Post by Draco on Jul 4, 2012 12:10:36 GMT -5
I wrote this up for our own cast, perhaps others may find this info useful:
I hear a lot of questions about what to do for ensemble characters, so here's a bit of help for everybody complete with pictures. These are guidelines for a straight, movie-accurate version. You can do different things if you want (many cast members have cosplayed specific characters depending on their roles, such as Zander using Pyramid Head as a Night Surgeon Repo Man, Ben did FF8 Seifer for GENEcop complete with gunblade, etc.). If you're going to vary from the movie, at least pick something that fits the role. Added by Ali: And be sure to clear your idea with the stage manager!
Zydrate Addict/ Scalpel Slut:
Look crazy, wear something you would never wear out to, say, Wal-Mart or a family reunion, or at least combinations of things that are just far-out, bizarre, bright, punk, metal, raver, cyber goth, or any combination of said fashions. Looking like a hooker works too. Added by Ali: "Make sure you're not just wearing a bra and panties - they can be visible, but throw on some other clothing pieces too, and that means real clothes - not just fishnets."
GENEcop:
Black, EVERYTHING BLACK, no *blue* jeans, please. Long sleeves/jacket/coat, no exposed arms. Boots (combat boots, at least mid-calf is preferable, but anything big and tough looking and black), no tennis shoes PLEASE. If you have gloves, wear 'em.
They all wear helmets,(if you can't get/borrow a helmet, use some kind of black headgear if you can, any type of hat or beanie or whatever should be okay as long as it's black), and some type of goggle/face-mask combination. Don't have an exposed face, please. (unless you're the ZA cop) Even sunglasses are better than nothing. They carry big guns with flashlights, though any gun should do you. But if you have a big gun with a light, BONUS POINTS! Further items to add to your look but not really required are: elbow pads, knee pads, tactical vest/ gear, and geneco patches.
If you look like you're ready to join the SWAT team, you're in good shape!
Luigi's Sanatarium Square assistant and victim:
Looks like a waiter/valet parking guy. White shirt, vest, black pants. Bonus points for bowtie.
GENterns:
Talk to other Genterns about getting the correct shoes (very important), and red masks (very important). Specific dress pattern, you won't be able to buy something and wear it without some type of modification. The fabric actually resembles diamond textured metal (like you see on pickup trucks), but is only known to be available through King Textiles in Canada.
I beg you to not wear a typical bra for the normal gentern costume, the straps showing are a total eyesore. There's also ways to pull the straps together to hide them (safety pin, whatever), that works too...but I, personally, am always sad to see exposed bra straps.
Testify! costume is white bra & panties, white fishnet leggings, red fishnet gloves that only reach the wrist (hardest item to find imo), and cheesecloth tied around your body in some form or fashion. Our GENterns seemed to have adopted a uniform style of tieing around the waist, but the movie ones actually have different ways of using the cheesecloth. Drawing scars on your body is also a bonus, but no one usually bothers.
Bandleader
This guy:
Testify Band
Full black costumes, sleeveless (I think they wear vests), various types of hats for males, and gold masks. Also, some type of instrument, don't care what. Females seem to wear dresses similar to Shilo's opera dress. Added by Ali: "Cast provides the gold masks."
Eunuchs
Black sunglasses, black shinguards used as arm bracers (I have 2 pair that are kinda crappy that I always bring, if I make them better I'll donate to cast), black tight pants (what's up with all the slacks/baggy stuff, guys? C'mon, you gotta ADVERTISE!), black combat boots or equivalent, and the straps (actually made of elastic, but leather works too). Black chokers. They also have barcode tattoos on the right side of their chest that often gets overlooked. Try to look as uniform as possible with the other person playing Eunuch opposite you:
Henchgirls:
Sunglasses, high ponytail, blue lipstick, suit jacket, black SHORT shorts, right leg gun holster, high collar button up white shirt, full body fishnets, pump action shotgun, tall black boots. They also have a black shinguard (like the eunuch's armguards) on their right bicep.
Night Surgeon Repo Men
The cue to come out on stage is as soon as Nathan stands up and begins his monologue, and you'll hear the music shift. There are so many ways you can do this.
Ways of doing it wrong include: Totally exposed face (MAKES ME ANGRY! LUIGI SMASH!), normal everyday clothes (c'mon at least put more effort into it than jeans and a T-shirt), guns (Not a single Repo Man carries a gun, not a very effective reposession tool) and military/cop looks (then you just look like a GENEcop!). Black is actually not a requirement for these guys, for the most part. A lot of them have a lot of brown to their costumes, and subtle hints of color. One even has a denim trenchcoat with red lining.
Here's the gallery showing all of the different Repo Men, they are seriously badass motherfuckers, so do your best to look like a badass motherfucker:
s733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/repo_costumes/repo%20cadets/
protip: Dogface is the best. He enjoys tea before killin' time.
I hear a lot of questions about what to do for ensemble characters, so here's a bit of help for everybody complete with pictures. These are guidelines for a straight, movie-accurate version. You can do different things if you want (many cast members have cosplayed specific characters depending on their roles, such as Zander using Pyramid Head as a Night Surgeon Repo Man, Ben did FF8 Seifer for GENEcop complete with gunblade, etc.). If you're going to vary from the movie, at least pick something that fits the role. Added by Ali: And be sure to clear your idea with the stage manager!
Zydrate Addict/ Scalpel Slut:
Look crazy, wear something you would never wear out to, say, Wal-Mart or a family reunion, or at least combinations of things that are just far-out, bizarre, bright, punk, metal, raver, cyber goth, or any combination of said fashions. Looking like a hooker works too. Added by Ali: "Make sure you're not just wearing a bra and panties - they can be visible, but throw on some other clothing pieces too, and that means real clothes - not just fishnets."
GENEcop:
Black, EVERYTHING BLACK, no *blue* jeans, please. Long sleeves/jacket/coat, no exposed arms. Boots (combat boots, at least mid-calf is preferable, but anything big and tough looking and black), no tennis shoes PLEASE. If you have gloves, wear 'em.
They all wear helmets,(if you can't get/borrow a helmet, use some kind of black headgear if you can, any type of hat or beanie or whatever should be okay as long as it's black), and some type of goggle/face-mask combination. Don't have an exposed face, please. (unless you're the ZA cop) Even sunglasses are better than nothing. They carry big guns with flashlights, though any gun should do you. But if you have a big gun with a light, BONUS POINTS! Further items to add to your look but not really required are: elbow pads, knee pads, tactical vest/ gear, and geneco patches.
If you look like you're ready to join the SWAT team, you're in good shape!
Luigi's Sanatarium Square assistant and victim:
Looks like a waiter/valet parking guy. White shirt, vest, black pants. Bonus points for bowtie.
GENterns:
Talk to other Genterns about getting the correct shoes (very important), and red masks (very important). Specific dress pattern, you won't be able to buy something and wear it without some type of modification. The fabric actually resembles diamond textured metal (like you see on pickup trucks), but is only known to be available through King Textiles in Canada.
I beg you to not wear a typical bra for the normal gentern costume, the straps showing are a total eyesore. There's also ways to pull the straps together to hide them (safety pin, whatever), that works too...but I, personally, am always sad to see exposed bra straps.
Testify! costume is white bra & panties, white fishnet leggings, red fishnet gloves that only reach the wrist (hardest item to find imo), and cheesecloth tied around your body in some form or fashion. Our GENterns seemed to have adopted a uniform style of tieing around the waist, but the movie ones actually have different ways of using the cheesecloth. Drawing scars on your body is also a bonus, but no one usually bothers.
Bandleader
This guy:
Testify Band
Full black costumes, sleeveless (I think they wear vests), various types of hats for males, and gold masks. Also, some type of instrument, don't care what. Females seem to wear dresses similar to Shilo's opera dress. Added by Ali: "Cast provides the gold masks."
Eunuchs
Black sunglasses, black shinguards used as arm bracers (I have 2 pair that are kinda crappy that I always bring, if I make them better I'll donate to cast), black tight pants (what's up with all the slacks/baggy stuff, guys? C'mon, you gotta ADVERTISE!), black combat boots or equivalent, and the straps (actually made of elastic, but leather works too). Black chokers. They also have barcode tattoos on the right side of their chest that often gets overlooked. Try to look as uniform as possible with the other person playing Eunuch opposite you:
Henchgirls:
Sunglasses, high ponytail, blue lipstick, suit jacket, black SHORT shorts, right leg gun holster, high collar button up white shirt, full body fishnets, pump action shotgun, tall black boots. They also have a black shinguard (like the eunuch's armguards) on their right bicep.
Night Surgeon Repo Men
The cue to come out on stage is as soon as Nathan stands up and begins his monologue, and you'll hear the music shift. There are so many ways you can do this.
Ways of doing it wrong include: Totally exposed face (MAKES ME ANGRY! LUIGI SMASH!), normal everyday clothes (c'mon at least put more effort into it than jeans and a T-shirt), guns (Not a single Repo Man carries a gun, not a very effective reposession tool) and military/cop looks (then you just look like a GENEcop!). Black is actually not a requirement for these guys, for the most part. A lot of them have a lot of brown to their costumes, and subtle hints of color. One even has a denim trenchcoat with red lining.
Here's the gallery showing all of the different Repo Men, they are seriously badass motherfuckers, so do your best to look like a badass motherfucker:
s733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/repo_costumes/repo%20cadets/
protip: Dogface is the best. He enjoys tea before killin' time.