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SOME SUGGESTIONS~
............-~ SET DESIGNS
In a previous article I dealt with details that go into set construction,
assuming that a number of flat sheets of building board or similar material
being available for the formation of the necessary walls. By careful scheming
these building sheets may be used
over and over again. Originality
can be readily achieved and creat-
ive effort is most truly reflected
in the modern mode of internal
design and decoration. The
suggested set designs presented
herewith are capable of wide
variations to fulfil specific con-
ditions and provide attractive
architectural treatments for mod-
ern interiors.
Fig. I shows a possible entrance
hall treatment for a house with
:::::.----: the bottom portion of the stair-
case incorporated (as described
previously). Suitable small furniture and floor coverings are all that is required
to give this hall the touch of realism.
By some modifications this design can be turned into an hotel lobby by the
provision of a reception counter on the left (see fig. 2), a wider staircase-say
5 feet or so-being substituted for the domestic one, and the addition of one or
two indicator panels, as indicated.
An unconventional dining-room design with a somewhat antique atmosphere
is suggested in fig. 3. The shelves are open and should be about 14 ins. deep.
The cupboard doors and drawers need not be made to open unless the script
caters for it, but latches, hinges, etc., should be the real thing if action near to
the fittings is to take place.
Fig. 4 provides an arrangement for assembling several pieces of property
furniture around a settee, which can be transported to the studio and slipped
into position immediately prior to shooting. Here the effect of a "built in"
ensemble has, I think, been successfully achieved; the modern cupboard arrange-
ments are easi!y constructed from
pieces of building board, and
made in sections at convenience.
A similar treatment is put
forward in a bedroom set, as
depicted in fig. 5, and it is an idea
capable of several variations to
suit particular requirements, i.e.
twin beds, etc. Here again the
pieces of furniture forming the
"built in" arrangement would be
made in sections and the set thus
prepared for the bed to be
brought along on the shooting
FJG.2.
occasion.
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