Costumes

In order to have more of an insight into clothing for opening sequences of film I did some research on costumes. This included watching opening sequences and looking at postmen from businesses like Royal Mail and DHL. I found out from watching opening sequences that clothing is a key way to instantly tell the audience about certain characters and give them more of an insight into each character. As a result as the audience will now know more about the character they will continue to watch on, as they are more involved in the film.

The costume for the person that I am will be analyzing is for the postman in our opening sequence. Below I will go into more detail about every aspect of his costume.

Jacket
The postman will be wearing a bright luminous coloured jacket. This is because from my research I have found out that all postmen wear this form of clothing so as a result by our actor wearing this it will make the opening sequence look more realistic and therefore this will keep the viewers watching on.

Trousers
In addition the postman will also be wearing black coloured trouser. The reason is because from my research I have found out that the majority of postmen wear black coloured trouser. As a result so will the one in our opening sequence as if the postman wore something else this may mean that the audience may not realize that he is a postman.

Trainers
The final costume that the postman will be wearing is that of trainers. He will be wearing trainers as part of my research I found out that the majority of postmen wear trainers and not other types of footwear. As a result by our postman wearing trainers it will make it easier for the viewers to realize that he is a postman.


Props
In order for the actor to look more like a postman he will need props to make it look more realistic. Below I will go into more detail of some of the props that will be included.

Letters
The first and most obvious prop that the postman will need is that of letters. The postman will be holding letters in his hand. The reason for the postman holding letters will be because this is the most recognizable way to establish that he is a postman so this will make it much easier for the audience to realize that he is a postman.

Bag
Another prop that the postman will have is that he will be wearing a bag over his shoulder. The reason why the postman will be wearing this is because from my research I have found out that most postmen wear an over the shoulder bag so this will make the postman more recognizable for the audience.


In conclusion the postman will be wearing all of the above costumes and also he will be holding letters in his hand and wearing a bag as props. The actor will loom very similar to the man on the right. As costumes and props is a great way for the audience to have more of an insight into the film the costume that the postman will be wearing will give the audience more of an insight.