The Valley Broadcast

Just like in the movie, the Ark had to be carefully and lovingly built by a mad man.

The filming all took place in a square of green fabric. Every wrinkle and crease meant more leg work in post, but we worked with what we had. Months were spent lovingly keying my actors out, and now the fun begins.

Or did it begin months ago? When I started collecting trash to manufacture into tiny little robo-droids and city spires?

Using a combination of bottle cap creations, expertly crafted by my Prop Master, Nathan Weidman, and 3D assets from the community, I built out the city in which our story takes place. Welcome, to the Ark of Givens.

I wanted the sky to feel like it was suffocating in red haze, and closing in on itself like a collapsed lung. The city itself was inspired by soviet architecture in Bratislava.

The actors expertly played their parts with nothing but a green screen and a handful of props. Currently, I am working on building out the world and make it feel alive, and then combining the two realities.