Antagonist costume

Based on our research, we decided to have the antagonist wear a hooded cape with a ribbon. This way, much other elements of the actors clothing are hidden including the majority of their, creating a sense of mystery and the elusive unknown. We also wanted a cape that was long but not to the extent of getting caught in the shrubs. The colour we are looking for is either black or red. 

These are visual examples of our ideas on the type of cape we desire. We like the black cape because of the length and shade, symbolising darkness and death (a common colour used for the antagonist of many thriller/horror movies). We also like the red cape as it is more feminine and would give our production the fantastical feel that we would like to include (i.e. Little Red Riding Hood). In addition, this colour is bright and very noticeable. The audience can use this colour to identify the main character (shadow) with bloodshed and violence.

Even though the colour red is more uncommon and unique for an antagonist costume, the black cape would match the actors dark make-up and fit into the stereotype of the brooding and ungodly entity. This style was also cheaper and more available too. 

This is a design that our group designed for our main antagonist. Based on our design on the research that we did on google images. We decided to have a hooded cape with a ribbon. We also wanted a cape that was floor length and was the colour black. Even though we enjoyed the colour red it was more the colour black was more available and cheaper. 

        This is the cape that we bought based on our research and costume design, for the antagonist.