Sunday, 27 March 2016

Location



The location for my film was quite an easy one. Lynch, in his films, tends to use either big, beautiful houses, or very simplistic minimal sets, such as the small houses used in Lost Highway or Inland Empire that the couples in the films live in. I decided the best to use inspiration for would be the latter, so that it was less difficult for me to achieve. The characters are typically seen on the sofa - something that represents comfort and homeliness, yet the scenes tend to be far from this, which makes it all the more surreal for the audience. I therefore decided to make this the focal point of my set. 
 A friend of mine, who is a director, had agreed to help me shoot the film with his camera, and also happened to have a very large, plain living room in his flat which was perfect for me to shoot in; all I have to do would be to dress the set with a few Lynch-like props and set the scene around the sofa. This would also make it a sitcom-style set-up which was my original inspiration from the Rabbits web-series (also seen in Inland Empire) to keep the narrative seem more surreal if in quite a realistic setting.





(My chosen location, before set dressing)



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