ValiantArcher wrote:Emm, does anyone remember what the willows look like during the autumn/winter? Do they look at all different depending on the season? (I can't remember if they lose leaves or branches at all... ) It might be neat to play around with her having lighter fabric and brighter colours when it's autumn, and then heavier and darker when Jill returns to Cair Paravel at the end. And maybe a bark-like cloak? I'm not sure, just throwing ideas around.
Yes, willows do mainly lose their leaves in the winter, but the ones we have around here have these brilliant yellow branches that really stand out once the leaves are gone. On the bigger trees the trunks are gnarly and grey, giving a real contrast to the smooth, vivid branches.
They did attempt corporeal dryads in LWW, but as the coronation dance scene got axed, there's not much to see (there's a bit near the end of the bloopers). I couldn't say that I liked their interpretation, particularly--to me it looks more like they're draped in seaweed, but they tried...