hitchcock teases with visuals and sound in “rope.”
books / vintage metronome / candelabra / wooden chest / cocktail glasses / champagne
tense suspense
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[dressed] twin peaks
1. Vintage Framed Painting / 2. Who Killed Laura Palmer Button / 3. Best Friends Necklace / 4. Cinnabar Mug / 5. Canon A-1 / 6. Leather Diary / 7. 1960s Plaid Skirt /8. Hancock and Moore Barstool / 9. Cherry Pie / 10. Bass Antonoff Saddle Shoes
1. Dozen of Doughnuts / 2. Log Set / 3. Handmade Burl Bowl / 4. “Edwin” Glasses / 5. Legend of Fogwoman / 6. Zigzag Rug / 7. Sheriff’s Department Badge / 8. Coffee Carafe / 9. Cassette Recorder
all images and design from design*sponge
charm, quick, and mystery from “twin peaks”
created by mike frost and david lynch / series production design by richard hoover
hiding
undercover / braid / books / cozy sweater / snuggly bed / gilded leaves / paper bag / glassed cactus
frost
spectacles & smokescreens
[1970s glasses (top right) / gary oldman quote]
early emphasis on eyeglasses in “tinker tailor soldier spy” signals to the viewer the importance of observation in unraveling a dense mystery that the film’s look enhances; each shot is somehow artfully, visually obscured…
frames from tinker tailor soldier spy: directed by tomas alfredson / cinematography by hoyte van hoytema / art direction by tom brown and zsuzsa kismarty-lechner / production design by maria djurkovic / costume design by jaqueline durran
screenplay by bridget o’connor & peter staughan based on the novel by john le carre
details
bare
bedroom / legs / paper frames / mattress huggers / sheets / room / bowls
mattresses / branches / bedside table / mantle / studio / floor / plant / bulbs
[dressed] walkabout
from nicolas roeg’s “walkabout.” [production design by brian eatwell / art direction by terry gough]
the few props used in “walkabout” visually represent the foreignness of the english colonist characters and their ineptness to dwell in the australian outback. they become better survivors only as they embrace the land, shedding their (increasingly silly) belongings–vestiges of their former life–as they connect with nature and a native friend.
toy cars / water pistol / cotton blanket / picnic hamper / canned cherries / wool skirt / grey socks / felt boater hat / leather satchel
subtle macabre
elements that threaten, creating a sense of vulnerability, foreboding, and tension in a scene
red lady gloves / bare legged shadows / wooden bird / black lace panties / still from hitchcock’s “the trouble with harry” / kitchen tools
also inspired by: manabu takahashi snow jacket ink print
