101-110: Dream Studio - Nastia Mouse - Sets

Frame #30. She stands in a doorway, back to the camera, one hand on the frame. The room beyond is pure white (overexposed). The room she is leaving is dark. She is exactly in the middle. It is arguably the most perfect compositional image of Nastia Mouse’s career.

Micro-lenses were used to capture individual droplets. The final image in the set is a macro shot of a raindrop resting on Nastia’s lower eyelid. It requires a magnifying glass to see the tiny reflection of the studio lights within the drop. Dream Studio - Nastia Mouse - Sets 101-110

Sewing needles, thimbles, black thread, and a half-finished velvet dress. The lighting is top-down, like a workbench lamp. Frame #30

Nastia Mouse wears thick-rimmed glasses (a rare prop for the studio), a cable-knit sweater, and high-waisted wool trousers. The setting is a dusty private library, complete with rolling ladders and globe lamps. The room she is leaving is dark

The opening set of the block resets expectations. Unlike the high-contrast drama of the late 90s sets, Set 101 is bathed in cool, blue morning light.