Costuming

 I am by no means a fashion designer, but I have a vision for the two character's costumes, and today I'll share them with you. They might be good, or they might be bad, but I think their good. I'm pretty sure they're good.

Belle will be played by me and JD's friend, who looks like this:

For the opening Belle will wear a dark green dress. This green hue represents her purity and innocence, while the dark tint represents her trauma and depression. We still have to get our hands on this dress, but for now here's what we have in mind:

Belle will also be wearing a cross which her mother gave her, highlighting her relationship with her mother and God at the beginning of the film.

Belle will also wear these slippers I stole from my mother (thanks mom) as they would fit in with the vibe of the outfit perfectly.

Belle's green dress acts as an extension of her internal state, highlighting the clash between her trauma and innocence, and therefore will work well within the opening.

Christopher will be played by another one of me and JD's friends, who looks like this:

Yes, he can grow out a beard and will look much older in the opening. All I really had in mind for Christopher's costume was something mature and professional, like a white dress shirt, slacks, and dress shoes. The white dress shirt highlights his relationship with God, while the blandness simultaneously highlights Christopher's dull life. The dress shirt would likely be wrinkled and not fully buttoned, highlighting his disarrayed and chaotic emotional state. Something like this:

Luckily, the actor has shared that he has clothing which meets this criteria, which greatly saves us the headache of buying clothes and finding his size. Overall, I feel that these costume designs find healthy balance of practical and effective, despite the fact that I'm not a fashion designer. I feel that we are right on track to filming on time due to the completion of the vast majority of our mise-en-scene planning, with my partner focusing on set design. However, we desperately need to take family pictures to frame for the credit sequence, and most importantly FIND AN ACTOR FOR THE MOTHER. Her role is very minor within the opening, but nonetheless we need her for family pictures. JD has already communicated that he has two potential actors he is thinking of, so I'm not too worried, but we still need to get this figured out.