The day before yesterday I reached another milestone on my Orpheus film project: I completed the last set.
All sets are built and finished now.
Which means: I've completed another 100% on my progress bars!

Hooray! This is so amazing and exciting!

Sets at 100% on 10 May, 2011

The Final Sets

The Cemetery (photographed by Leo Nesemann)

Orpheus' House

The Cave/The Entry to the Underworld

The Underworld

The Sets: Facts & Figures

There are four sets with a total size of about 5,50 sqm. The largest one is the Cemetery which expands over 2 x 1,5 m, but the Entry to the Underworld is the tallest set with a height of 90 cm.

It took me 64 weeks or 14 months to complete the sets including research, design and making them. I collected about 420 images as references in my mood boards to develop an impression for the final look and feel of the film. I haven't worked full-time on the sets, so I'd guess it's been approx. 6 hours per week on average. – I'd say it's about 380 hours in total. Every single item is hand-made, so it certainly took some time.

For the most part all the sets were built from corrugated cardboard, foam board, paper and wire. I used colored pencil, acrylics, watercolors, drawing ink and pastels to paint the single elements.

What's Next?

Yesterday I decluttered the studio from all building materials, and did a complete clean-up there, so the set building process is completed in all respects. Next, I have to build the remaining puppets, and then I'll start animating eventually!