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Salem

Salem

 
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A massive 10+ acre set built on location in Louisiana, plus 55,000 square feet of interior and exterior sets built on stage

 

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SIBLEY MANSION EXTERIOR

I am going to mix some of the conceptual ideas for this project with the completed sets. This is how I think.

Here is the mansion in situ.

Some of the construction drawings for the set.


EXTERIOR FOREST SET


CHURCH/TOWN HALL

This set was conceived as an exterior and interior combination. I had it engineered to handle hurricane force winds as the sets were built in Louisiana.

Some of the construction drawings.

Very simple and stout. I wanted a very heavy look with the timber framing.

Everything is completed exactly as planned and conceived. No one likes surprises on a project this large!

The final result.


MARY'S ALLEY


PAINT AND TEXTURE COMBINATIONS

I did these for every building and interior in the project. Every texture, color and texture specification was included. When it was over we had three volumes of specifications. 


WALLPAPPER FOR SIBLEY BEDROOM

Every detail was designed for these sets right down to the wallpaper. The patterns were based on Celtic iconography.


SET PLOT PLAN

This is the overall set layout. Everything on this plan was built and planned starting with road access for the crew and the shop where the sets were built. When you build sets of this size outside you are obligated to think of numerous production concerns up to and including where the water goes when it rains. 


EXTERIORS

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Location, location, location.


SALEM MARKET


SALEM "COMMONS"

This view is from the Sibley Mansion balcony. In the BG is the estuary which leads to the ocean. 

The Commons under snowfall.


INTERIORS

All of these interiors were built on stage. When built, they occupied about 60,000 square feet of space.

All of the sets had to appear to be lit by candlelight and firelight and have low ceilings in order to be consistent with the types of materials the original builders had access to.

Interior Lamb's Publik House


SIBLEY DINNING ROOM


SIGN DETAILS

What is a town without signs? We had a lot of them.


MERCY'S BEDROOM


SIBLEY BEDROOM