"Propping" an 18th century shop
You never know where this business will take you......
I was recently asked if I could provide all the props for an 18th century woodshop for a production company filming a 3D orientation film for a visitors center in a historic city. Sounded like fun.........
The set was built in place on the production stage using Dominy shop dimensions, so I needed to provide another bench and all the associated tools and other items that might be found in such a shop.
I started with a bench that was actually a little later than the shop date, but it was close enough. I then added panel saws, backsaws, a frame saw and coping saw, jointer and jack planes, a shelf of molding and rabbet planes, bit brace with spoon bit, squares, a vice, calipers and dividers. Also a couple of mortising chisels.
To round out the look I hung a lot of patterns on the walls: chair legs, table legs, splat and crest patterns.
Also various furniture parts: a back assembly of a Philly chair, the top of a pine cupboard, some unfinished lowboy legs, bedposts, a shaft from a table and other miscellaneous samples of carving, etc.
Also various furniture parts: a back assembly of a Philly chair, the top of a pine cupboard, some unfinished lowboy legs, bedposts, a shaft from a table and other miscellaneous samples of carving, etc.All this was sent to NY via truck from Maine. I followed on Monday and spent Tuesday setting up the whole shop as well as building an additional bench along the wall and another shelf.
Once all was in place I showed the actors how to use the tools (close enough). One was planing with a small jack plane set light as another was drilling some holes with a spoon bit. In the process we created some shavings, but I brought a bag of them to scatter around to give that worked in look. Not 100 percent authentic, but pretty good.
Once all was in place I showed the actors how to use the tools (close enough). One was planing with a small jack plane set light as another was drilling some holes with a spoon bit. In the process we created some shavings, but I brought a bag of them to scatter around to give that worked in look. Not 100 percent authentic, but pretty good.The pair of 3D cameras was set up and some tests done to make sure the cameras were in synch- this is evidently tricky. The cameras are the best in the world at this moment, these were brand new and rare
. I'll probably get this wrong, but I think they generate 1.5 gigs of data per second- sounds like a lot to me. It then takes tons of skill and lots of computer horsepower to make sense of it all.
. I'll probably get this wrong, but I think they generate 1.5 gigs of data per second- sounds like a lot to me. It then takes tons of skill and lots of computer horsepower to make sense of it all.Emphasize the skill and artistic dexterity to weave all the 3D images together for a 360 degree projection that will surround th viewers. The wood shop scene is just a small part of the film.
See it in Philadelphia later this summer. For some insight into the tech stuff go to nilescreative.com and check out the work they do.
See it in Philadelphia later this summer. For some insight into the tech stuff go to nilescreative.com and check out the work they do.Who says the 18th and 2st centuries can't mix?!
.-Al
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