 UTC

'Because there is a certain degree of correlation between the actors' own images and their roles, it is also necessary to consider the actors' own physical characteristics, body proportions, temperament style and other factors when designing film and television costumes, so as to more accurately express the personality characteristics and spiritual outlook of the characters in the drama.' Yin, F. (2023).

This quote refers to the level of creative intent and research should be done into a character to correctly represent them on screen through their wardrobe. It also references the importance of the actor when dressing the character. This is why when my group investigated wardrobe for the characters, we also sent out a form for actors to fill in about sizing, any issues or allergies to fabrics or jewelry, and have begun to speak to them about how comfort in the ideas as well.

The Importance of Props and Set Dressing

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-08 15:35:54 UTC

'If, for instance, a character has to use a chair in a scene, the chair is carefully selected according to the character’s emotional state and performance ambience. It cannot be any chair. It has to be the perfect chair for that particular character. This means that props are an extension of the character's personality because it is the prop that will give audiences subconscious cues that determine how or what to feel about a situation or character.' Ajibade, C. T. P. B., & Agbanu, V. N. (2021).

This is a perfect description of pow props can be essential to the story, especially with this script. Therefore, each decision needs to be carefully made, which is why the collaboration of the props group, and the director is imperative.

Bibliography

rshuttleworth2 — 2025-05-08 16:10:37 UTC

Yin, F. (2023). Analysis of the Role of Costume Design in Shaping the Characters of Film and Television. Frontiers in Art Research, 5(6), 58-63.

Ajibade, C. T. P. B., & Agbanu, V. N. (2021). ELEMENTS OF FILM PRODUCTION.