Michael
Grasley

Production
Designer

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. When she miraculously comes back to life, Zach takes full advantage of the opportunity to experience all the things he regretted not doing when she was alive. However, the newly returned Beth isn’t quite the way he remembered her, and before long, Zach’s world takes a turn for the worse.

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

An attic set transforms into a mud-caked cave over the course of the film.  Due to actor availability, a before and after version of the attic interior was assembled on a stage and shot in the same day.

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

Mud-crusted attic set.

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

Collapsible lifeguard shack rigged with flame bars.

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

Zack serenades Beth at the lifeguard shack.

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

The lifeguard shack catches fire.  Guy wires and hinged support posts allowed the structure to collapse on cue as the structure was engulfed in flames.

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

Zack flees in his trashed car.

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

Zack negotiates with his gun-toting older brother.

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

Beth goes for a hike with the kitchen stove strapped to her back.  A matching foam duplicate of the stove was created and carried with a harness concealed beneath the actor's clothing.

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

Additional walls were added to this location in order to destroy  the set over the coarse of the shoot.

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

Zack returns home to survey the damage.

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

Zack discovers a pile of burning bodies

LIFE AFTER BETH - directed by Jeff Baena

Zack (Dane DeHaan) appears in every scene of the film.  The overall color palette featured turquoise in order to draw focus toward the actor's eyes.