I want to incorporate a CRT TV in my scene in some way, it’s a large aspect of the short films I’ve produced (I have some sort of infatuation with CRTs apparently) and can be used as a storytelling device by showing short clips on it in certain situations. The TV itself could be part of the scares too. These old sets have such a specific look when they’re acting up – that warped static, the way the picture rolls, that weird high-pitched whine they make. Plus there’s something really unsettling about a TV turning itself on in a dark room, casting a cold glow everywhere.
As you can see in the top right, I include a shelf with picture frames. I plan on either having a photograph of a family or maybe some pictures of old people to really drive home that we’re in an old, lived-in room. The wainscoting in the back I plan to have be relatively ornate, potentially saying that the house used to be quaint and lovely but slowly decayed into disrepair.
I had fun with a couple doodles to sort of come up with the feel I want to produce. I doubt I’ll have the time to create an experience that will really capture what is being shown in these concept arts, but I want to push myself to the absolute limit and see what I produce in this timeframe.