Proposal

The Proposal

Kausar Choudhury

Background

My inspiration was the book ‘Wiseguy’ written by Nicholas Pileggi’s, which was made into a film by Martin Scorsese, called ‘Goodfellas’. Although I do not condone violence and the life these guys lived, I’m focusing on the fashion and the clothes a Wiseguy used to wear. Wiseguy’s were to wear 3 piece suits to resemble a statement of power, and they wanted you to know that they were a class above you. I am also fascinated by the fact that Wiseguy’s used to believe that if you didn’t wear a suit, you wasn’t a proper wiseguy.

Scenario

My intended message is to show the attitude of a wiseguy. Most of us weren’t old enough to remember the classic gangster films such as Francis Ford Coppala’s Godfather series, or ‘Goodfellas’, or Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Untouchables’. But all the characters were dressed in linen suits and that’s how I want my models to look. I want my models sitting at a table, facing each other, with a cigarette in both of their hands. Also, they will put their feet up o their tables. This shows their arrogance and how they thought they were untouchable. Also, their will be people who aren’t dressed as wiseguys there, to show the difference in between

My Intended Objective

I want people to see what a wiseguy is, and how they went about during their time as a made man in a crime family. Its definitely going to have mob based theme, so I want people to know how they dress and how they act.

Target audience

The audience is the younger generation, because most of them wouldn’t be familiar with the whole mob based fashion. I want them to see how wiseguy’s were just like the pictures above

Schedule and Budget

I booked the equipment that college provide on Wednesday. I had booked a Canon. I plan to shoot Thursday morning as I have a long break between 10.30 and 1. Also I booked the studio, which is the location for my photo shoot. This shoot is budget free. There’ll be no need for any props or costumes as my actor have already got them.  Therefore, my photo shoot is budget free.

Mission Statement

My mission is to re-explore a lifestyle that was left behind. Although I do not condone the life a wiseguy lived, I do find it fascinating how they went about their daily life and how they used to dress, their whole attitude towards rest of the society. I want the younger generation to see what a wiseguy looked like during their time as a wiseguy. I hope to complete this mission.