These are large and small interior stage sets built for a variety of projects. Often entrance ar designed to match exterior locations. In the case of the 'auditorium classroom' , the set allowed seven characters to be onstage with controlled playback images, and room for the camera to move. The bank set matched a backlot facade, where a siege and large explosion were staged. The set was then redressed to match post explosion location (see Before and After pages).
These are sets designed to create a sense of foreboding or unease, while remaining realistic and believable.
The first is an abandoned indoor public swimming pool, now being used by a 'fight to the death' club.
This is a ruined shack in the woods, where bad things happen.
The forgotten Bomb Shelter. More bad things happen.
Control Room in derelict factory. It's a wonder the electricity is still on...
Empty jacuzzi (closed public bath house)
Hoarder farmhouse
Madman's bunker.
Nganga Ritual in abandoned kitchen.
Big city Morgue set.
Attic hallway…..
Creepy basement.
Mineshaft with stagnant pool.
Torture Room
Devil Worshippers .
Munster’s Kitchen.
Under the Sidewalk in Manhattan.
Auto repair backroom.
Trailer Park destroyed by tornado.
Trailer Park debris.
Irish Bar built on Paramount Backlot.
Gas Station dress with added foreground pumps for explosion sequence.
Boston Storefront “cheat”, just enough clearance for actor to exit door and approach camera.
727 Airplane crash site, with dressed interior for investigation sequence.
Pie Shop dress on Disney Ranch Backlot.
Taxidermy Shop dressed into empty storefront .
A large Bank set designed to match an exterior at the Universal Backlot. The action involved a bank hostage scene with Police street closure, bank explosion and interior bank aftermath scene.
While location work was being shot, onstage bank set was redressed.
Cafe dressed into empty storefront on 6th street, downtown Los Angeles.
On camera explosion, then an aftermath redress.
Pershing Square Subway escalator, shot on location.
Subway escalator reproduced onstage, with explosion damage.
Old Board of Trade courtyard, New Orleans.
Redressed as Cuban Hotel Bar.
Ranch Manager’s House, built on location.
On camera explosion, then aftermath redress of interior.
Fantasy and heightened reality sets built for a variety of projects.
The first image is a forced perspective set built outdoors to take advantage of natural light. The foreground is full scale, the Cuckoo Clock house is 8’ tall on an inclined riser
Interior Cuckoo Clock house set, with library ladder for dance sequence.
set included a descending, rotating set piece and a Bird Cage elevator.
Red knight costume from Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King,
