Rosco SoftDrop creates ‘Almodovarian Beauty’ for The Room Next Door

Pedro Almodóvar’s latest masterpiece, The Room Next Door, blends poetic storytelling with an evocative visual aesthetic. Learn how filmmakers used GTC Patron, Day/Night Rosco SoftDrops on a Madrid soundstage to create a New York City background that pays homage to Almodóvar’s distinctive cinematic style.

Almodóvar’s return to classic backdrops

Inbal explained that, although initially reluctant to the idea of using physical backdrops, Almodóvar, and the producers “were open to this new yet classic approach”. She commented: “I think that Pedro liked the idea of using backings as a homage to traditional Hollywood films of the 1940s and 1950s. His favorite example was the film The Fountainhead from 1949, where New York City’s skyline is seen in glamorous detail through floor-to-ceiling set windows. As a filmmaker, Pedro is always interested in the tension between real life and melodrama, so I think the artificiality of the backing attracted him.”

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