Invasion

Season One, 2005 AutoCAD© Architectural Desktop, 2004.

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Florida has just been hit by a major hurricane. There is massive destruction and missing persons. Our story deals with the aftermath of the hurricane and the interactions of a modern family. Five adults and three children in a complex family relationship, the product of a divorce, two new marriages, and a death. And all the while, something sinister is happening in the Everglades.

I worked as Set Designer on the first season of Invasion, involved with all of the major permanent sets, one of which was used in "Pilot Reshoots". I did not otherwise work on the pilot. I was the only Set Designer on all of the swing sets and locations, as well as props and picture vehicles and the occasional graphic. Because the story dealt with the aftermath of a hurricane and wasn't always shot in sequence, we often built something, destroyed it, then repaired it, or redressed between destroyed and cleaned up. Many sets were designed several times and many sets were not build after I completed the complete designs. The schedule was intense, often working on several episodes at once. I worked primarily in AutoCAD Architectural Desktop © 2004 and some Photoshop. I produced over one hundred drawings in the first two months. This task would have been more difficult had it not been done in CAD.

I have been instructed not to show my drawings until the show ends production. This is a writen account of what I did in ten months of season one.

Permanent Sets consisted of:
Russell's house for which I produced over 30 sheets of plans, elevations, details, and director plans. Two other Set Designers helped with the plans and elevations.
Russell's barn for which I produced about 6 sheets of plans, elevations, details, and director plans. One other Set Designer helped with the plans and elevations.
Ranger Lab for which I produced about 6 sheets of plans, elevations, details, and director plans.
Underlay house for which I produced over 40 sheets of plans, elevations, details, and director plans. Two other Set Designers helped with the plans and elevations. I also produced about 12 sheets of other parts of the house shot on another stage, such as Kira's Room and Tom's Room..
Hospital which began as a single office and grew into several rooms and corridors. For this, I produced about 10 sheets of plans, elevations, details, and director plans. In following episodes, I produced several variations and swing sets to the set.
Jungle back lot for which I produced numerous site plans, details of fences and gates, smaller buildings, boat dock, tree house. I spent many hours surveying the jungle, which I called "spider land."
Stage drawings for WB Stage 17, 27A, 30, 9, 32. I also surveyed several other building and areas around the lot and Ranch.

Swing Sets consisted of:
Updated Stage and/or Jungle drawings for each episode.
ICU_Triage Tents, interior.
Church, interior.
NOAA Tracking Station, interior.
Sporting Goods Store, interior.
Produce Stand, interior.
Air Base freezer, interior.
Internet Café interior
Poacher Shack
Locker Room
Motel, interior
Yacht interor
***many more***

Locations Sets usually required site and/or building survey and new construction. These consisted of:
Underlay house, exterior.
Farm house and roads, exterior.
Hospital, interior and exterior.
Tent city, exterior site survey and spotting plan.
Central Avenue in Fillmore, exterior and interiors.
Numerous sheets of four versions and locations for a jewelry store, interior.
Baboon Research Lab exterior.
Church of the Angels, interior.
Los Angeles County Arboretum, exterior.
Agricultural buildings in Fillmore.
Morgue, interior. Body storage freezer.
Military base security gate, exterior.
Produce stand, exterior.
Home in Tarzana, site plan.
Jail door.
Ranger Lock up, interior.
Drug dealer house
Los Angeles County Arboretum again
Morgue, interior. Internet Café interior - 2 versions
David's Boiler Room Café
Hangar (South West Marine warehouse)
***many more***

Props consisted of:
A Cryo-box in three versions.
Signs.
Security arm.

Picture vehicles consisted of:
Two versions of an overturned submerged trailer, in two degrees of sinking.
A floating Cuban refugee auto to boat conversion.
Director and "as-built" plans for several house trailers.

I also made several computer models, including:
Russell's House
Underlay Master Bathroom
Tom Underlay's Secret Room - 2 versions

Images are in the password protected area.

Note: These drawings are presented here for portfolio purposes only. These drawings are not available for sale or to be given away in hard copy or digitally in any scale. I will be happy to show hard-copy during a legitimate job interview for Set Designer.

This page last updated 2-18-06.

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