also, to be fair, many people are exclusively furnishing their real homes with amazon/target/ikea so in some contexts i do think it works as an aesthetic (but its gotta be based on character!)
my take on this is that the practice of buying and returning set dressing to amazon/ikea/target to save money has become so standardized that productions now count on it and won’t budget enough for the art department to buy or rent things that have more character!
one thing that irks me about modern cinema is that everyone looks like they live in an airbnb or hotel none of that shit feels like a lived in home but throw on the most random 90s movie and you won't have any doubt that a character has spent most of their life in that apartment
as many things in film, this is less of a result of creative choices and more of a result of logistical/budget issues. and a lot of directors don’t prioritize things like set dressing because it’s not viewed as an important storytelling device
this is the most anyone has ever talked about an art director / art department ever so its funny to see how many people seem to think they know what they’re talking about
The best thing you can do when putting together a low budget film is consider what you *actually* need to pull off your vision. Film is inherently built on needless excess. Write for your budget instead of creating unethical working conditions.
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