Film Opening Project: Costuming Options

Costume Design

    Hey everyone! I am back to continue sharing with you all my journey with Natalia as we work through the film opening project. As you all know, we only have a few days left until we begin the actual production process. So, we felt that we should finalize our ideas in terms of the costume design for each character. 

    Costume design is a very important part of any film, as it gives the audience more of an idea as to how the character will be like without them being formally introduced. That is why we spend much time emphasizing this in our posts. 

    As you may remember, I already dedicated a post towards introducing Stella (our main character), which included the inspiration for costuming, but for this post I wanted to clarify the costuming options for every character that will be featured in the film opening, which is Stella, her brother, and her father. So, for the characters, I created Pinterest boards to help illustrate their aesthetic.

Costume Design: Stella

    As mentioned in one of my previous posts, Stella's aesthetic consists of colorful clothing, yet softer colors like pastels or baby blues and pinks. This styling is used to highlight Stella's youthfulness, in contrast to her inner conflicts. She also wears funky earrings and shoes with pastel colors to match her clothing. For the actual film opening, me and Natalia were thinking about putting her in a pink top with a light-colored shirt to match this aesthetic that we would want to present to the audience. While I have a screenshot of part of the Pinterest board I made, the full board can be found by clicking this link: (38) Pinterest

Costume Design: Brother and Father

    To create more of a dramatic contrast between Stella's family and Stella herself, we decided to give them contrasting styling to give Stella more of a "star" appearance. For this reason, the brother and father wear casual and sleek styling, consisting of blacks, blues, greys; cool tones in general. While we used this styling to make Stella stand out even more, we also did this to add a symbolic element of the depressing reality surrounding her that highlights the harsh journey that Stella must go through. While I have a screenshot of one section of the Pinterest board, the full board can be found with this link: (38) Pinterest 

    Hopefully this has further clarified the styling for each character and the reasons behind these decisions. Soon enough, these decisions will be put into action during the production process. Anyways, stay tuned for the next step of our project!