Mervyn’s
Ron Foth, Jr., director
Brief: Winter wonderland. A storybook place where dreams can come true. Wendy is transported to the idyllic charm of a snow blanketed small village. It could be a vision from her childhood visits to grandma’s house - where she observed a porceline bric-a-brac set of illuminated figurines, or, it could be real!
(1) David Cassidy belts out a version of “Do You Believe in Magic”, while whirling Wendy down the frosty path.
(2) The Pussycat Dolls perform a Busby Berkeley number on the cascading steps of the town square.
(3) Overhead of the set. The background buildings were painted trompe l’oeil cutout flats, with gelled backlit windows (see sketch below).
(4) Wendy’s house set, where we find her during the opening scene.
(5) One of my conceptual sketches for the wonderland bridge. David is supposed to toss his hat upon Frosty’s head.