2006
'Casualties of War' (Series 5)
Designer: Roger Cann
Director: Tristram Powell
Circa: 1943

Role: Art Department Assistant Trainee (Ft2)

Achievements:    Developed a scripted prop, a briefcase bomb, to be used within SFX to create an explosion.  Researched a huge amount on 'Bouncing Bomb', including the mathematical equations behind the development of this glorious bomb (AKA: Damn Busters).  Painted the bomb and created all the hand written workings of diagrams and text within the set dressing for the Research Centre.  Created designs for childrens board games to be dressed into a Toy Shop.  Set dressed the main Police Station.

The two cases of the left are the real briefcases that needed to be replicated.  The right hand side are those made from cardboard for SFX.
Below: the two front cases are those made of cardboard.  The briefcase at the rear is the real case.

Final product.  Two rear cases are made from cardboard and ready to be used in an explosion scene, as not to destroy the hired case at the front.

Research on what briefcase bombs, in the 1940's, looked like and then replicated.  Which case is which from afar?!

Set dressing the Research Centre where the 'Bouncing Bomb' was housed.

Painted the bomb and added graphic / text.

In depth research of the workings of the 'Bouncing Bomb', including diagrams and actual information on chalk boards, all of which was replicated word for word and sketch for sketch.

The before and after photographs from the Toy Shop set, of which I assisted in dressing.

Street dressing, as being seen once the door opposite would open and close in action.

Graphics / Text was printed on to fablon and stuck up, using vaseline, making it easier to strike on wrap, and leaving the original shop front intact.