Planning: Costume

The main costume I need to focus on is that of the antagonist (Evil Queen). I want to make it clear to the audience that she is the antagonist through her costume, conforming to the conventions of both fantasy and horror movies.

Cloak
Lara is going to wear a cloak as many fantasy characters do. This is not red because I didn't want the audience to confuse it with either Red Riding Hood or a similar character to them. Purple connotes power and sophistication, as she is an antagonist I definitely want to convey her powerful qualities to the audience.

Cloak

Dress
Lara is going to be wearing a red dress to suggest the danger that the evil queen presents to the fairy tale world. Red connotes both danger and love, so the colour conveys a dichotomy between innocence and evil. Red is symbolic of iconic characters such as Red Riding Hood. This is a comparison which I wanted to try and avoid, but I think this would be drawn more from a cloak than a dress.

Dress

Cloak and Dress

ShoesThe shoes that form part of Lara's costume are black, which denotes sophistication and power. The latter is a key element of the evil queen's personality. The colour back is also not very bright, so this could reflect the negative effect that the queen has on the fairy tale world. They also have a heel/platform which help to give the character more dominance. 

Shoes

The marchers (who carry out the queen's evil deeds) are to look as ordinary yet individual as possible because I want to communicate how the evil queen is affecting "normal" people so they can wear whatever they decide on that filming day. Their faces are not shown in the trailer and so they are not on the casting post.