Make up, costume and Props

By Emily and Kayyah

Ellie

CostumeFor our protagonist Ellie , we want her to dress in a way which will represent her to be different to other girls of her time. To achieve this we will have her soft grunge fashion to present he as not girly more rebellious and teenage like. Make up From the start we will use natural looking make up. This will include a simple foundation and slight blushing of the cheeks . However to enhance facial features we intend on using highlighter in some places to bring out certain places of the face. We will use brown/natural coloured mascara with no intense eyeliner or eye shadows to represent her simplicity. PropsThe Apple products will play a role in representing her age and inability to do more physical activates. Also , her prom dress will add to the mis en scene of her being only sixteen and how the illness is affecting her social life in particular which is seen as the most important thing in teenage years.

Sam CostumeAs Sam’s character is humble and down to earth we want him to also be dressed in a casual manner. This will include jeans, t-shirts and canvas pumps or converse trainers. This will also show how his end appearance in his suit is such a jump from his usual down to earth self – continuing to show the lengths at which he is willing to go for her. Make upFor the male characters we will not use any facial make up , however we may choose to use some hair products or a water spray to signify nervousness or a change in weather. PropsSam will have very little props assigned to his character. The only one we will use is a rose at the end of the film when he presents it to Ellie. Throughout the film we will show a wilting rose in Ellie’s bedroom to signify her deteriorating self and the presentation of a vibrant rose at the end will signify the way in which Sam has made her feel.

Dave CostumeWe will have the father wear office styled wear for some day shots, however for the evening based shots we will show him in casual dress like jeans and jumpers . This will give the connotation of his age and so the audience can establish his father role. Make up For Dave we will use a progressively darker eye shadow and under eye tone. This will infer stress. We may choose to use some hair products or a water spray to signify nervousness or a change in weather.PropsDave will be most associated with the medicines for Ellie as he will be constantly forcing them upon her and reminding her of them.