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K I N G L E A R | P E R S P E C T I V E 7 5 Edgar's Office Edgar (played by Andrew Scott) is a physicist, studying the effects of eclipses of the sun, so the scenes are set in a university/academic environment. Screens showing solar eclipses and generating data were created with the ability to zoom in on solar flares, all to be done in-camera rather that using post production. A real physicist was called in to write formula, and clear acrylic writing boards were used so the camera could shoot through the formulas written on them. This scene was also shot in Hertford town hall, I particularly like the warm honey-coloured panelling as it helped put across a municipal feel to the space. There were lots of books and paperwork in the background, but the important elements were the screens showing the solar eclipse and formulas. Wrotham Park Wrotham Park was used for Goneril's house (played by Emma Thompson). Goneril, having married the Duke of Albany (played by Anthony Calf) has put her own mark on the interior. The director and I sat with Emma and Anthony to discuss the look of the interior. We decided to make it all rather sharp, spiky and hard, slightly uncomfortable. The majority of the scenes take place in the salon (as the layout of this room worked best for the action), but it is very red! Rather than trying to hide or fight with the colour of the room we decided to embrace it (referencing Ingmar Bergman's Cries and Whispers). The action required Lear's knights trudging mud into the room (to Goneril's horror!) so the flooring was replaced with cream carpet with red borders (the red borders allowed for the easy replacement of the main area). The adjacent dining room was given a cold blue, with long plate glass table (echoing the conference table in Tower of London), hard sharp spiky dining chairs and architectural flower arrangements. White sofas with red cushions, red lamps and slashes of red in the carpet border gave the room contrast and a slight boudoir feel! F E. & F. EDGAR'S OFFICE, ALSO AT HERTFORD TOWN HALL, SHOT ON THE SAME DAY AS MINISTRY OF WAR. EDGAR STUDIES THE STARS, HE'S AN ASTROPHYSICIST, THE IMAGES ON THE SCREENS WERE PRODUCED AND PLAYED LIVE THROUGH PLAYBACK RATHER THAN ADDED IN POST PRODUCTION. G. A SKETCH FOR GONERIL'S HOUSE, CLASSICAL PROPORTIONS AND SCALE. THE LOCATION WAS A LARGE COUNTRY HOUSE CALLED WROTHAM PARK, JUST OUTSIDE LONDON. E G