Costume of presenter

By Pavlos C

Initial notes

The costume of our presenter is important as it has to comply with am lot of different aspects that make up our documentary. These being:

Has to fit with the conventions of the documentary

Has to relate to the target audience

1st Example : Formal (David Attenborough, Louis Theroux)

These usually take the form of documentaries aimed at much older member of the public. Documentaries that usually cover affairs that require a certain level of formality are usually the ones which involve the presenter being dressed smartly. This is to add to the reality and seriousness of the documentary as you couldn’t have a presenter describing the situation in Syria while wearing his best Fila tracksuit

2nd Example : Informal (Nick Grimshaw, Ellie Taylor)

These usually occur in slightly less serious documentaries directed at a much younger target audience. This is so this younger audience can relate to the presenter and become more indulged with the program their watching.

What we had to consider

Given the context of our documentary being fairly interchangeable between age groups it means deciding on costume was very hard. Although we wanted to be taken seriously we didn’t want to be seen as a stuffy 'Boring' documentary so we had to make sure our presenter had a casually smart way of dressing... 'Smasual'

Our outcome When watching our documentary it became

apparent that we had actually swayed towards the more informal side of clothing however it was still serious looking enough to not look like an amateur production.