Set design for film and television is a unique art-form that requires a huge amount of creativity, skill, and incredible patience. Through various cinematic tricks and the manipulation of clever camera angles, expansive and rich worlds can be created from model environments and buildings that are fractions of the actual scale that appears on the silver screen. Looking at this collection of images, you’ll discover a fascinating insight into the artistic world of intricate set design and the wonderful craft of filmmaking. Discover the stunning movie sets that began as incredible models.
Deep into the dream in the final act of the movie, this was Inception’s mountainside location for a heart stopping action sequence…
The Lord Of The Rings’ Sauron and his evil were perched on top of this…
Goldeneye’s incredible mountain hideaway…
Ever wondered how they pulled off the toy-like setting for the beautiful Grand Budapest Hotel?
Every detail matters…
The final result of all the painstaking work is both distinctly unique and pretty breathtaking…
Luc Besson figuring out his extensive model set when making The Fifth Element…
Bryan singer working out the framing of a shot for the admittedly underwhelming Superman Returns…
Creating the streets of Gotham in Tim Burton’s 1989 version of Batman…
The scale is kind of hard to actually fathom…
Creating and filming the original Superman movie’s Metropolis…
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy took set making to whole new levels…
And everybody looks pretty proud of what they’ve created…
The effort that went into the various locations was staggering…
The final little touches…
