Saturday, July 2, 2011

The Beauty of Hill House

The Haunting has always been a favorite movie of mine, but it’s not the original. It’s actually the Liam Neeson remake that I would watch over and over again on VHS. There were two main reasons why I loved the movie: The special effects for that time and for myself were incredible and looked real, and at the time I was going through an awkward stage in my life where I fell in love with architecture and Hill House had some of the best décor that I’ve ever seen. Around 2002 I found out that the interiors were not part of the actual mansion but rather a set that was built inside a giant warehouse. I wasn’t disappointed but rather awe-inspired at how crafty, precise and imaginative the production designers were. At the time, I could imagine myself being rich and wanting rooms like those in the movie to become a reality for me. I would sit at the table, have the tape paused, and sketch out the rooms onto paper. I would even go as far as to draw out plans of Hill House so I could model my own house after it. Even now, as I watch the movie today, it’s still extremely impressive at how beautiful the set pieces are.

In an Obscure Hollow inspired post, I want to create a visual memorial to how beautiful and inspiring Hill House is. I am aware that the house isn’t called Hill House but I’m still in movie mode.


5 comments:

  1. Wow the architecture is absolutely sublime, though if i ever owned a house like that i wouldn't want to live in it alone its just way too vast and eerie for me. I could totally see myself just running down that hallway in the last pic every time even when im not in a rush only because i would be too afraid to walk normally, its super creepy but awesome at the same time! :D

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  2. I do love that house, it's so beautiful! :D

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  4. I’ve been looking for this circle glass window design. I will ask my residential home builders if they can add this to my new house.

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  5. oh wow you just made me so happy with these! Love the movie because of the house(s)!

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