After much discussion, Peterson chose to build location locations in London, Malta, and Mexico. Most of the interior scenes in the film were shot in the studio of Shepperton Studios, 40 miles away from London. Of course, the entire city of Troy could not be built in a studio, so Malta came in handy. The producer said that Malta is a lovely island with wonderful cliffs, and it could not be better to build the city of Troy. However, Malta does not have a beach large enough to allow the crew’s computer graphics experts to lay down thousands of warships, nor can it open up a battlefield that can accommodate 75,000 people. The last stop of the producer is Mexico, and all needs can be solved.
The film was filmed in Shepperton on April 22, 2003. The main scenes built there include the Troy Palace, and all the interiors use the exposed roof, because the main source of light and heat at that time was the sun and fire. There is also a 50-foot-tall statue of Zeus, because religious themes are an important element of the film. Afterwards, the crew rushed to Malta to build a 10-acre exterior view of Troy. The original location of the location was a 17th-century military fortress named Ricasoli. Although Malta is rich in archaeological resources, the film crew discovered that there are no buildings that resemble 1200 BC, and the entire city of Troy has no available resources and must be rebuilt. The crew employed more than 500 Maltese workers, and at the same time nearly 200 artisans were flown over from the UK, and they jointly carried out a vast project on this island. Strong winds, heat and humidity are always affecting the filming progress of the film. Peterson can only specify the day's filming plan after hearing the weather forecast every morning. The royal palace and complex streets in Troy were the last to be completed. Under the decoration of the set designer Peter Young who won the Oscar twice, those two important scenes finally showed a shocking and magnificent momentum.
In the film, the Apollo guards consist of 1,200 extras. They wear ancient tabards and escort Hector and Paris across the city, and then introduce Helen to the people of Troy for the first time. The audience will be like Helen for the first time. Troy has a panoramic view. Peter Young has designed many reasonable background images: busy figures in the smithy, women carrying baskets, people pushing flatbed carts, etc. Those imperceptible details add authenticity to the film. In addition, in the squares and streets of Troy, Young tried to show two completely different living conditions. Except for the main road leading to the palace, the other branch roads are used to show more ordinary life fragments. The everyday life of the common people. The square is the place where the ceremonies are held. The design needs to be more formal and simple. It is where the Trojan horses last. Young and his design team knew that there would be a 40-foot-high wooden horse on the square. Everything cannot be more eye-catching than the Trojan horse itself.
