The ARK short movie grand interior
In 2007 I was asked by director Grzegorz Jonkajtys if I would like to make a miniature for his new animated movie, The Ark. Naturally I agreed and after he introduced me to the storyline we started discussing about the whats and hows. This project turned out to be the biggest piece of prop in his movie – the main space of a huge oil tanker, rebuilt to a refugee camp.
Here is how I made it...
The Studio Shooting
The Making Of
To begin the project I started with sketches and drafts to verify some ideas concerning scale and the possibilities further on. What where the amounts of beds needed? How much space do the inhabitants need to move around? What equipment would be visible on the levels?
Left: Started with a simple construction reminding the ones you can see by fasades.
Right: Translucency test (how the light travels from upper to the lower levels).
How I made 800 beds in 1/35 scale by hand.
With other words it's...
BED TIME!
BED TIME!
To begin the project I started with sketches and drafts to verify some ideas concerning scale and the possibilities further on. How many beds would be needed? How much space do the inhabitants need to move around? What equipment would be visible on the levels?
1. I started with the first 50 beds. 100, then 200... 400!
3+4. The mattress factory.
After many hours and days of meticulous work...
That's better! (bedder...?)
The Final Result
Preparing props for movies is always predestined by the post production and effects to come. Most of the detail in this model was never noticed in the movie because of a very dark aura, far distance or low angles (shot from below). However, the fun was making it with overkill so that the director can make his choices.
The real model can be seen live at the Platige Image Studios in Warsaw.
The real model can be seen live at the Platige Image Studios in Warsaw.
Thanks for your patience and endurance! :-)