R+P Post 25: Costumes, props and make-up

Costumes, props and make-up are a key part of a music video as they help create the varying identities of the artist portrayed in the video. It is important that these looks are unique and memorable as they make up part of the artists branding and will in turn make it easier to sell them.

For our narrative sections in the music video we have several costumes for Laith, showing the passing of time in his life and relationship with his girlfriend. Below are the narrative costumes.

Also for the narrative shots Laith will be wearing glasses, to help portray AJ as the lovable geek and a shark tooth necklace which is his lucky charm and will be seen throughout all sections of the music video as well as the promo shots.




Our extra actor Adam will be dressed similarly but with a baseball cap to make him easily distinguishable from Laith, which will also help make him recognisable as one of the shadows in the studio screen set up.

For the performance shots in the studio Laith will be wearing black skinny jeans with a white t-shirt and casual black shirt with the sleeves rolled up. This costuming fits with the brand image we wanted to create for AJ and works with the genre of the song.

Performance costume

For the group dances all of the guys will be wearing plain white t-shirts, black skinny trousers and dark trainers. Even though these shots are completely back-lit, and so not much of the costumes will be seen, it is still important that they all match so that the outline is the same for all of the dancers, giving a sleek and professional look. Below is an example of this costume.

For the narrative sections I, as the girlfriend, will be wearing several casual yet stylish costumes, again showing the time passing in the relationship, which can be seen below.

Meera and I will be wearing plain crop tops and leggings for our dance sections, as seen below. We wanted to keep this costume simple because again the shots will be back-lit and also because we are supposed to just help give movement to the emotions in the song, leaving the focus still on Laith's performance.

In terms of make-up, Laith will have basic face make-up on to eliminate any redness or shine. My makeup will be kept fairly simple with focus on the eyes - mascara, winged eyeliner and a basic nude smokey eye with foundation and gloss. An example of the eye look I was inspired by can be seen below.