Hey guys! Today I am going to describe the costume and set design details for our first filming portion of 7-year old Claire. Like I've said before, we are going to focus on one of three portions every week starting next week, so we want to plan our design for our first filming portion. BTW, I'm planning on giving you guys a clearer picture of our filming schedule in the next blog in a table/chart format so it will be even clearer and more organized.
Let's get into it! First, let's start with the costume design for Claire and the parents (only characters that will be shown in this filming portion). Claire will be dressed in a purple shirt, black leggings, and gray/black colored shoes. We picked purple for her top because it is not too dark as we want young Claire to radiant a sense of innocence, yet portray that darkness is coming into her (not too dark but not too bright color). She will also have a pink cartoon backpack as she enters the house demonstrating that she has that childish characteristic (I feel like all female children have pink cartoon backpacks HAHA!), and it will also help viewers realize that she is coming home from school. This will also demonstrate how she is walking into her house from school alone, adding to the irresponsibility and absence of her parents. Her parents, who she will see arguing in the living room as she walks inside her house, will be dressed in plain, old clothing. Her father will have gray/black shirt with jeans and her mother will have a worn-out v neck shirt with jeans. This demonstrates that her parents do not have the motivation to dress up and look nice, as they are dressed pretty lazily on a workday (puts her parents in an unresponsible presentation look).
Now let's get into the lighting aspect. For this filming portion, we want to incorporate a bit more light than in the next 2 portions because it is when Claudia is less damaged as she is still an innocent little girl. However, there is still going to be less lighting than a regular house. For this portion of the film, we will simply close the blinds/curtains if we want less light. However, for the other 2 portions, we might create lighting on certain objects/details by following a DIY lighting setup. I saw this idea on YouTube and it basically involves getting a clamp light and then getting the bulbs (specific colors) that go inside it. It's a great idea and even though I won't be using it for this filming portion, I think that it would be great to use them in the other 2 filming portions. When Claudia walks inside the house and sees her parents arguing in the living room, the living room will have minimal light with most of the blinds closed. This will symbolize how her parents are toxic and not good. However, when Claudia enters her room, there will be some light (a little less than usual), representing how Claudia is still normal and innocent, but already is becoming what she will become in the future years.
Finally, let's talk about the props/set design. First, let's talk about the part when Claire walks into her house and sees her parents at a distance arguing in the living room. The only pieces of furniture visible will be the sofa and the table. Both of these things will look messy, with the sofa having pillows thrown in random places and looking kind of dirty. The table will have a lot of messy paper, food leftover, and crumbs. This will generate the idea that her parents' lives are messy and unorganized lives which are reflected in how the house is kept. This implies that they are irresponsible and not good parents. Next, let's talk about the props/set design when Claire walks into her room. The room's furniture will be covered with dolls, the floors with toys and dolls thrown all over the place, and her desk will have crayons and messy drawings. The bed will have colorful pillows and covers, all below a lot of stuffed animals. This helps to connect how young Claire is an innocent little girl, and like all little girls, likes colorful things and dolls. Although she has liked to play with a lot of toys, they are all kind of worn-out and old, implying how her parents don't spend money on things that she likes/are uninterested in her interests. The walls will be quite plain, with only a few frames hanging crooked. This will help to portray how things that Claire does not control (she cannot hang/does not think about hanging frames/decorating walls), is not well kept, helping portray the absence of her parents in her life.
Well, that's a wrap for today! Can't wait for next time where I'll be presenting my shot list and shot/filming scheduling!!!
Yours truly,
Natalia Ballinas
Link to Youtube Video (lighting reference):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=1xvIn0H1RKc&feature=emb_title
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