R+P Post 17: Our planned costumes and hair and make-up

We wanted to create a true party-feel to our opening sequence, and this meant that all our characters needed to wear accentuated party clothes such as short skirts and dresses, crop tops, and popular brands for teenagers (including Supreme, Adidas, Ralph Lauren and American Apparel). One thing we noted before the shoot was that many people were reflective garments nowadays and so we had to ask that no one came wearing this as the flash would catch their reflective clothes and this had the potential to ruin our footage.

Effy - some outfit choices

Adidas leggings

We looked at the outfits that the main character Effy wore in skins and saw that the costume designers chose bold statement outfits such as ripped tights and very short dresses, in order to show her outgoing, messy character. Trying to reciprocate this, we put myself (Lola) in fishnet tights and a short denim skirt.

The cast came with their own make-up on and we asked that the girls chose bold colours for their eye-shadow and dark eyeliner and mascara, to show that they were obviously at a party. For hair, we wanted some people to have their hair up and some down, to create a variety of looks, although it wasn't something we looked into majorly. For the guys, we suggested hair gel and hats as these seem common among teenagers.