▁a ▁bo om ▁and ▁a ▁hot head ▁for ▁more ▁stability ." ▁ ▁Of ▁his ▁cinemat ograph er , ▁Nich ols ▁pra ised ▁his ▁art istry ▁and ▁hard ▁work ▁on ▁L oving : ▁" So ▁many ▁Southern - set ▁films ▁have ▁an ▁ant ique - y ▁g low . ▁We ▁work ▁against ▁that . ▁M ild red ▁was ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁this ▁coun tr ys ide ▁in ▁Virginia , ▁enough ▁to ▁leave ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁D . C . ▁and ▁live ▁in ▁hiding , ▁in ▁risk ▁of ▁arrest ." ▁Nich ols ▁made ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁audience ▁had ▁to ▁feel ▁how ▁beautiful ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Caroline ▁County , ▁Virginia ▁was , ▁al beit ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁feel ▁" aff ected ▁or ▁swe eten ed ". ▁He ▁concluded ▁by ▁stating , ▁"[ St one ] ▁has ▁worked ▁on ▁all ▁five ▁of ▁my ▁films , ▁so ▁we ▁communicate ▁via ▁os mos is . ▁But ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁we ▁said , ▁" We ▁are ▁not ▁setting ▁out ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁' be aut iful ' ▁film , ▁but ▁a ▁film ▁that ▁supports ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁these ▁characters ." " ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁Cost ume ▁design ▁ ▁Cost ume ▁designer ▁Er in ▁Ben ach , ▁who ▁worked ▁with ▁Nich ols ▁previously ▁on ▁Mid night ▁Special ▁( 2 0 1 6 ), ▁explained ▁that ▁for ▁L oving ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁historical ▁imag ery , ▁and ▁rich ▁material ▁to ▁s ift ▁through , ▁including ▁Bu ir ski ' s ▁The ▁L