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Color:
Warm tones. Reds, oranges, yellows, etc.
Dressing:
lamps. Martin wants to utilize lamps in his lighting scheme, so the instructions here will be more specific as we go, but in general we're talkin' thrift store-o-rama! the more varied the shades and the more outdated the style, the better!
We will also try to procure a couch (or two) for free from friends, but also be on the look out for a warm tone, "flop house-ish," ratty, sofa, great!
Wall stuff will be much more chaotic. I've included some examples of "punk houses."
A lot of these, however, are much more "dirty" than I picture our house becoming. I like their subversive nature, but we might think about replacing the music centric elements with "nerdier," army navy surplus centric stuff. The people who live here, remember, are part hipster, part video game geek, part WWII enthusiasts, but ALL distracted youth. so the more visually stimulating and lacking in cohesive theme the better!
As far as things to buy (in other words something helpful) here are some ideas:
Lamps, outdated flags (USA, Soviet, Commie Vietnam), goofy thrift-store-bought wall art/paintings, perhaps an old broken TV, army men/old GI joes (which do not need to be returned intact), Power Glove, Super Scope, progressive rock (elo, rush, super tramp, etc) concert posters... as a start... and in warm tones.
Thanks!
The easiest and most cost effective way to deck-out the store would be to fill the area behind and around the counter with actual game cartridges. A lot of people still have them in their collection and they can be easily borrowed over the weekend without remuneration. While looking for a location to shoot, in fact, Brian and I visited a vintage game store which simply had a wall of un-boxed, used NES games on the wall behind the register. it was great and would be really cheap to reproduce.
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The next tier of things are actual ads for video games. these are not easy to borrow, not because they are treasured, but simply because they were essentially trash. They can be found easily enough on Ebay. Note: every Nintendo Power Magazine, Gamepro Magazine, and Electronic Gaming Monthly, from the 80's/early 90's came with a free poster! buying a lot of these babies will almost certainly be cheaper than trying to find single posters. Again the era to look for is like 1988-1994ish.
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The other, possibly higher ticket set of items to look for would be actual displays. we may have to hunt around for these, but so long as we find cool ones, it will be worth it. hopefully, even if we drop $100 or more, the resale value of things like this won't fall during the making of the movie...
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As far as the actual interiors of the store, they will depend exclusively on the location. A lot of these things are small and incidental, but realistically we will only be able to hang small background elements.
Thanks!
I will try to upload a document soon. this blog thing is not really useful if we can't do that.
enjoy!, LH
