TAKE DOWN (aka BILLIONAIRE RANSOM – 2016)

FEATURE FILM · Pinewood Studios Films · Costume Designer

DIRECTOR — Jim Gillespie

PRODUCER — Ed Elbert, Sarah Ryan Black

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS — Steve Christian, Ivan Dunleavy, Stefan Brunner, Jamie Brown

TRAILER

THE DESIGN

For Take Down (Billionaire Ransom), my approach was to establish a contemporary world of international wealth and privilege, creating distinctive wardrobes for a group of young adults from billionaire families. Their clothing reflected their varied cultural backgrounds, personalities and affluent lifestyles, balancing youthful, aspirational styling with the individuality required by each character.

When the characters are sent to a remote island for a survival programme, their carefully curated appearances give way to an entirely different aesthetic. Required to select clothing from a collection of second-hand outdoor and survival equipment, each character assembles a practical new wardrobe while attempting to retain elements of their personal style. Technical outerwear, military-inspired pieces and rugged textures were combined to create individual silhouettes that felt resourceful yet visually engaging.

As the story develops into a hostage thriller, the costumes needed to accommodate demanding action sequences and progressively reflect the characters’ changing circumstances. Throughout, the intention was to balance credible survival clothing with a heightened, youthful visual style, allowing the characters to remain distinctive and compelling as their privileged world gives way to danger and uncertainty.

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