Costumes, Props and Make-up

To make it clear to our audience that our character was a soldier, we dressed our actor in army styled camouflage trousers, a black jumper and army style boots. The trousers looked more worn, with the addition of a reparation with duct tape on the front left leg, which we felt contributed to the overall look.

We used a single prop of a camouflage print bag, similar to a day sack that the army uses, to indicate a sense of journey and distance travelled. This also added to the feel of our actor taking on the role of a soldier, making it seem more realistic.

For make-up, we decided to not use any on our leading actor as we wanted our character to appear raw and gritty. Therefore, we allowed the natural features and light affect our character's overall look,