Costumes

For Jack's costume we chose a dark black suit as he was going to a romantic dinner with his lover, this is sterotypically a normal outfit for someone going on a date, therefore making him an unsuspected killer. A full suit is associated with celebrations such as weddings; however black suits are also associated with funerals. This could make the audience think the flash back could go either good or bad causing suspense. His hair is loose, without styling, suggesting that he is low maintenance and does not care about appearance. We also kept it loose but slightly parted to show he has a slight control issues in the fact that he needs to keep a clear parting, resembling a clear plan in his mind. We kept his face pale to show that he has an illness, but we did not make his face white as we wanted a subtle distortion.

For Vicky’s costume we picked a cream, satin summer dress, with tan detail, cream high wedged shoes, a cream and gold scarf, used as a shawl. We chose the cream dress to symbolise her innocence, and her naivety as cream is a feminine colour that is associated with honesty and purity, which we were trying to portray as Vicky’s character. The use of the gold scarf covering her shoulders acts as a layer of protection to cover her skin symbolising, the covering over her modesty. For Vicky’s hair we kept it long and down with a slight wave, with the sides pinned up. This hair style is again feminine and is trying to portray her innocence, also her childish, simple views, symbolising she is not ready for a commitment such as marriage. We kept her make- up as natural as possible, with slight brown eye shadow with bronzer on her cheeks, to brighten her face up and create a subtle contrast from Jack.