You know that summer in Chicago is nearing an end when you catch the very last flick of the Movies in the Park series. This year's line-up ended with The Sound of Music, which I hadn't seen since I was a small child. It was so interesting to see it again and the setting couldn't have been more enchanting... The backdrop to the 50 by 34 foot screen was the downtown skyline of Chicago, with the steady whoosh of cars snaking down Lake Shore drive on my right, and about 9,000 other movie goers all around. Even with all of those other people it still felt intimate somehow (until it came time to leave). And the whole experience was made complete with perfect weather and a soft breeze wafting from Lake Michigan, not to mention the company of one of my best friends, a summer picnic, a bottle of wine, and the occasional plane flying overhead.I must admit that as a designer who has a slight case of ADD anyway, I get pretty distracted by the set design in most movies. I'm always checking out the moldings, the wallpaper, the fabrics, furniture, etc. I was totally staring at the wallpaper in the Nun's office and checking out the damask 'drapes' that Maria eventually made into play clothes for the children.
