The last days of pre-production

Well, our short film The Room at the Top of the Stairs is finally approaching production, after months of planning, speculation, stress and procrastination. As I write this the art department is busily dressing the set - a spooky old house in West Hobart, currently uninhabited. This is a big task, as it’s a huge house and has to be filled up with all sorts of weird stuff that art students might have made or collected. On the upside, these characters are not very domestic (or wealthy) and so don’t need to have much furniture.

This will be our "art school sharehouse"

We’re also having wardrobe, make-up and camera tests today. Sean (costume designer) is busily putting together outfits for the key cast. I’m excited to see how it all comes together… It’s realistic art student fashion, but a little heightened. Not boho, more a bit folk, apparently. And layering. The make-up, courtesy of Liz, is going to be pretty natural but with an occasional touch of glamour (because they are artists after all).