Please note that the majority of images are taken from Google, but are the same as what we made our actors wear.
Melanie/'Smelly Melly'
It was important that Melanie adopted the geeky, bookworm role, which led us to choose simple looking school clothes that were not particulary fashionable like Tara's costume. These simple and plain clothes match the school-loving and nerd-nature of Melanie, and causes the audience to immediately recognise her unpopular role in the film.
Tara
Tara's characteristics were mean, popular, fashionable and a hardcore bully, so her outfit choices had to match these traits. Charlotte originally had short blonde hair, but we have decided to give her extensions to match her girly personality and make her seem more flipant when she tosses her hair at geeks like Melanie. We wanted to keep Tara's style simple-yet-trendy, so she is going to wear dark skinny jeans and a black vest top, with pink and black blazers the same as the ones shown above. The blazers convey how she is clean-cut and involved in high fashion, but still links to her age group since teens generally wear blazers to school. The boots are more of a grungy biker-style than the rest of her outfit, but it gives Tara an edge that would match her mean bully style.
Will
Will is a cool, laid back guy that follows Tara's mean ways and bullies Melanie. We wanted to keep his style simple and typical for boys of his age, so we have decided to dress him in dark jeans, a black tshirt and black trainers. These are dark colours that match his dark, cruel personality and do not distract from what is actually happening on screen.
Emily
Since Emily's part in the film is minor compared to those of Melanie, Tara and Will, we wanted to give her simple clothes that wouldn't distract from the drama occuring on screen. Emily only appears in a small death scene, so we are giving her a dark brown tshirt and jeans to match the darkness and sinister aspects of the scene. However, the girlish pink socks reiterate Emily's innocence and youth, which makes her seem more like the terrified young female victim.
Conor
Like Emily, Conor will only be taking part in a minor and brief 'SUFFOCATE' death scene, so we do not want his clothes to distract from the actual drama. We decided to dress Conor in typical black and white sixth form school clothes in order to match his teen age, and also give another setting for these sinister deaths - it shows that the Hangman can even kill in the students own school! Conor would be wearing the Deyes High sixth form tie to match the Deyes High setting, along with typical black pants, white shirt and black jumper. However, the black converse add a tint of rebellion to his character, as young people never want to conform to the school rules and dress code. This outfit adds to the innocence of Conor, and the converse convey his fun nature and show that he is still only a young man.
Charlotte
Like previously, Charlotte's outfit is simple to not distract from the action on screen. The purple 'ABBA GOLD' tshirt matches the pop culture of teens, and yet adds to her innocence as a young woman. The ugg boots are also worn by the majority of young girls today, so they too emphasise her teen age and fashionable teen culture.
Victoria
My part is minimal in the film, so I wanted to again keep the clothes simple. However, the ditsy floral print emphasises this notion of innocence and makes me seem younger, more care-free and like the victim in contrast with the dark and ominous Hangman. The clothes are from high street stores, that would match the typical teen culture and represent the youth of today.
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