Costume analysis

Our thriller shows only two characters, the protagonist, played by Tom, and the antagonist, played by John.

Tom is wearing a simple white t-shirt, with a black hoodie and jacket over the top. The black is there to symbolise the mystery of the protagonist, as whilst he is a good character, at this point he is surrounded by mystery, and we wanted to portray this to the audience. Whilst conventionally it is the antagonist who wears black, to show evil, it can also be used to show mystery.

However, the white t-shirt the character wears is there to show that he is good, so as not to confuse him with the antagonist. We wanted it to be so that enough white was visible that the audience would know it was deliberate, and know that the character was good, but to also keep them shrouded in mystery.

The antagonist, however, is dressed entirely in black. We wanted there to be no confusion with this character, so the audience knew this was the antagonist, and evil, but also keep the character a mystery. Keeping the character entirely in black denotes his character type, in its entirity.