The art director of the film, Arthur Marks, was Ridley Scott’s partner for many years. In order to reshape the medieval Britain, the two spent a lot of time compiling data from the countryside, towns to castles, and even the lives of the people. Searching, they went to museums, libraries, and even visited ancient villages in the Dordogne and Pyrenees in France.
One of the main scenes in the play is Nottingham. The crew found a piece of land planted with oak trees in Hampton, Surrey, and built the entire Nottingham village there. There are more than 50 buildings, including barns and granaries. , Taverns, churches, large and small houses and huts, mills and waterwheels, and it took a few months to plant an orchard and so on. And some of these hard-worked scenes will be burnt down due to the needs of the plot. Since many buildings are built next to precious oak trees, they must be extra careful when shooting fire scenes, so they must control the fire and the burning area. Then use the computer effect to create a larger fire scene.
In addition, because most of the existing French fortresses are surrounded by towns, they decided to build a castle in a more remote place, and then use computer special effects to enhance the effect. They built a castle on the top of the mountain. In addition to ensuring that the structure is stable and resistant to wind and rain, they also need to ensure that the slope can bear the weight and will not collapse. Therefore, the difficulty is really very high. In addition, they have to build the Tower of London, the British Royal Palace fortress, etc. The plants, the rooms, and the furnishings are all imitated based on real records.
