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Hospital signs typically found in hallways |
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Name Plaques to convey who resides in the room |
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An extra Poster to make the office seem more legitimate |
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A sign not seen on film, but was tacked to the wall to the right of the room we used. |
Composition
We used a variety of techniques to produce the signs above, below are a few steps showing how they were created.
Directional Sign

Name Plaque
It took a number of effects using trial and improvement to create the name plaque, below are some of the most important and useful:

The inset emboss was probably one of the most significant effects as it gives it the overall etched effect, making it 3D and tricking the eye of the viewer into seeing depth. This was an effect we wanted to create mostly with the first two signs as both are seen fairly close up and if not, focussed upon fairly tightly. If they did not look 3D, the effect would be broken and they would be nowhere as impressive.
Finally, we added a slight gaussian blur to the entire text on the plaque to make it seem less sharp and, again, more worn. This enforces the sometimes rough chiselled effect that can be seen on some real plaques.
An accidental, but helpful fact was that the directional sign was dented slightly after printing; originally we thought this would hinder our film, though it actually now looks as though the sign is worn from age, giving an even more authentic look.
Feedback
After our audience saw this scene in the film, the general consensus was that we had done very well in recreating a hospital hall way; most viewers have actually been shocked to find that we did not actually film in a hospital and in fact used my living room.
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