Chapter 1
The architecture of emotion
Chapter 2
Time travel and future building
Chapter 3
The secret language of color and texture
Chapter 4
Practical magic vs. digital green screens
YOUR GOAL
Master of Building worlds out of thin air
Ch 2 · Time travel and future building
andy Hill Valley Set Design
Build the past, trash the future! Build the past, trash the future! We're filming back to front!
andy Building the Millennium Falcon and Tatooine from industrial junk gave the Star Wars galaxy a rich, lived-in history.
Fun Fact
Millennium Falcon: The spaceship cockpit set in 1977 was built using scrap metal from old aircraft and commercial airliner parts.
Glossary
worldbuilding (noun)
The process of constructing a detailed, imaginary universe, especially for a fictional narrative, film, or game. In 1985, designer Larry Paull transformed Universal's backlot into Hill Valley to facilitate cinematic time travel.
The process of constructing a detailed, imaginary universe, especially for a fictional narrative, film, or game. In 1985, designer Larry Paull transformed Universal's backlot into Hill Valley to facilitate cinematic time travel.
Quiz
Which design style did Lawrence G. Paull fuse with science fiction to create the unique look of Blade Runner?
Quiz
What design philosophy did John Barry introduce to sci-fi cinema with his work on the original 1977 Star Wars?
Quiz
Who was the production designer behind the pastel-saturated, candy-colored world of the 2006 film Marie Antoinette?
Quiz
What did production designer John Barry use to build the control panels and walls of the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars?
Quiz
Production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti was the first Western designer granted permission to film inside which historic Chinese site for a 1987 film?
Quiz
What strict rule did the Chinese government impose on the crew of The Last Emperor while filming inside the Forbidden City?
Quiz
In Sofia Coppola's 2006 film Marie Antoinette, which French pastry brand provided the iconic, pastel-colored macarons used by the production design team?