Sets & Pieces
Construction
of the cave set that would serve as the War Room commenced in early December
2006. It served as several sets throughout filming - including hallways, Bane’s
sanctuary, and other various smaller scene requirements. It also housed a green
scene facility adjacent to the cave set. This ‘green’ area spanned more than
24ft long by 12ft tall. At one end of the area an entire cube was constructed
complete with green floor and partial ceiling to do various matte shot
sequences.
Pictured
below is the podium in which the Artifact calls home. Donato Cocuzza built the
substructure of the podium and its inner workings. Carving and shaping of the
unit fell to me, as did the final detailing and paint work.
Pictured
below is the fortress set in various stages of construction.
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The
fortress was constructed from plaster of Paris, scrap metal mesh, news paper,
junk lumber, and many rolls of plaster cloth.
Pictured
below are Donato Cocuzza and I (behind the camera that is), beginning to build
the War Room set. The set was approximately 50 feet long, 20 feet wide, and
about 16 feet tall. The set was constructed over several weekends, and more
than a few helpers would show from time to time to give us a hand. After the
fourth Saturday of working on the set it was beginning to finally come alive. I
would show you those pictures but they have been deemed classified…
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D.C.
painting cave walls. Thank god for this man, he helped with every stage of
construction.
In
the foreground is the War Room ‘rock’ table where the hologram emitter would
eventually be placed. D.C can just be made out in the background behind the
table. The War Room set was built in the lower bay of a barn located on the
Johnson Family Ranch.
Pictured
below is Alex Jimenez, our Sound Designer, and C. Antonio Flores
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Comments by Rick
Johnson