Final Costumes Worn

For our music video we needed to consider the costumes that the actors will be wearing in each shot and make sure they suit what is going on in the shot and the location in which the shot is taken. The main two actors in our music video are Laura and Alex who act the roles of Tom Odell and his girlfriend and these are the costumes that they wore in the final music video.

Alex Wilson as Tom Odell




At the beginning of the music video, Alex Wilson wears a dark jumper and jeans as this is the kind of casual clothing that people wear in the comfort of their own home. The reason that the jumper is dark is to suit the indie pop genre.

In the next part of the music video the character/ artist gets home from work to find his girlfriend asleep on the sofa, as he has just got back from work he is in his work suit.











The actor David who plays Tom Odell when he is old wears a dark coloured jumper for older people.

When he plays at the piano during the performance shots the actor Alex wears suit bottoms and a long sleeved shirt with sleeves rolled up









During the shots when he goes out for dinner with his girlfriend, he wears a suit but to suit the genre indie pop and it being more laid back he is not wearing a tie.







In the shots at the park the artist will be wearing a puffer jacket to show that it is cold outside but a nice autumn day otherwise they wouldn't be at the park. He will also be wearing jeans to show it is a casual picnic at the park with his girlfriend.






Laura Thomas as the girlfriend of Tom Odell

In the opening and end shots of the music video Laura has just got back from work so is wearing work clothes.

In shots where Laura is found asleep on the sofa she is wearing warm pyjamas to show the time of year that it is when this music video is set which also helps later on when there are park scenes outside in the autumn.

When Laura is an older lady sitting with her grandkids the actress Carole is in a black top and trousers to support the generic conventions of dark clothing in an indie pop music video.

During the shots when Laura is getting ready to go out for a nice evening meal with Alex she is wearing a black long dress.

During the shots at the park Laura is wearing a parka coat and wellington boots to show that it is cold out/ autumn.






It was important that we planned our costumes before the day of filming to give our actors enough time to get these clothes for our music video and so that they would be prepared for filming on the day. By pre planning these outfits we made sure that the costumes suited the genre and the locations that the actors were in e.g. a coat for when they are outside at the park.

Sophie Thomas