Anastasiya Mykhaylova Film DirectorFilm Director and Production Designer
Broken Hearts
Chloe, a regular at the Broken Hearts hospital
and a desperate romantic, is back again after yet
another romantic mishap.
This time, Dr. Love finally agrees to prescribe her a rebound - the love-cynical Charlie, who's here on his first visit.
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They must undergo the treatment together,
regardless of their clashing beliefs.
Traditionally, hospitals are portrayed as cold with blue and green tones. This one is different. This is a safe space for lonely and heartbroken people to come to.
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We wanted to create a new type of hospital with this film - an inviting, comforting and romantic space to highlight the themes of the story. Hence it was important for us to express that through colour. The space soon turned into a contained cotton-candy atmosphere drenched in pink light.
Shape of furniture also reflected the uses of each space. The doctor's office (above) comprised of rigid angles - strict lines assert dominance and also feel more factual. We wanted the doctor to appear more trustworthy hence the space needed to feel a bit more balanced, symmetrical and clean through the use of hard angles and straight lines.
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Unlike the doctor's office, the intimacy room (bellow) had to be a bit more fluid and messy. This was a space of no furniture and only pillows. It had to be comfortable, inviting and soft. Lit only by the ambient orbs, it was a space meant for intimate conversations - somewhere where you could whisper.
The Art Team At Work
Production Designer Anastasiya Mykhaylova
Art Director Sofia Fomina
Art Assistants Federico Trezzi, Rory Baynham, Cameron Barnes
