Presenters - Costumes & Hair

Costumes, Hair & Make-Up:

For this part of my Preparation for the Live Day which was thinking about the costume Ideas which I would implement.I had to think about Hairstyles and costumes I could be wearing. As a boy the make-up section would not work with me but would work for Jada as she is a girl and she is the presenter. For the first part of the Preparation for the whole Live Day/Show I had to create a mood board which would show what types of clothes I could be wearing throughout the show itself. I aimed myself to do a more causal clothing not something like a T-Shirt and Trousers but something in the lines of a Polo Shirt, Trench Coat, Black/Blue Jeans & Trainers either being High or Low Tops.

Also during this part of the preparation I had to think about the Hair Style I could be doing to match my costume or in general. This would have a clear visualization of what looks god and what doesn't look good. Also when thinking about this I needed to think of the Mood of the show, My characteristics I’ll be playing and the lighting of the set itself. By having light clothing I can ensure that as A presenter I am visible to the cameras and it does not destroy the aesthetic view of the show itself. On the other hand if I was to wear dark clothing I think the cameras would find it harder to capture my facial expressions and it will look grainy because the lighting is quite dark. Also by the mood I mean if the person was lively I think the hairstyle would be more cool and funky or if the person had a deep tone voice they're hairstyle would be completely different. I think the hairstyle would show how the characteristics of the person would be portrayed therefore making it a major part of designing my costume that I would be wearing for the Live Day itself.

As we are doing a Music Show and we are having celebrities on the show I think I should wear something smart and more appealing to teenagers; which brings me onto my next point I need to dress appropriately to the target audience of the show which is teenagers. If I was to wear a T-Shirt which had an in-appropriate image or word I think it would break the watershed rule and would not appeal to the Target audience of the Show itself. I think this is another major sector of the preparation I need to be looking at during this section because I do not want to be breaking any rules or anything that would set back the show itself. Also i can delay time for having rehearsals because it will not be as appropriate. So therefore I will not be heading towards the direction which will have words written on the T-Shirt.

Also for this Friday which is the 13th I will be going with the Lighting Desk (Arjan) to get some pictures of my costumes that I could be wearing for the Live Day itself. These costumes will decided which ones look good in the Lighting and what does not look good with the lighting. I was aiming to wear clothes that are pretty light such as white which is a Neutral colour. Also I will not be wearing a black top, Jacket due to the fact that the Lights get very hot and it can be uncomfortable when talking for 30 Minutes lives. For the lighting we went with 2 Orange Filters with a blend of a Light with a purple filter which came out very well. Also this matched our colour scheme for the logo that was created by the Graphics Designer. As the lighting is Quite dark as mentioned above dark clothing will not be worn which will make the cameras produce a grainy flicker when played back. We aim to keep the presenters as if they were up to date with fashion and they know what the latest trend in clothing is. Also as we have another presenter we had a chat about wearing clothes that would match when we were next to each other. For example if I wore jeans, t-shirt and Jacket she would wear something that makes it match to an extent. Not colour wise but dress sense wise. Below you will find some costume ideas that I have come up with, these are taken with the lighting focused on me to see whether the costume looks good or not.

On the left here you will see a costume Idea I have created for the actual live day. It features a light Blue short sleeve shirt which will ensure I am visible to the camera itself because I do not want to wear purple will will be too harsh to look at with the colours that the lighting desk has chosen. Also I did not decide to wear purple as it would blend in with the background and would not be picked up by the camera itself. Also you can see that I have gone with the causal looks as a presenter but it has a nice subtle style to it. This meaning that it is not over the top. I wanted to keep my character as the presenter as a person who is chilled out and fun to talk to. I did not want to portray a serious mood as my character because it would pretty much kill the mood of the Live Show itself. I wanted to have a character who is very nice to get along with and not someone who is moody or uncomfortable talking to people.

Also you can see that below the waist is all black. I have tried to keep it more clean and smart along with a suede type shoe which will work with any type of trousers or jeans. Also they will work with chinos but I think a different colour shoes would work something such as white. I think White puma suede will work with chinos. This will be seen with my 2nd costume Idea which I can be wearing. Also I have gone with a watch which is also black so it match whatever I am wearing for the live day itself. As I have tested costume Ideas with the lighting desk I think that light colours for the shirt would work very well and will not affect the way we are shown via the cameras.







Here I went out with the Lighting Desk to get some insight on how the costume would look with the colours I have chosen for the day and here are the images below of how they looked like in the light we had chosen and approved by the Director herself. These images will show a full preview of how the costume will be looking in the purple and orange light and how we can alter it if there were seeing issues on the set via the cameras.

Here we got a chair to sit me down just to re-create how it would look like when I am actually presenting the show because we will be sat down most of the time during the show.

I stood up for this picture because I wanted the light directly to hit on the costume to see how it looked like and the colour were almost perfect to see in the lighting setup we actually had which was very good and I was very happy with the outcome as I thought it was going to be more darker where I will need to change around the costume ideas.

Again I used a different top to see how it would look like if I were to be presenting with the same top for the day and this one also came out particularly well and I was very impressed with the outcomes of the costume which meant I could possibly wear anything light blue or white which would make it stand out on the day.

 After the costumes had been done I went down the ally of choosing the correct shoe to wear for the day and here are some of the images which I captured with 3 Pairs of shoes :

These Nike Shoes were suprising visible because it was a light grey type colour along with the suede.

These Nike trainers were fully black but still visible on the camera with the Lighting which was amazing because this meant any shoe could be visible in the Light without it being hard to see what colour it was.

These Puma shoes were easily visible aswell which meant I had a nice variety of shoes to wear. During this time period I went out and bought a pair of Nike Blazers which I will be wearing for the day and they were Light Grey so I knew it was going to be properly visible on the cameras.