Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/1072449
It was important for Karyn that Bell's house be perched on a hill with a long walkway that led to the porch. Bell's home was her fortress and served as a vantage point for potential threats. The perfect house was found—an unrenovated Craftsman gem in the hills of the quickly gentrifying neighborhood of Highland Park. The house was built on a water table that swelled up and down, causing the floors to slope and the walls to crack. It was the absolute embodiment of Bell's flawed and broken character. The interior of Bell's house only occupied one page out of the one hundred and fourteen-page script, but it was the most vital set to capture accurately. This was the only time the audience would see Bell in her most intimate and private space. There was no scripted dialogue and each scene acted as a poetic tableau that illustrated her inner torment. The interiors were inhanced by choosing vintage- inspired wallpaper patterns. The juxtaposition of something as innocuous as a floral print, when aged, lent a moody, unsettling quality reflecting Bell's thin connection to the outside world. I also wanted to create a color palette that felt like a darkening bruise, using dark brown, terra cotta and aubergine. A D B C E