Costume hair and make-up
Costume
is the clothes that characters wear in movies it often show what type of
character they are, for example if the character was wearing black you’d think
that he’d be an evil, dangerous and devious character. Hair and make-up make
the audience understand more about the character. It can guide the audience to
particular personalities. For example if a women was wearing make-up you’d
think she is just the generic damsel in distress in thriller film but if a man
was wearing make-up for example a character like joker you can see that he is
meant to be a creepy character as men don’t normally wear make-up. What hair
they have could also make the audience think what type of character they are
for example if a character has brown hair you would think they are a normal
character because brown hair is common but if a character has dyed their hair
yellow the audience would think they are a creepy character.
Costume hair and make-up discuss
connotations
Some
of the stereotypes for costumes come from what the colours of the clothing is,
for example if a male wears red you would think he is evil or a devil type of
thing and if a women was wearing red you would think they are mysterious and
provoking for men. Another one when you wear light colours such as white shows
purity and innocence. Lastly a suit show intelligence and experience. For hair
and make-up hair shows kind of person you are such as for a blonde girl the
stereotypes is that they are divas and not that smart. But black and brown hair
normally shows that the character is brave and strong because most protagonist
either have black or brown hair.
Protagonist
A protagonist normally
wears smart clothing and don’t look scruffy so that the audience can have faith
in them because if the protagonist looked like a homeless man the audience
wouldn’t believe that he can be the hero of the situation. He can also wear a
suit to show that he is intelligent and experienced because a suit shows this.
Overall protagonist have to look smart in order for the audience to have hope
for them. 
Damsel in distress
The
damsel in distress or the female victim dresses like an average lady most of
the time and as I said before they are normally blonde which shows that they
are not bright. It is also conventional for them to be wearing white as it
shows purity and innocence because the audience should believe that the
character has to be saved by the protagonist.
Antagonist
The antagonist normally wears dark or red clothing in
order to show darkness and evil. The hair of the antagonist is normally black the show
that they are an average human or an odd colour like red or green to show that
they are creepy and possessed. Antagonist will often have make-up on order to
show that they are unusual people such as the joker or the clown from scary or
die. 
In
the scene of Sherlock Holmes costume is used to show that both the antagonist
and protagonist are intelligent and experienced. This is during the last fight
scene in the movie. Even though they are both in suits its clear who is the
protagonist because the protagonist is younger and more handsome than the
antagonist because naturally the antagonist has too look unattractive in order
for the audience to hate him.
Conclusion
In
conclusion the research I have done has made me understand more about how
people with different costume and hair are presented in thriller films. I have
decided that in my thriller I am going to make the antagonist wear make-up and
have an odd colour for hair in order to make them looked possessed and the
protagonist will wear a suit in order to show experience and intelligence.
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