Adaptation (Screenplay)
For week 8, I read the screenplay of Leaving Las Vegas. The movie was directed by Mike Figgis, and the novel was written by John O'Brien. It had a very sad, strange but truthful/honest storyline.
as a Set Designer, for Ben's motel room I would make it very non-caring.
We know from the screenplay he has a lot of bottles lying around, empty, everywhere but mostly on the floor. We also know he has a closet, and a mirror inside of it, and also has a bathroom. This makes me as a Set Designer think that the motel is pretty nicely laid out and cared for.
This could set up for a good clash between environment and character. So I would add a lot of clothes hanging around on chairs, and everywhere that's not a closet. The character, Ben, has already decided he wants to die here drinking, so why would he care about where he puts what. A t-shirt or towel hanging on his nightlamp, bottles everywhere, spills of alcohol on his bed, and the floor mat.
I would also add things that are in order, that a motel would have. Like a nice painting above the bed, a tv, with the remote hanging around on his bed.
I would especially try to push this idea of clashing the nice motel simple clean style, with the messiness of a man that wants to live his last few days drinking and messing around.
as a Set Designer, for Ben's motel room I would make it very non-caring.
We know from the screenplay he has a lot of bottles lying around, empty, everywhere but mostly on the floor. We also know he has a closet, and a mirror inside of it, and also has a bathroom. This makes me as a Set Designer think that the motel is pretty nicely laid out and cared for.
This could set up for a good clash between environment and character. So I would add a lot of clothes hanging around on chairs, and everywhere that's not a closet. The character, Ben, has already decided he wants to die here drinking, so why would he care about where he puts what. A t-shirt or towel hanging on his nightlamp, bottles everywhere, spills of alcohol on his bed, and the floor mat.
I would also add things that are in order, that a motel would have. Like a nice painting above the bed, a tv, with the remote hanging around on his bed.
I would especially try to push this idea of clashing the nice motel simple clean style, with the messiness of a man that wants to live his last few days drinking and messing around.
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