Costume ideas

I will have two characters in my music video-a male and a female.

The male will be in one costume throughout the video. He will wear jeans,  trainers, and a plain hoodie with a t-shirt underneath. On his right wrist he will wear some bracelets and wrist bands. This is typical image Ed Sheeran maintains. I want to be consistent with this image throughout the video. His clothes will quite dull, which will emphasise the gloomy mood of the scene.
His hair will be hard to see, as he will have his hood up. So I will not do anything drastic to his hair.

The female will have a few outfits throughout the video. She will wear a different outfit for each location, to represent a different day. It will be cold, so she will be wearing jumpers, coats, hats, scarves, and gloves.
I will keep her clothes quite neutral also, with small pops of colour. This will reflect the rustic feel of the scenes, whilst also enhancing her as the main focus.
This picture is an example of the neutral look I will be creating.







I want to keep her hair and make up very natural, as girls featured in Ed's previous videos have been very natural too. For example Nina Nesbit in 'Drunk'.
I think natural hair and make up will compliment the nature in the scene. These scenes will represent normal days out for the couple, so glamorous hair and make up will be too much.

The girl will also wear a necklace that says either 'Alice' or 'A'. This will indicate to the audience that she is the ex-girlfriend, Alice, and not the rebound girlfriend that he is singing to. The audience will then know that he is reminiscing about his time spent with her, as he still misses her.

I will keep her jewellery minimal. She will be wearing a lot of winter items, so necklaces and bracelets will be hard to notice under scarves and gloves. I will have a close-up of the 'Alice' necklace towards the beginning of the video, so that it is easy for the audience to see.

This is the necklace I have purchased for my female character. Alice is the name of the ex girlfriend in the song, so a close up of this necklace will be used to indicate to the audience that she is 'Alice'. 

A cream jumper will be worn by the female character. Neutral/pastel colours will be worn by the female, to reflect her innocence, and the purity of his memories of her. It is also very casual, emphasising her natural beauty. 

The female will either wear blue, worn out jeans or plain black leggings. I have chosen these because they are again, very casual. They are also very comfy so the actor will not be uncomfortable during filming, as we will have to walk to different settings. 

I have decided that the character will wear some plain boots, because the locations that we will be shooting at may be quite muddy during this time of year. The actor also needs to be wearing comfortable shoes because we will have to walk quite a lot. The brown boot also compliments the cream jumper, because they are very neutral. 

In one scene, the character will be wearing a big, oversized plaid scarf. This will add a pop of colour to the neutral outfits she will be wearing. It also reflects the weather during the scene. They are winter scenes, so the character should look warm and cosy while walking around 'the countryside'. 

The male character will be wearing a plain hoodie like this one. This is Ed Sheerans usual casual look. The hoodie will be a dark colour, such as navy or dark grey, to emphasise the gloomy atmosphere. I have decided that he will not wear a black hoodie, because it will be too dark and make the character harder to see in the dull lighting. 

Plain jeans will be worn by the character. He will be sitting down so the have to be comfortable. He can not wear black jeans for the same reason as the black hoodie. It will make it harder to see him in the dull lighting. 

He will also be wearing some trainers. This will emphasise that he is wearing casual clothes. 

The male character will also be wearing some bracelets or wrist bands. Ed Sheeran is always seen wearing wristbands and bracelets, so it will complete the usual casual look.