So I am unsure where to post this, so i figured I'd start here.
I am starting to build a space ship set for a Web series I am starting and I wasn't sure if anyone knew what I should use or know what site or thread to go to to help me figure it out.
Thanks,
Hunt270
Typical Hollywood Sets are Made of:
1. Wood.
2. Silicone.
3. Drywall plaster.
A typical "
Hollywood Flat" is is 8 feet by 4 feet. You may need to create an additional piece that adds an additional 2 feet to the top of the Hollywood flat (so that the top of the set is not revealed, no matter how if you pull a low angle shot). Since you're planning on making this a web series, you want a set that is well constructed and can support whatever weight you decide to apply to it, such as holding decor or even hanging lights off the top.
However, since you're building a spaceship, you're also going to need to know what type of style you're going for. Are you going clean and sleek like
2001: A Space Odyssey? Grungey and gritty like the Nostromo of
Alien? Basically, the style also helps out in deciding what other materials to use. When I was in film school, one of the 35mm sound stages was used by a production for a music video. They constructed a "starship hallway", using wood and sheet styrene. The styrene was used to as a diffusion for lighting up the set (basically, using typical studio lights aimed at them on both sides to give the appearance of them glowing).
So, again, it primarily depends on what type of design you're going with, which helps you out in deciding the materials. A Star Wars fan film called
Star Wars: Broken Allegiance has a few
behind the scenes videos in addition to their main feature. One of them happens to be about set construction, which they explained they used wood, computer parts and vintage car parts to construct the readjustable spacecraft set (which is used for multiple spacecraft, the differences done in lighting and readjusting the set).