Costume



Ashton Smith

Ashton has the most colour in his costume. This is because he is the victim in this story and doesn't have any dark secrets, however, Jay hints later on in the film that he helped Lily to commit suicide, which Ashton denies. It isn't revealed exactly what happened with Lily's death, whether Jay or Ashton was the cause. This is left for the audience to decide on. Ashton's clothes consist of dark blues and greens which are cold colours. These colours could suggest that Ashton may have played a part in Lily's death.

Ashton has blonde hair. Blonde hair usually connotes the character to be stereotypically known as dumb. This could possibly relate to Ashton in my film as he falls straight into Jay's trap and ends up getting himself caught.

Ashton's shirt consists of dark greens and blues. The darkness of the colours could suggest that Ashton had a dark secret about Lily's death. However, the dark green creates a warm type feel to it which could suggest that Ashton is a warm and honest person and is merely a victim in the story. The material of the shirt is of soft cotton, which is another point which suggests that Ashton is a victim as it creates a warm cosy feel.

Ashton's jeans are of a medium blue colour. This adds more colour to his clothing and could again suggest that he doesn't suspect anything about the trap he is about to fall into. To Ashton, it is just a normal day, hence the fact he is wearing normal clothes.

The general outlook of Ashton's costume is something normal which someone would wear on a day to day basis. As his clothes have colour in them, it means that they would stand out more than someone wearing darker clothes. He isn't wearing any strikingly dark clothes which could again suggest that he is an innocent victim.

Ashton's trainers are both light and dark brown. The dark brown could suggest that Ashton may be carrying a sense of guilt on his shoulders or it could suggest that Ashton is in fact doomed because the second he steps into the forest, his misfortune begins to occur. The lighter brown on Ashton's trainers could suggest that there is a bit of hope for Ashton as he finally gets released at the end of the film, however, it is unknown whether he was shot by Jay or if Jay in fact shot himself.

Jay Collins

Jay's costume conflicts to Ashton's costume. This is because Jay's costume mainly consists of dark brown and black. This suggests that Jay doesn't want to make himself stand out too much when he kidnaps Ashton.

Jay's hair colour is a medium brunette. It is usually seen that people with brown hair are a lot more intelligent than people with blonde hair. They also are seen to know more about what is going on than blonde haired people. This is relevant to my plot as Ashton (blonde hair) has no idea what is about to happen to him whilst Jay (brunette hair) knows exactly what is going to happen to Ashton. 

Jay's jacket is brown with a fake leather type material. This could suggest that Jay isn't wearing his best clothing. Instead, he is wearing clothes which he won't mind getting dirty but nothing too much out of the ordinary so that Ashton doesn't suspect anything.

Jay's jeans are black. This could suggest that there is a darkness inside of him whether it's something to do with Lily's death or whether it is because he double-crossed his best friend Ashton. The black could also represent death as he commits a murder at the end whether it is his own life or Ashton's life. 

Jay's shoes are a brown ankle boot. This type of shoe would keep your feet warm. This could suggest that Jay is well-equipped for their trek to the woods as they will keep his feet warm in the cold autumn weather. Also, if Jay was found with slightly muddy ankle boots and he explained that he had been for a trek in the wood, it wouldn't look as out of place if he wore white trainers which would show up the mud well and also, you wouldn't expect to find anyone who has gone for a trek in the muddy woods with white trainers.

Man 1



Man 2

Man 1 and 2 both consist of similar costumes. They have no name in this film as they are both unknown people who have no dialogue and don't even show their faces so they could be anyone.

They both wear balaclavas on their heads. This is because I thought that they both would look more threatening by not showing any reference to their face. I also know that criminals wear balaclavas so they aren't identified and caught which is why I thought they would suit their characters as they don't want to be identified by Ashton. It also keeps both Man 1 and 2's characters more mysterious.

They are both wearing dark coloured hoodies with their hoods up. Man 1 is in dark grey whilst Man 2 is in black. The reason for this is so that both of the men can be identified easily, but they are both in dark colours so that they don't stand out to anyone.

Man 1 is wearing matching grey tracksuit bottoms which is good for easy movement such as running for example. Man 2 is wearing black jeans with a tear in the right knee. This could suggest that these trousers aren't his best pair and may have been ripped committing some sort of other crime or even running away from another crime such as climbing over a fence.

Man 1 is wearing white trainers that are already slightly muddy already which suggests that they are his rough work pair. The trainers are good for running in whether it's away from the police or trying to catch a person. This is why Man 2 is also wearing trainers. However, Man 2's trainers are black and blend in with his outfit more. The complete darkness of Man 2 could suggest that he is a darker character whilst Man 1 may not be as bad as Man 2.