Costume for main actor

Costume for main actor

I got the idea for the costume from multiple media products, such as Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, and the game Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

An example of costume in Band of Brothers

An example of costume in Saving Private Ryan

The costume that my actor is wearing is representative of a soldier of the 101st Airborne unit.

The costume consists of a jacket, cargo trousers, boots, webbing, bag, helmet and a pistol holster. I tried to get the costume as close to the real thing as possible, so that my film is realistic and accurate. The insignia that is on the jacket is realistic to what was worn by the 101st Airborne during WW2. My main actor also has the props that he will use in the film, which is the Thompson airsoft replica and the Colt 1911 that is in the holster. I have added netting, camouflage and goggles to the helmet in order to make it more realistic and accurate as some airborne soldiers would add further camouflage in order to blend in more with their surroundings while in combat. Some of the costume is actually from WW2, which means that it will be accurate and correct for the time period in which my film is set. With my film being set in WW2 it mean that I will have to make sure that I do not use an props or parts of the costume that does not look too modern or inaccurate for the time period, as it will make my film look unrealistic and unprofessional. 

When filming, I will add 'weathering' to my actor's costume in order to make it look as if he has been 'out in the field' for a while.

Front view of actor in costume

In this picture of my actor in costume you can see the helmet and accessories that are attached to the helmet, such as the netting, goggles and added camouflage. You can also see he prop Thompson SMG that will be the character's main weapon in my film.

Right side view of Actor in costume

In this picture of my actor you can see a better view of the helmet, you can also see the pack and the pistol holster with the gun inside.

Left side view of actor in costume

In this picture of my actor, the insignia of the 101st Airborne is clearly visible, along with the canteen, helmet and pack that my actor will be wearing in the film.

Back view of actor in costume

This picture of my actor clearly shows the pack that would have been worn as a substitute to the much larger pack that was worn by the standard infantry.

In this picture you can see the boots that my actor is wearing, although in real life the boots would have been brown leather, but i was unable to find any brown ones, so we had to use black ones instead.