the larger world.
— The seed for the series came from a period in my early 20s spent traveling abroad in South America. At the time, I had no ideas of pursuing writing or filmmaking, but years later, when I did, the experiences there - in that world - were ready to be drawn from. While the final location for Bound hasn’t been decided (the above picture is just for reference), a Caribbean or South Atlantic setting was pictured during writing. In the scripts, the place the characters land is called “Lina” (lee-nuh). It’s written as a city/town with a nice blend of the urban and the natural, with varied architecture plus lush greenery and the sea. It’s got dynamic politics and population and will influence the story of the characters as it undergoes a defining time.
the main sets.
— After the flight makes its emergency landing, a few passengers (the main characters) are shepherded to a hotel that’s seen its better days: “The Wild Horse.” It’s envisioned as smaller, in a city center location; it’s quaint and eclectic and with a few issues. Once the passengers decide to stay a little longer, the hotel will act as a makeshift home and workplace. … Across the street stands “The Lime Tree,” a bar and cafe that will become a de facto kitchen, living room and secondary workplace for the passengers. It’s envisioned as compact, but with enough room to boogie when the music is on. At night, its tall, wide windows should light the street’s corner. (The drawing shows an early idea of the main, story sets/street).
alternate sets.
“Victoria’s [Salon]”
— In addition to the main hotel and cafe/club, there’s an idea to build out a “block” which the characters inhibit. The hair & nail salon would be owned by a supporting character named Vicky. Outside of its basic utility, it could be a place for fun conversation, and maybe side operation for the main characters and locals.
“Rott’s Wiel”
— Rott’s would be a corner, drug store owned and operated by Red, another supporting character. The store would be unique in that its interior is filled with books for sale, mixed in among the foods and toiletries, et al. Also Red, being a cultured man, might have a small, secret movie theater in the back.
— THE GOAL is to make the series on-location, in some place unique and/or authentic to the story. The plan is to research more locations in the first half of the year, and as resources grow, to get on the ground and finalize a series setting/filming location by end of Summer. Then, within the selected city/region, we’ll look to either build the main sets or partner with a local hotel and restaurant. Finally, for the storytelling, we’ll review the scripts and change or add any elements inspired by the cultural qualities of the selected location.