Scenic Production

Overview

The 1220 Scenic Department is composed of a skilled team of in-house artists specializing in the creation of exhibits and environments for museums, zoos, aquariums, amusement parks, resorts, and casinos. Leveraging a diverse range of materials and working from reference images, renderings, or artifacts, the team has the ability to bring any client vision to life. Whether crafting a detailed miniature model of an insect or constructing a large-scale immersive diorama of a Pacific Island jungle, our Scenic Team excels at transforming creative concepts into reality.

Experience

With over 50 years of combined experience in scenic production, our team is proficient in a wide array of disciplines, including design development, model and prototype creation, sculpting and model making, scenic and faux painting, life and static casting, and installation.

THE SCENIC PRODUCTION TEAM…

  • Creates durable and high-quality artistic interpretations of design concepts, using pre-production drawings and sketches to communicate ideas and secure approval
  • Crafts small-scale 3D models and prototypes to visualize and test exhibit concepts, finishes, and fabrication methods
  • Produces custom casts with reusable molds, capturing design intent through detailed hand sculpting, and dressing figures with artifacts or sculpted clothing and props
  • Applies advanced scenic and faux painting techniques to transform ordinary materials into highly realistic and believable environments through polishing, shadowing, aging and distressing 

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