SPATIAL CONSTRUCTS- 1984- Winston's Room

I have decided that I would like to build Winston's flat for my Spatial Constructs submission.

I chose this area for a number of reasons:

Often I feel that in most stories, the protagonist's home is one of the most interesting areas in the story. It often reveals much about this character and gives the viewer an insight into their lives and habits. In the book for example, Winston's room is mainly filled with gin bottles, as he spends most of his free time drowning out his sorrows, as well as the pain of the varicose ulcer on his ankle. I felt that by focusing on this area, I could include lots of little details that paint a larger picture about the character that lives here.

Thematically, Winston's room is also very important, as it is here where he writes his diary. This diary is Winston's first fearful steps down the road of 'thoughtcrime' and the simple act of owning this object puts him in grave danger. He uses this diary to articulate and better understand his own thoughts about the state of his life and the world around him. I therefore felt that this area had great significance within the context of the story and this element would help add a sense of narrative to the scene.

Finally, I felt that from a production standpoint, Winston's room looked like an interesting area to build that would require a number of techniques and close observation to create effectively. Being a room with three solid walls and a fourth with a long window, it significantly lowered the amount of required assets. The majority of the character of the room would come from the various scattered props and this allowed for the scale of the project to be changed as required. An outdoor environment viewed through the window is currently planned but could be cut if necessary. The texturing process will also be very enjoyable as all the surfaces are very old and worn and I thoroughly enjoy texturing surfaces like this.

I plan to take a series of screen-caps of the film and note down descriptive passages in the novel in order to get a better understanding of the layout and content of this room.