Costume

I had to choose the choices of costume within this piece, and i took inspiration from other film trailers and films in the 1980s era which was police-based. For the character of DC Summers, as he was the model policeman and the smart and by-the-book policeman, I tried to model him on a similar sort of character from other films or television programs, and what this sort of character would traditionally wear. As he is the smart and successful cop, I have put him in a suit and tie, with a coat over the top. This shows that he is dedicated and serious about his job and wants to keep his professionalism. For DC Curtis, I wanted to keep a similiar sort of attire, but add a couple of differences to show the difference between the two cops. I have made DC Curtis wear sunglasses, wear trainers and not wear a tie. These simple alterations show that he is not as professional as DC Summers, and shows that he is not as dedicated about his appearance as a policeman. For Billy, I have chose to make him wear a leather jacket, a white shirt, jeans and trainers. Leather was a piece of attire that was commonly used in 80s police films, and i felt that this resembled a 'drug user' very well. I dressed him in a smarter sort of way because I didn't want to make it seem obvious to the audience straight away that he was this type of person, as I wanted the audience to follow the story and find this out. For the Drug Lord, I have picked similiar costume, but have his leather jacket zipped up to show more secrecy and show that he is the character that is most at risk at being caught and because he is the 'top dog', he cannot be caught, so remains under-cover so he does not get caught by the cops. For Toby, I made him wear a black overcoat, which as it makes him seem protective, also shows that he wants to remain undercover and secretive in order not to raise suspicion. These costumes were picked specifically for each character to show their individual personalities in the trailer and I feel that the costumes gives across their characters.