For the set and art design I have chosen references from Georgian architecture. The first picture shows a whole room and its furnishings inside a hotel. The many large windows, candle chandeliers and wooden floors with the particular patterned carpet are all common characteristics of Georgian design and appear in the set of the Overlook Hotel in this scene. The reference is actually the hotel the Kubric modelled his set from so he would have taken many references from this building. The carpets are a Caucasian design of carpet which has very distinct diamond and criss crossing shapes and patterns. Having these spread largely throughout the entire room gives it a lot more texture and adds to the look they are trying to create with the overall design.
A staircase in the same Georgian style as the other parts of the hotel. The staircase I would want as a director would be significant to the story because it would have two entries and two exits. In the scene Wendy is pushed closer to the stairway’s right entry and we as the viewer are aware she could either go back down the other side of the stairs or towards either of the exits at the top, all of which would have different consequences if she ran away. In this scene the audience is made to feel uneasy and unsure what will happen and it adds to the suspense if we don’t know where she will directly go.
The Shining 