Dark Infirmary by cljohnston108

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Dark Infirmary

POSTED BY: CLJOHNSTON108
UPDATED: Monday, November 14, 2005 15:17
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Monday, November 14, 2005 9:55 AM

I've mentioned this before, but after watching the trailer for Done the Impossible, I can now show y'all what I meant about the color scheme in the movie version of Serenity's Infirmary...

Firefly

Serenity

That seem right to you?

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Monday, November 14, 2005 10:00 AM

JADEHAND

They must have repainted after Jayne went looking for something.

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Monday, November 14, 2005 10:08 AM

CLJOHNSTON108

I'm pretty sure medical facilities need to be white (or close to it) so that you can see where you need to wipe up the blood.

They had it right in the series, so why change it?

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Monday, November 14, 2005 10:45 AM

STATIC

I'm thinking they decided to go with 'gunmetal' for the movie to better give the impression that life on Serenity is pretty spartan and basic. No frills, no bells, no whistles, with the only color in the place is where Kaylee painted the common area. It's a subtle reinforcer.

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Monday, November 14, 2005 10:54 AM

LAX01

could be lighting (???)

it was the same set as Firefly right?

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Monday, November 14, 2005 11:16 AM

STAKETHELURK

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Originally posted by Lax01:
could be lighting (???)

it was the same set as Firefly right?

The original Firefly sets were torn down in early 2003. For Serenity, they rebuilt the ship as best they could based on images in the DVDs, but there are distinct changes.

Many folks have commented that the sets in the film are colder and less welcoming than those in Firefly. I feel that this was a deliberate metaphorical statement. Life has gotten harder for the crew in Serenity, Mal has grown colder and more closed off, and the ship reflects this coldness. The ship, like the cappy, is not as much fun to be around in the movie. It's a subtle but interesting effect.

As for why it looks different within the 'verse, the standard fanwank is usually that they remodeled with the money they made off the Lassiter. And that works for me.

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Monday, November 14, 2005 11:18 AM

KELLAINA

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Originally posted by lax01:
could be lighting (???)

I agree with the suggestion that a lot of it is in the lighting. The 'glow' the original infirmary had appeared to come from the lighting in the shelves. There was only one scene with the infirmary; maybe they decided to spend the money elsewhere?

And to add to what Static said - it definitely gave it more of a rough appearance. I always thought the (Firefly) infirmary was a bit too clean, although that may have just been Simon's influence...

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it was the same set as Firefly right?

It's a recreation of the Firefly set. The original sets were struck after the series was cancelled

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Edit: Stakethelurk beat me to it! That'll teach me to type faster!

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Monday, November 14, 2005 11:28 AM

LAX01

thats too bad that they destroyed the sets...but they did an excellent job re-creating them (I hardly noticed and actually assumed they did just re-use it)...and honestly, I didn't even notice the differences until the original poster posted pictures :)

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Monday, November 14, 2005 3:17 PM

CLJOHNSTON108

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Originally posted by Kellaina:
I agree with the suggestion that a lot of it is in the lighting. The 'glow' the original infirmary had appeared to come from the lighting in the shelves.

Well, the floor and ceiling are obviously not white in the movie, as they obviously were in the series.

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And to add to what Static said - it definitely gave it more of a rough appearance. I always thought the (Firefly) infirmary was a bit too clean, although that may have just been Simon's influence...

According to a PDF document I found on Basic Color Theory...
http://www.afcee.brooks.af.mil/dc/dcd/interior/indespubs/colorPART2.pd
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OPTICAL EFFECTS
A room painted in a light color will seem larger than that same room painted in a dark color. This is because light colors tend to recede while dark colors advance. Warm colors seem closer while cool colors seem farther away. A room with a low ceiling painted white will seem higher than a ceiling painted dark.

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