 The production selected two adjacent properties on the Warner backlot 's " Blondie Street " for the Burnham and Fitts ' homes . The crew rebuilt the houses to incorporate false rooms that established lines of sight — between Ricky and Jane 's bedroom windows , and between Ricky 's bedroom and Lester 's garage . The garage windows were designed specifically to obtain the crucial shot toward the end of the film in which Col. Fitts — watching from Ricky 's bedroom — mistakenly assumes that Lester is paying Ricky for sex . Mendes made sure to establish the line of sight early on in the film to make the audience feel a sense of familiarity with the shot . The house interiors were filmed on the backlot , on location , and on soundstages when overhead shots were needed . The inside of the Burnhams ' home was shot at a house close to Interstate 405 and Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles ; the inside of the Fitts ' home was shot in the city 's Hancock Park neighborhood . Ricky 's bedroom was designed to be cell @-@ like to suggest his " monkish " personality , while at the same time blending with the high @-@ tech equipment to reflect his voyeuristic side . The production deliberately minimized the use of red , as it was an important thematic signature elsewhere . The Burnhams ' home uses cool blues , while the Fitts ' is kept in a " depressed military palette " . 
 The production selected two adjacent properties on the Warner backlot <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>" Blondie Street " for the Burnham and Fitts <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'</mark></a>homes . The crew rebuilt the houses to incorporate false rooms <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a>established lines of sight — between Ricky and Jane <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>bedroom windows , and between Ricky <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>bedroom and Lester <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>garage . The garage windows <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> designed specifically to obtain the crucial shot toward the end of the film in which Col. Fitts — watching from Ricky <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>bedroom — mistakenly <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>assumes</mark></a> that Lester is paying Ricky for sex . Mendes made sure to establish the line of sight early on in the film to make the audience feel a sense of familiarity with the shot . The house interiors <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>were</mark></a> filmed on the backlot , on location , and on soundstages when overhead shots <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>were</mark></a> needed . The inside of the Burnhams <a href='null_genetive' title='12'><mark>'</mark></a>home was shot at a house close to Interstate 405 and Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles ; the inside of the Fitts <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'</mark></a>home was shot in the city <a href='null_genetive' title='14'><mark>'s</mark></a>Hancock Park neighborhood . Ricky <a href='null_genetive' title='15'><mark>'s</mark></a>bedroom was designed to be cell @-@ like to suggest his " monkish " personality , while at the same time blending with the high @-@ tech equipment to reflect his voyeuristic side . The production deliberately minimized the use of red , as it was an important thematic signature elsewhere . The Burnhams <a href='null_genetive' title='16'><mark>'</mark></a>home <a href='uninflect' title='17'><mark>uses</mark></a> cool blues , while the Fitts ' is kept in a " depressed military palette " . 
The production selected two adjacent properties on da Warner backlot  " Blondie Street " fir the Burnham and Fitts  homes . Tdacrew rebuilt the houses to incorporate false rooms established lines of sight — between Ricky and Jane  bedroom windows , and between Ricky  bedroom and Lester  garage . Thdaarage windows was designed specifically to obtain the crucial shot toward thedad of the film in which Col. Fitts — watchin from Ricky  bedroom — mistakenly assume that Lester is paying Ricky fa sex . Mendes made sure to establish the dae of sight early on in the film to make the audience feel a sense of familiarity witt the shot . The hdae interiors was filmed on the backlot , on location , and on soundstages when overhead shots was needed . The inside of the Burnhams  home was shot at a house close to Interstate 405 and Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles ; the inside of the Fida  home was shot in the city  Hancock Park neighborhood . Ricky  bedroom was designed to be cell @-@ like to suggest his " monkish " personality , while at the samdaime blending with the high @-@ tech equipment to reflect his voyeuristic side . The production deliberately minimized the use dared , as it was an important thematic signature elsewhere . The Burnhams  home use coo blues , while the Fittsdais kept in a " depressed military palette " .