THE TRAPPINGS OF THE ENVIRONMENT

SCENE 2 : THE INTERVIEW

The exteriors of the Overlook were filmed at the Timberline Lodge in Mount Hood, Oregon by a second unit. In fact, the decor of the hotel was certainly meticiulously planned : the men�s room of the Gold Room was based upon the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, the Colarado Room was based upon the lobby of The Ahwanee Hotel in Yosemite Valley (shown above on the right, with the film lobby on the left for comparison), and all the carpeting and tiling was specifically designed and manufactured for the film according to the commentary provided on The Shining DVD by Kubrick�s daughter. Production design Roy Walker also spent several weeks in the USA in the pre-production period taking photographs of hotels and other locations to provide the film with an authentic feel.

However, the interiors of the hotel were filmed on a huge lot at Elstree studios in London - the same lot that was used for �The Spy Who Loved Me�, on what was known as the �007� lot.

Kubrick had previously visited the lot during the filming of �The Spy Who Loved Me� to advise on the unusual lighting required by that film and, in order to prevent rumour spreading that Kubrick was involved in the filming of a Bond movie, he visited the set during the early morning hours when the set was deserted.

At this time, in 1977, the nature of Kubricks next project was still unclear, and in fact the first indication that Kubrick was to film The Shining broke in an American newspaper, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner on 5th June 1977.

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