This was a fairly simple project for me on Wardrobe; just two actors, in roughly late 1800's garb, needing suspenders for the look, and the whole thing happens in the dark.
I met this charming young actor, Coleman, and his parents that evening, and we all hit it off quickly. They are just the sweetest family.
When choosing clothing pieces for something so straightforward, I'd literally just thrifted the wardrobe for this film not long before, and had found a couple options for shirts and pants for both Coleman and for JC, the other actor playing his father. (not pictured above)
The suspenders were an important element to the writer and the director, and thankfully, the easiest items to find. I went for thickly textured fabrics as much as possible with the boy's costume, sticking with mostly natural colors and a second layer under the shirt, to make it feel more practical. (...let's not talk about the fact that we had to go with a white, clearly modern t-shirt neckline underneath... Alabama doesn't seem to have any other options, and with such a quick project, I didn't have time to hand sew a shirt, ha ha.)
Other than adjusting the waistline of the pants, no other alterations were needed and everything fit him well.
I went for much more vivid colors for the father, as his coming into the film is the major turning point of the brief plot, so the colors he wears help him stand out in the dark as much as his arrival does. And he ended up complimenting the barn very well unintentionally.
Both characters wear their sleeves rolled up; the son's pushed up like he shoved them there in a hurry, and the father's rolled/folded back, since he's been working elsewhere before appearing on screen.
(And since the pile of sticks up against the barn was the extent of my needed Set Dressing for this film, let's just say I complimented the father's wardrobe to the barn color on purpose, because I go above and beyond the call of duty...)
Really, this film was so straightforward to costume and looked great when completed. The biggest factor was the cold weather. Mainly for poor Coleman, who wasn't layered up like the rest of us. (he also didn't get to wear glowstick necklaces like the rest of us, which was a real shame.)
He was an absolute trooper, and his sweet mama and I "burritoed" him in layers and layers of blankets between every new setup and any shots we could. It was a chilly project! But his attitude and the end project were stellar.
