Costume + Schedule Update

Hey there Cambridge! 

With filming time coming up next week, I need to plan what costume the janitor and roommate will wear. Costume design is super important in films. They depict the formality of a scene, reinforces who the character is or their career, and can even link or relate them to other characters.

Janitor's costume: 

When cleaning during his shift, I have been debating as to whether he should wear an actual janitor outfit or a regular casual outfit. I first went to search for what a janitor wears, and I found a great article explaining it. It mentioned hard safety hats, coveralls, and a dust mask, which I think is not necessary for cleaning a bathroom. It did mention gloves and work shoes, which is a part of their outfit I forgot was important! This costume is significant in my film since the janitor is the main character and Brit Jones having that career is meant to reinforce the idea of his dull, boring life.

I feel like I usually see janitors wear a t-shirt and shorts/jeans. After reading the article I noted above, it is clear that janitor apparel is super diverse. What I need to think about, though, is what outfit will be best to reinforce the idea of him being a janitor. I believe that outfit would be an actual janitor outfit like the one from Amazon pictured on the right.

This navy blue outfit is perfect to depict cleaning (blue is associated with cleaning/sterilize), while its dull navy color avoids the outfit from popping so much and matches with the janitor's lifelessness. This will be paired with black work shoes, yellow gloves (from Amazon), and a small red towel. These colors were chosen purposefully. The black is commonly a work standard, the yellow will clash with the blue to create a sense of chaos in the outfit, and the red will hint towards a bit danger/confusion to happen later on.

Luckily, I already have a small-medium size red towel, and my actor has work shoes. We just need to buy the janitor costume and gloves.

I plan for my janitor to wear this outfit in the next scene as well, since he got home and is trying to call the life preservation company immediately for answers on why he is pictured in their experiment. Although, maybe he will just wear black socks and not shoes in that scene

Roommate's costume: 

For my outgoing roommate character, he simply just needs a casual outfit: a t-shirt and shorts. 

This simple outfit portrays the roommate as a regular guy, making it the perfect costume.

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Schedule Update:

This is completely random to this costume blog, but I wanted to provide an update on schedule:

    ✅ Weeks 1-4 are done! Officially halfway through this project!

    Week 5 (next week):

1. Filming
2. Create foley sounds
3. Create production company

                Basically, next week is all about production

    Week 6 (2/23-3/1):

1. Editing
2. Begin working on CCR

                All about post-production and finalizing my film opening.

    Week 7-8 (3/2-3/17):

1. CCR

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Reflection:

I believe I picked the perfect outfits for my two characters to match their role and who they are. Hopefully production goes smooth and I can't wait to get started with that!

Citations:

Assoune, A. (2024, August 11). Exclusive look: What do Janitors wear. Panaprium. https://www.panaprium.com/blogs/i/what-janitors-wear

Wyefeu (2024, June 20). Navy Blue Jumpsuit for Men, Adult Coveralls Costume. Amazon. https://a.co/d/04fyUYpn

IUCGE (2022, April 9). Rubber Gloves Dishwashing 2 or 4 Pairs for Kitchen, Cleaning Gloves for Household Reusable. Amazon. https://a.co/d/0i3kmPwM

Yours Truly, 

Macie 💗