Costume Research

Ive looked at some British film dramas so that I have an understanding of the costumes used within the films. However, the majority of the film dramas dont have teenage characters who are still in school. Therefore, some of the costumes that we use will go against typical British film drama conventions. Within most of the films I have looked at, the typical costume has been either tracksuit or jeans and a hoodie.


This is an image of Renton from Trainspotting in the opening sequence of the film trailer. As you can see he is wearing jeans, a top and a jacket, with what looks to be a hoodie wrapped around his waist. This style makes him look like a regular person walking the street, however he is not dressed smart and formal, which is evident in the films I have looked at.

This is an image of the characters from the film The Firm, which is to do with football hooliganism. As you can see the characters are dressed very casually and one of the characters is in a full tracksuit. The use of a tracksuit highlights that they get into trouble and it represents a sense of a gang. The others are wearing jeans and a tracksuit coat with trainers suggesting they dont have lots of money to buy more formal clothing.



This is an image of the characters from The Football Factory. The characters are wearing jeans and jackets with trainers. They are all dressed very similar as it highlights their unity as a gang. In addition, they are about to create violence so they are not going to be dressed smartly. Finally, some of the characters are wearing baseball caps to hide their identity.


However, in our film trailer we will be filming scenes within school, as our characters will be dealing drugs in school. Therefore, these characters will have to wear suits as they are sixth form students. This will go against typical costume conventions, but will highlight how different these characters are in school and outside school.