Rostrus Filmset by Mark Melnikov is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Bronze in Bildende Kunst Competition Category.

BronzeBildende Kunst· 2021

Rostrus Filmset

by Mark Melnikov

Client: Mark Melnikov

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Bildende Kunst Category

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The Design

About Rostrus Filmset

Heutzutage werden visuelle Effekte für Filme hauptsächlich mithilfe von Computertechnologien erstellt. Trotzdem wurde „Rostrus“ als reales Filmset mit der Möglichkeit für 360-Grad-Aufnahmen gedreht. Das Team folgte dem traditionellen Ansatz, um Unstimmigkeiten zwischen Akteuren und der digitalen Umgebung zu vermeiden. Das Modell ist im Maßstab 1:1000 und fein detailliert, was das Schießen aus einer Entfernung von bis zu 2 Zentimetern zur Oberfläche ermöglicht.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Rostrus Filmset ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Rostrus Filmset wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Rostrus Filmset befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Despite the fact that today almost all visual effects for films are mostly created using computer technologies, Rostrus was made in traditional technique. This approach allows to achieve the feeling of realism and immersion, and that is what audience wants. The high level of detail makes the model look plausible, when a viewer sees it on screen, he subconsciously recognizes a real-life model and becomes more involved and captured. Compared to computer 3D models, this real-life set is more plausible and cross-functional. It can be used not only for shootings, but for exhibitions as well.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 600mm x Depth 400mm x Height 760mm
Tags: movie set, tolkien, lord of the rings, weta, diorama, hobbit, silmarillion, lotr amazon
Production Technology: The model is made of medium density fiberboard, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyvinyl chloride. The set is molded and casted with poured plastic (SmoothCast).
Design Challenge: The hardest thing of designing a landmark of a fantasy world is to make it both plausible and impressing.You have to take into consideration the entrenched style and fit in the cultural context.
Research: During the pre-production research the team collected hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos from The Lord of the Rings and original John Howe sketches. We tried to analyse the architectural style of Middle-Earth and push it a little further.
Inspiration: For this project the team derived inspiration from J.R.R.Tolkien books and The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. The goal was to create a new architectural set relying on artistic style of John Howe and living up to the highest standards of Weta Workshop.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2020 in Novosibirsk and finished in September 2020, and was made specially for A'Design Award Competition.
Operation Flow: The set is good to use with professional high-resolution film cameras.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Mark Melnikov, 2020
Team Members: Creative direction: Mark Melnikov
Assistance: Kseniia Starygina
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Nataliya Degtyareva, Rostrus, 2020
Image #2: Photographer Nataliya Degtyareva, Rostrus, 2020
Image #3: Photographer Nataliya Degtyareva, Rostrus, 2020
Image #4: Photographer Nataliya Degtyareva, Rostrus, 2020
Image #5: Photographer Nataliya Degtyareva, Rostrus, 2020