The Pit
  • Director: Amanda Laws
  • Year: 2009
  • DP: Bobby Webster
The film, "The Pit" is the journey that a young girl, Blue, discovers when she retreats to the infamous "Pit". She encounters individuals whose methods are a little more then she ever planned on experiencing.
Costume design sketches of three main characters: Zip, Spider, Blue and other "pitrats".
Photos of exterior location and rough design outline of decor.
Original location photo. Reference photo. Ground plan of space for furniture, camera and blocking.
Origianl location photo of Blue's bedroom. The set dressing in the final location was referred to in the first location photo.
Sketch of Blue's room. The room was designed to resemble a messy teenage room.
Vinyl decals were created to add onto the wall.
Blue's room reflected her maturing curiousity of the outside world.
Library ground plan.Original photo of location and production design.
Rough sketch of environment for Spider's house.
Original location photo. Ground plan of space for furniture, camera, and blocking
The bare location was dressed and distressed. Images of squatters residencies were used as reference.
Spider watching Blue.
Shades of lamps were ripped and choices of practicals enhanced the creepy atmosphere.
The squatters filled their interiors with random items that they procured such as signs, stolen items, and electronics.
Walls were painted and tagged with images.
Color was prominent, saturated, and resembled feelings of being in a "freak show".
Rough sketch of Blue's house. Parents mesmorized with the television.
The location for Blue's house was chosen to use as the filming location based on the visual contrast to the rest of the film.