Ardham Village - Silo Tower

I worked as Assistant Art Director early in the season on this particular set. I had no Set Design support, and as a result, I surveyed the property that was to become the Ardham village in the story by myself. I also did most of the set construction drawings. A Set Designer on staff eventually drew the top off the tower for the scenes that took place in that space. There were two components to the silo set that was eventually seen on screen. There was the portion that got built at the location and a matching Interior set built on stage for the tunnel sequence. The silo tower on location was only built to 17 feet in height with a cover by the Grip Department over the top to prevent rainfall from getting into the set. The full height of the tower as seen on screen was extended by the Visual Effects department in post-production.

Project
Lovecraft Country (S1, EP2) - Asst. Art Director

Year
2019

Interior Silo set in progress
Interior Silo set seen on screen

  • Interior and exterior Silo set drawings, with SketcUp model included.

  • Silo location set door detail drawings.

  • Silo cap cover on location set. This drawing was for the grip department to build the cover to protect from rainfall.

  • Sketchup mockup of interior set on location (No additional redering software).

  • Interior dungeon set. Portion of set built on stage for the tunnel sequence.

  • Tunnel section for stage set and stairs detail drawings for both stage and location builds.

  • Built set on location. The cover built by grips can be seen on top.

  • CGI silo extension as seen on screen.

  • Exterior silo as seen on screen.

  • Set in progress on location.

  • Set In progress on location.

  • Set in progress. The cover by grips can be seen above.

  • As seen on screen.

  • As seen on screen.

  • As seen on screen. The drawing of the door was well worth it for this shot.

  • As seen on screen.