In 2016 I began work on location in Atlanta, GA for the films Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.  These films are probably the most culturally relevant projects I have worked on.  It was a truly massive undertaking.  The Production was designed by Charles Wood, with Supervising Art Direction by Ray Chan. Design, construction, and shooting would take nearly 22 months.  It was truly collaborative effort with many of our senior art directors coming from the UK.  The friendship and professional relationships that came as a result of our endeavor, is something I will always be grateful for.

Below, are film frames from one of the more complicated sets that  i have collaborated on, INT Q Ship Bridge.

Above we see Tom Holland and Robert Downey, Jr. in the film struggling to control the ship as it descends onto the planet's surface.  The control arms were ergonomically designed for the Maw character, who stood 10 ft tall in the film.  The first two weeks were spent doing ergonomic and scale studies to dial in the perfect balance of size suitable for fabrication and use on film. This work was done with Tom Brown, the Art Director for the bridge interior, and the lead scenic designer and long time friend, Andrew Reeder.

Below, we see control arms in situ, on the day they were installed on Stage 4 at Trilith Studios In Atlanta, GA.  Photos is courtesy of Tom Brown.

Below is the approved design for the Q Ship Control Arms and the CAD model that was sent to fabrication.  As you can see from the photos above, the execution of the design by the shop was flawless.  The fabricators and skilled craftspeople were fantastic.

This design is an excellent example of the design and manufacturing process for this type of scenery.  The Control Arms for the Q-Ship Bridge have over 20 points of articulation, in camera, with a production budget of $750,000.  I spent 4 months designing, modeling, and producing technical drawings for fabrication.  I enjoyed every moment.

In the fall of 2016 I began work on the Cooling Bath for INT Nidavellir Forge, under the Art Direction of Jann Engel. Below are some shots from the film of this truly epic world.

Here is a completed design concept I did for the cooling bath.  It is about the size of a truck.  It had a flat bed that traveled up in camera with 4 rack and pinion sub-assemblies through a 400 gallon tank of backlit water to reveal the creation of “Stormbreaker” which Thor would use to defeat Thanos.  The water pump was employed to give a bubbling cauldron-like effect.  This scene was filmed but later scrapped when the scene in the script was rewritten to include the Groot character.

Here are some of the pieces I provided scenic designs for, as they are nearing completion and going through the process of weathering and final finishes.  Photos are courtesy of Jennifer Bash.

Avengers: Infinity War (2018) was a landmark production for Marvel Studios, serving as the first installment in the epic two-part finale of the Infinity Saga. The film had a production budget of approximately $325–400 million, making it one of the most expensive films ever made. Upon release, Infinity War earned over $2 billion worldwide, becoming the first superhero film to cross the $2 billion mark and setting the stage for its record-breaking sequel, Avengers: Endgame.  Today it stands as the 4th highest grossing film of all time.