prep
So the feature film I'm set decorating is set in NYC in 1988.
The production designer wanted me to handpaint some sign mock-ups. I was using those 99 cent store brushes (that's what was available in the production office) but I thought they came out ok still:
The Art Dept office in the Production Offices were plastered with fun reference photos of NYC Soho in the 1980s.
While prepping for a feature film where I was set decorator, I had to try and create two different images of an equinox flower out of matchsticks, a key dressing in the plot of the movie.
option 1
option 2
option 3
option 4 (based on a drawing from production designer)
While not the easiest medium, I'm pretty happy with how they each came out. It took a long time, but it was calming and meditative and I listened to a great episode of On Being while making these.
In the end though, a much simpler and less complex design was used in the shot. When the film is released I'll screenshot it.
fun fact: a classic Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu was filmed in 1958, called Equinox Flower.
