slay or not to slay? : our costuming process for "irene"

 Whats a title sequence without the proper costuming? As I was in charge of the costuming as my fair share of the preping, we decided to really lean into the early 2000's aspect of the movie. So I used pieces from my own closet while everyone would also use clothes from their closet that fit the theme.

Irene: As she is the "it" girl in her school. She wears a lot of bright, girly colors, she is very attention grabbing to show that she is well known in her school and there is an obvious change in presence now that she died. 

Photos coming soon because internet is bad :/

xoxo, 

    Abby Marie

the thoughts behind the colors: our use of color theory within our title sequence

 Hello hello people! so now we are gonna be talking about the use of color theory in our title sequence. We couldn’t really do anything about the colors of the school without using some kind of editing software that would end up making it look inorganic so we wanted to focus on colors that we can change, like the costuming. So for pivotal moments we made the colors apparent. 

Irene’s red homecoming dress showcasing violence, and how she was gonna die. Making it uncharacteristic since Irene wears many light pastel colors to showcase her innocence. We also had Irene’s killer wear black, sort of to make her look like some sort of grim reaper. To signify death and that the person wearing black is her killer. But don’t let it confuse you with the two other best friends who also wore black. However at this point it’s black in the sense it’s a mourning color. However we also want to change the color of the videos with a filter so it has the eerie feel of early 2000’s movies such as twilight or jennifer’s body. 

Alright that’s it for me! This was media mirage and I’ll see you all in the next one :)

xoxo, 

    Abby Marie

vibes, colors, and concepts: our final mood board!

 My group is trying to emulate a 50s-esque movie with a horrific twist to make the reveal more surprising as you would never expect a 50s traditional wife to be a killer. Using such bright and vibrant colors makes it seem like a rom-com until you see the symbolism of red throughout the scenes, subtle but you can tell its meaning. For example, we can use the cherry pie that she makes as a symbol of her victim’s blood, or the use of such big knives to display that the wife isn’t who she says she is. 

The majority of the setting is the kitchen which displays her baking a pie waiting for her husband to come back. Where she is seen, rolling out the dough, making the cherry pie sauce, a little too reminiscent to blood. She also finds a knife but sees that the knives in the kitchen are too small, so her grabbing a bigger one makes you wonder where she got access to such dangerous tools.

However, another part of the trailer happens in her room, where she is seen getting ready and upon her vanity is a photo of her lover(s), making you wonder who the girl truly loves. As she looks into her cabinet, it’s a photo of all of her past victims. Making you begin to question who those photos are and if this narrator can truly be trusted. Until the door opens revealing her husband and she greets him with a knife behind her back.

Anyways, that's all I have for now. I hope you enjoy!

xoxo,

    Abby Marie