ADG Perspective

like we had opened the doors to the institution once more. Alana's House A cul-de-sac of preserved tract houses that backed onto a vast radio tower lot was spotted, and through door knocking, the fi lm landed the perfect yellow house at the end of the street. Like Gary's house, Paul described Alana's house as of a similar demographic and located in the ats,' north of Ventura Boulevard. The open plan layout inherent of this period allowed for interesting cameras angles through doorways that quickly move the action visually from one room to the next, telling the story of a large family living under one roof. Plastic cover furniture sets from 0s home catalogues fi lled the living room, and I found a great 1960s vintage wallpaper to show the passage of time in the house. The wallpaper inspired Alana's color palette of greens and blues, the opposite color palette of Gary's home. The front yard was overly planted with lavender and sage. We removed the modern garden and restored the front yard to grass sod. A reference photo from the era of two teenagers kissing in a bedroom with teddy bears on the oor stood out to me as the perfect study for Alana's bedroom, still stuck between interests, never clean or tidy. Fat Bernie's Waterbeds Gary begins a new business venture selling waterbeds that he fi rst runs out of his mom's advertisement company, the G & G agency. Then, after showcasing a crude prototype waterbed at the Teenage Fair, he rents a corner store on the boulevard to attract clientele. After much scouting, the production landed on a stretch of storefronts A. & B. INTERIOR ALANA'S HOUSE. SET PHOTOS. C. INTERIOR ALANA'S HOUSE. WALLPAPER PATTERN. D. EXTERIOR FAT BERNIE'S WORK NOTES BY SAMANTHA ENGLENDER. A C B D

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