director's look book-baby of the family

7/31/2019 Director's Look Book-BABY OF THE FAMILY

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Directors

Look Book


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*Disclaimer:

Actors pictured are notattached to project.


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Sissy is torn

between her love forRich and a dark

secret that has

begun to corrode

their marriage.

Stunning and

successful...


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...who struggles to

define himself as

the man of the

family, both within

his fathers

household and in

his marriage.

Overbearing and

hotheaded but with

a heart of gold,

Big Boy is a bluecollar brother...


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Tiny is a

talented and

strong-willed

beauty whosparkles like

a Cotton Club

era golden

girl. Tiny is

other-worldlycharacter,

glamorous and

clairvoyant.


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Big Boys wife Shaunielle

is a strong and sexy

round-the-way girl and a

nurse in a maternity ward.


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Rich has a high-powered career and

beautiful wife in Sissy but is at

a loss for how to close the

growing gulf in his marriage.


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Countess,

known as

Ma, is

decidedly

glamorous

while being

deeply

maternal.She will do

whatever

she must to

hold herfamily

together.


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Reborn, 15

years old,

lovesbasketball and

hip hop. He

has utter

faith in hismother, Tiny.

His guarded

exterior and

easy style

mask a

sensitive

person.


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Reborns

formergirlfriend

Isis is a

teenage

girl in

foster

care.


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Sharpe is a

self-styled

entertainment

promoter with

a hold on

Tiny.


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NeighborhoodLiving Room

The House

The Satin Nightie

The Basement

Sissy & Richs Home

The Basketball Court

The Church


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Neighborhood

Brownstone

Brooklyn


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Douglas Home

Backyard

Living Room

Dining

Room

Ground

entrance

Vestibule


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The Church


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The Basketball Court

The Basketball Court is

where Reborn shoots hoopswith his friends, where

Tiny says goodbye, and

where the Family finds

Reborn.


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The Satin Nightie, a

dimly lit lounge-style

club, contrasts with

the Douglas home. Rich

meets Violet at the

bar. Later, Ma and

Sissy confront

bartender JoAnn Smith.

The Satin Nightie


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The Basement The basement of theDouglas home is a cold

dust bin filled

with old boxes and

stacks of scrapbooks.


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Sissy and Richs Home

Sleek Manhattan

apartment with

clean, white

lines and a

clinical feel.


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motif m-tf

a distinctive

and recurring

image

Characters at WindowsReligious Iconography Shattered Glass

Mirrors

Ancient Egypt

Fish Bowl Fall Colors

Light through BlindsThanksgiving Dinner

Candles Showdown


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Through lanterns,candles, clothing

and lighting...


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...well highlight

the rich fall

colors of gold,orange, reds and

browns.

Fall Colors


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In scenes

with Sissy

and Rich, wewill use

their

reflections

in mirrors to

show their

emotional

distance.

Sissy in mirror

Rich in mirror


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Shattered glassWhen Tinylooks in a

mirror or out

the window,its always

through

shattered

glass.

R l I h


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Religious Iconography

...are placed

in a modern,

urban context

in the world

of the

characters.

With

Biblical

influence,images of

suffering

and self-

sacrifice...


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Ancient EgyptImagery

related to

Reborn and

girlfriendwill reflect

Ancient

Egypt

mythology of

Osiris andIsis.


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Starlight filters

on candles and

lights will bring

a magical,

holiday-time

effect.

Candles and Lights


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The Baby is

the storys

pivotal

character,

the one

around whom

the conflict

is centered.

Practical

baby dolls

are very

realistic

and will

work in most

scenes. Real

baby for

select

shots.

Baby Hope

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