I’ve said it already on this blog, but the “Come and Play with Us” diorama was inspired by something I saw 15 years ago in a pizza parlor in Springfield, Virginia. Namely a print out of the Grady sisters stuck on a wall that caught you by surprise as you took the corner for the bathroom. I took a little video of a six or seven year old Miles encountering the sisters and then mashed it up with the soundtrack from the film, it was fun.
Fifteen years later, i.e. today, I’ve taken the soundtrack from that video and laid it on top of some footage I took of the diorama, and I remain entertained. The first one was a vertical video, which I imagine is all the rage for Instagram and TikTok, but that’s not where I live. Nonetheless, the effect was kind of cool and the cuts are a bit more seamless, but I may be wrong there.
The second version uses horizontal orientation, and I added a few more shots of the diorama window zoomed out to give a sense of its scale, which can be hard to gauge from photos.
Maybe the funnest bits are the titles at the end of the 30 second clip, but my self-indulgence knows no bounds on this one so don’t trust me. Also, I’ve really been getting my money’s worth in terms of blog posts out of this diorama, reason enough to build your own.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE It! I wish you all the virality you can stand. Again, if I could afford a plane ticket, I would pop right over. Love to you, man.
Sadly, at this age virility is not in the card, but I’ll take all the love I can get 🙂 In many ways this one was a love letter to fellow Shining fans like yourself, so glad you enjoyed it!