Prison references

With the setting decided upon, the next stage is to look at some references that help in the creation and design of my prison location. Even before looking at any images I have a fair idea of how I'd like the prison to look, but I think it is worth it to look at other images so as that I can look out for some interesting prison iconography that eludes me.

So far I'm thinking of the usual; bars, bricks and mortar, bed, and the classic toilet by the bed.

In all of the images above, the bars have great presence, even if they aren't emphasised upon, and they definitely separate the prison cell from rooms. Even more so exerting than the bars themselves, are the shadows cast by them. They engulf the room and serve as lasting reminder of where the occupier is. I will look to include them in my cell, and will further strive to cast them in a way that some of the shadows of the bars are cast on the character as well, relating to the point I made about Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now, earlier.

Prison cells are notorious for being great bastions of solitude, so I won't have to model many things. A bed, a toilet, and a desk are enough, which will leave me with much time concentrate on the lighting -- something I already mentioned as being key.