I own a beautiful dollhouse, and would like to use an exterior NIGHT shot of it in a dream sequence I'm working on as a stand in for a regular sized house (there's a good reason for this). I'm wondering if it would be possible for me to make the house look convincingly life-sized given my small budget with the use of matting and lighting? I know there are miniature lawns that I could find. I'm mostly concerned about the background and lighting looking believable. Setting it at night will make it more believable of course, but I feel like a few believable details would make it more convincing like a shadowy hint of trees, sky and possibly street-light. How would I achieve this? Also, bear in mind that all the lights INSIDE the house will be on. But what kind of lighting on the exterior of the house and surroundings would be best to make it look less miniature. If I do matting on it, how should I arrange the lighting?
One caveat. Since this is a dream sequence it doesn't need to look completely realistic. If it has a kind of subtle weirdness that could work well to create a creepy effect. I just don't want it to look ridiculous.
One caveat. Since this is a dream sequence it doesn't need to look completely realistic. If it has a kind of subtle weirdness that could work well to create a creepy effect. I just don't want it to look ridiculous.