Marina
Marina is my main character, played by me. Marina is a shy person, and I want that to reflect in her clothing choices.
My first thought for her outfit in the beginning is glasses, bangs, and a big black sweater. This will show her insecurity and obscure parts of her body which is exactly what Marina would want to do. In the bathroom scene, she will be wearing a tank top. During these moments she feels freer and like she is in control, so I want her to look more confident in less covering clothing. Also, in the bathroom scene, her glasses will be off and she will put them back on before going back to her room, symbolically concealing her illness.
Marina's makeup wouldn't be too intense since she's still shy, but she would wear messy eyeliner that obscures her face more. Her symbolic color is blue, so she will be wearing blue eyeshadow as well, but it won't be too fancy.
If this were to be a full film, I'd slowly start costuming her in different clothing and makeup as she tries to be more attractive to others, and at the end I'd show her in her own unique style without outside pressures to look a certain way.
Daria
Daria is Marina's older sister, played by my own sister. She's a lot more confident than Marina and I immediately knew I wanted that to show in their costumes, so I want to costume her in a tank top and jeans. Since her color is pink, she'll wear a pink tank top. She will also wear gold jewelry. This decision was easy for me since I saw my sister in this exact outfit a few days ago and knew it would be perfect for Daria.
Daria's makeup will be a lot more put together to further contrast Marina, and she will use base products to make it look more natural and nice. There could be more blush than usual to accentuate the pink in her color pallet and also make it show more on camera. Daria’s style is a lot more modern and fluid, showing that she makes the choices of what to wear based on what she likes, not based on what will hide herself.
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| a VERY rough sketch of their outfits (Marina, Daria) |