Production: Shopping for some uniforms!

     Today my partners and I decided we required costumes for our film. I thought it would be better to get the costumes earlier just in case they were hard to find or limited stock. So I went off on my own to do some early scowering on some potential stores which might have had the military uniforms. I also think it might be hard to find good military uniforms that look like the ones I am hoping to get.

    I hopped in my car straight after school to go find some stores. Me and my mom started off with one of the most well known costume shops in Florida. The store is named Party City. While searching the I saw they had many accessories available that could be used in our opening sequence. Such as blood and war paint to add some small accurate details. I then visited the costume section where I found about three different soldier costumes. However, none of them were to my liking really, but I kept them in mind and took some pictures. Then went back to the car.

    The next stop was a thrift store that my mom knew of locally. We drove over and I went in. I looked where I saw some crazy outfits first. I saw one uniform I liked and remembered to come back if we ever needed it. The problem with the thrift store is they usually only have one of whatever they are selling. So I was not able to acquire multiple if I bought the uniforms.

    After checking those stores I went home tired and called it a day. Luckily I got one uniform and got it early. Now I will not have to worry about it later.



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