PRODUCTION DESIGN CASE STUDY:
BLACK HAWK DOWNYEAR OF RELEASE: 2001
DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott WRITER: Mark Bowden, Ken Nolan CINEMATOGRAPHER: Slawomir Idziak EXEC. PRODUCER: Jerry Bruckheimer, Chad Oman GENRE: ACTION / WAR PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Arthur Max STORYLINE: On October 3, 1993, nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This led to a massive firefight between the Army Rangers, US Special Forces, and hundreds of Somali gunmen resulting in the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters and many casualties. The film focuses on the heroic efforts to get to the downed helicopter crews, and to leave no man behind. |