Offside's Costuming Choices!

  What’s up readers, in this weekly blog post I want to introduce the costuming styles that we will be including in our highly anticipated film, Offsides, with costuming hand picked by yours truly. Anyways, let’s dive right in!

Beginning with the costume choices that we have decided for the team the protagonist will play on, which includes a simple outwear of a blue t-shirt and black shorts. The blue is used particularly for the protagonist’s team to clue the audience in that these players relate to a colder, less active part of the spectrum. They are more inclined to feel fear rather than being the ones creating it. It also contributes to attributes like trust and dependence that we want our protagonist to achieve with his team throughout the film, which will allow them to push through obstacles and pursue victory.

For the opposing team we have provided them red t-shirts, as well as the absurd style choice of blonde hair. Beginning with the red shirt, we want to signify the aggressive and exciting energy that this color choice generates. This team will be the very first obstacle presented to the protagonist in the film, so we want to ensure they feel the wrath of these athletes, providing power to those wearing this color. 

Additionally, we want to bring up the elephant in the room, blonde wigs. The simple answer for why we would include such a prop is simple, comedy. We want the entirety of the red team to be using fake hair as a gag that adds to the silliness that makes its presence known throughout the film. Just imagine my co-director, Davin Williams, in a blonde wig. It’ll be a sight to behold I tell you.

Another character included in the film is the referee, which we obviously would need to have in order to hold a proper game of football. Fit with the black and white stripes, black pants, and the most important prop, the whistle. It is truly perfection.

 

These two props are to be used during the football scene, which means there isn’t much to discuss other than the items include a football and flag football belts with colors pertaining to the team they will be used by.

Here we have the costumes that the coaches will be wearing, with respect to the color of their team. The difference that I would like to point out is between the manner they wear said costumes. The red coach will appear more professional with his tucked in, buttoned up shirt and tie. This contrasts with the image that the blue team’s coach attempts to present, where they do not have their shirt buttoned completely, their shirt untucked, tie hanging around their shoulders, and no belt present around their waist. The blue team’s coach conveys the reason the blue team does so poorly without having to provide backstory, it's all provided by the manner in which the coaches dress themselves. We do also want to attempt to make the blue team’s coach sound informal and a bit grumpy when dealing with the players, adding to the gag of the scene.

That is all I have for you guys this week, tune in next time to find out who the protagonist for our film really is and what they’re all about!