Clay- Visual Concept

Color Palette and Key Textures

Chrome/Stainless Steel Clay/Terracotta/RustDamp Fog/MistRefracting neon light

CLAY

Visual Concept

Hero Props and Key Set Dressing

Characters

Mood Boards

Francis

Hair- 90s short mop (ex: Liam Gahllager)

Wrinkled button down shirt

Blue, black, and grey color palette - youthful style and cheap material

Tarnished and scratched bronze lighter with some unique texture and peronalization

Scene 3,5,6- (Outside mortuary and cemetary)- Worn, faded dark grey jacket with pockets

Scene 3 (Outside Mortuary) Well-used briefcase, faux leather or heavy duty fabric- mostly lost it's shape

Scene 2 (Mortuary)- full length bib apron- white

Heavy black dress shoes with laces

Alan

Hair is short, middle aged man

Large silver divers watch

Large gold wedding band- not new and shiny, but should stand out

Brown and cream color palate- middle-aged man professional style- should be put together but as if he is trying to put on an act

Neat collared white button down shirt

Brown khakis and collared brown overcoat/rain coat- have almost a tailored look

Scene 3 (Outsidemortuary) Shiny, neat, clean, and well-kept black briefcase- leather

Brown dress shoes

Man

Round glasses ripped, muddy suit- brown Muddy dress shoes

Goons

Black Leather/ dark denim jackets- looks heavily layered for being out in cold weather Loose fit, non descript pants for Heavy duty lace up boots

Bar Extras

Should look as if they are coming off of work- relaxed business Women- turtlenecks and long skirts/dark slacks with dress boots Men- button down shirts (loose at collar), sweaters or business jackets and dress shoes or boots

Cemetary Mourners

Black, long coats Scarves Different ages of mourners will relefct outfits- some styles may be older (50s-90s style dress) Men- suits Women- long dresses/ slacks Should be dressed nicely

Locations

Mood Boards

Moor

Gradient light, with grey/pinks at the top and grey fog at the bottom

Damp wood texture

texture of the scrim backdrop to add the eerie and undefined tone

depth of layered trees effect- light flitering though trees

emphasis on the tree silhouettes to add the depth effect

damp rock texture

moss and grass growing on and between bolders

reds and oranges come from the occasional autumn fern

swirling, low-lying fog, especially over the thrust where the "water" is

Interior Mortuary

Mortuary Exterior

Bar

Cemetary

Research

Style and Culture- 1990s

Northeastern United States in the 1990s- An overview

Politics

• Transition from George W. Bush (Republican- 1989-1993) to Bill Clinton (Democrat- 1993-2001)
• 1988 Election: vast majority of US votes Republican; New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island vote Democrat
• 1992 Election: Northeast is majority Democrat
• Clinton was the first Democratic president since Carter (1977-1981)
• The United States is coming out of the Cold War (Reagan)
• International implications of the fallout of the USSR (Bosnia)
• Rise of Saddam Hussein and the Middle East
• Technology and warfare

Style

• Influenced by celebrities,
• Jeans are becoming more professional, though in professional positions (government and offices), slacks, dress shirts, and blazers/ suit jackets are still enforced
• Business dress, but casual:
• Men: dress shirts not buttoned to the top, sleeves rolled up/ short sleeved button downs; light wash/faded jeans- loose fit

Technology

• Apple and Microsoft are major companies
• Computers are accessible to more and more people, and most homes have computers in their homes
• Printers, speakers, etc
• Computers and technology introduced into classrooms

• Technology seen as a positive change in society- needs to be embraced
• Exception: (an extreme case) the Unabomber- shows the conflict in society over the rapid increase in technology in the public sphere

Northeastern United States in the 1990s- An overview (cont.)

Architecture

• Modernist Period (1890-1970)
• International style/ Bauhaus/ Brutalism/Mid-Century Modern

Entertainment

• Movie Industry
• Music
• access to music-
• "Webizines"- online magazines
• Online Communication- email, chat rooms

Stockmarket

• Economic boom
• Internet made it easy and popular for everyone to buy and sell stocks
• New companies (Apple, Microsoft) doubling and tripling their worth rapidly
• Housing market drops after recession in 1989
• Large apartment buildings are in high demand- studios and one-bedroom apartments in the city are extremly popular
• Overall, housing market plateaus at about $150,000

Average Income

• $55,000-$70,000 (in the Northeast)/ $50,200 (US average) in 1990
• US average increases to $54,058 by 2000

• https://wildwesthardware.com/blogs/news/architecture-timeline-a-comprehensive-guide-to-american-architecture-and-hardware
• Modernist Period (1890-1870)
• International style/ Bauhaus/ Brutalism/Mid-Century Modern

1940s

1960s

1990s