Daniel Walber's series on Production Design. Click on the images to see them in magnified detail.
This week we’re keeping it brief. Is it because I’m tired? Is it because this year isn’t the best so far in terms of production design? Is it because Hurricane Isaias is really dampening the mood? Who can say?
It’s also because Babyteeth is a movie with admirable graphic simplicity. Director Shannon Murphy and her design team use a limited color palette to express their themes, a concise visual language built upon the clashing personalities of their characters. It speaks for itself.
The frequent textual incursions, for example, might become grating in another film. Here, they fit in among the other accents. This one rhymes with Anna’s (Essie Davis) dress, which then underlines the fact that she sticks out like a sore thumb against Henry’s (Ben Mendelsohn) dull...
This week we’re keeping it brief. Is it because I’m tired? Is it because this year isn’t the best so far in terms of production design? Is it because Hurricane Isaias is really dampening the mood? Who can say?
It’s also because Babyteeth is a movie with admirable graphic simplicity. Director Shannon Murphy and her design team use a limited color palette to express their themes, a concise visual language built upon the clashing personalities of their characters. It speaks for itself.
The frequent textual incursions, for example, might become grating in another film. Here, they fit in among the other accents. This one rhymes with Anna’s (Essie Davis) dress, which then underlines the fact that she sticks out like a sore thumb against Henry’s (Ben Mendelsohn) dull...
- 8/5/2020
- by Daniel Walber
- FilmExperience
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