Character Infulence - Russell

This photo is taken from the movie Step Up. The character Tyler is wearing baggy clothing, portraying a rebellious personality and one of an urban background.
His jeans and simple t-shirt also reflects his laid back personality, one that we also want to create for our leading male role.

Tyler is a young man with a blurry future ahead of him, he is a in foster care with a criminal record, he also has a reputation with young 'gangsters'. However even though he lives in an urban setting, it is mentioned many times in the movie that he is a 'white boy', so his costume suggest to us that even though he's from a dangerous area and is in a middle/lower class cycle, he doesn't fall in the 'gangster' category. Our male lead will also be white so we want to construct the same idea that he will be of an urban social background, however still quite laid back.

The headphones are key as it shows he is not his music and gives him a sense of character, this gave us an idea to also use headphones i our trailer. We also decided it would be best to dress him in casual clothing that is seen as modern in an urban setting, however we have to keep in mind that he still has to look smart as he is in a 6Th form. We also wanted him to be good looking as most male leads in many soaps/movies are.