Production design students at The Northern School of Art in Hartlepool have explored the golden age of piracy to create a full-size TV studio set of a pirate ship captain’s cabin – and it looks incredible.
The atmospheric interior of the 17th Spanish galleon has been painstakingly crafted by a team of second-year students as part of their Research, Design and Construction module for the School’s BA (Hons) degree in Production Design for Stage and Screen at its university-level campus in Hartlepool.
With a brief to build a set that reflected the richness and detail of the interior of the cabin of a captain who has spent many years sailing the seas, plundering a wide range of treasures, the students filled the set with an exotic mix of delights.
The students created the stunning set, from the initial concepts through to research into the period to create historically accurate final designs and the build itself, in just fourteen weeks.
It has been completed to industry-standard suitable for 4k filming and could be used in a real TV studio.
It has also been created sustainably, using materials recycled from previous sets in accordance with the film and TV industry’s albert sustainability guidelines.
The Northern School of Art’s BA (Hons) degree in Production Design for Stage and Screen gives students the skills required of professionals working in the film, TV and theatre industries. Undergraduates work over three years to develop niche skills such as prop making, sculpting, concept art and character development designed to give them a competitive edge when applying for roles after graduation.
For further information about the course visit northernart.ac.uk.
