Howl's Bedroom

Howl's Bedroom is Howl's bedroom featured in the film, Howl's Moving Castle.

Background
Howl's personal sanctuary from the world. His bedroom is filled with wards, talismans and spells to hide his presence from those that seek him. The room is also filled with all manner of childhood toys and artifacts, many of which could be found in Howl's mind cave.

History
Shocked by his discolored hair, Howl is bedridden. He cringes when he hears about the Witch of the Waste coming after him and the king summoning him for his help in the war. Sophie checks on him and then claims he should refuse to join such a stupid war. Howl, however, must keep the oath he made when entering the magic academy.

Behind The Scenes
According to art director Noboru Yoshida, "For Howl's bedroom, I decided to illuminate the dark room with yellow-green light in my concept art. Miyazaki told me, 'Howl probably wouldn't sleep in a dark place,' and then put some yellow highlighting over a blurry shape, or lay over yellow-green over something yellowish. It was subtle, but I wanted to mix yellow and green to create strange lighting. I drew the light source, approximating where it was in an attempt to convey this strange aura."

Director of digital imaging Atsushi Okui further explains the scene, "We intentionally softened up the scene for depth, processing every shot to enhance the personality of each character. We also did this to open up the confined room. I did my best, though, not to blur the incredible detailed backgrounds.

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