‘Cuando ya no esté’. Set design for television
Facetted cardboard set for the new season of Iñaki Gabilondo's programme
Credits
Client
La Caña Brothers
Promoter: Movistar Plus
Project
Set design and production for ‘Cuando ya no esté’ (4th season), on Movistar Plus
Cartonlab Team
Project manager:
Pablo García Mora
Design:
Miguel Angel Fernandez
Mounting:
Alejandro Herranz
Pablo Jimenez
Design and production
Production: La Caña Brothers
Structural design and set production: Cartonlab
Video mapping: Romero Design and Infographics and Paz Pérez Sanz
Mounting
Ivan Eloy Marin
Images
La Caña Brothers
The renewal of a recognized TV program
The fourth season of the Movistar + program ‘Cuando ya no esté’, presented by Iñaki Gabilondo, analyzes what our future as a society will be in the medium term. Immortality, the internet, food or education are some of the themes, with the incorporation of young scientists, youtubers and comedians to the staff of collaborators.La Caña Brothers is the production company in charge of this format, which includes very innovative ideas of television set design. To materialize these ideas, they hadCartonlab in itstructural design, production and assembly.
An ingenious geometric cardboard support for videomapping
Produced in certified and reusable cardboard
Custom furniture for TV sets
Video mapping on sustainable material, a very present future
The idea of the decoration is based on a futuristic aesthetic, but always functional. Six projection cannons and the video mapping technique provoke a great dynamism that opens innumerable possibilities. Sometimes merely decorative and other times as visual support for what is being told, the work done generates an undeniable impact at first sight. This is the first time that video mapping has been introduced in a TV set design in Spain. Besides,it’s a sustainable set, thought to be reusable. Once the recording is finished, it’s disassembled and stored, ready for a possible new use.
A TV set design with a cardboard structure
The first thing that catches attention are the polygonal breaks from the back of the set. It’s a big piece that practically takes up the background of the scene from side to side in every long shot. Being such a tall structure, almost 4 m, requires a solid internal skeleton to hold the weight. The inner structural pieces were made with a stronger cardboard than the outer shell, which was thinner to generate the polygonal folds. In addition, it was vinyl coated in light gray to act as a screen for the video mapping.
Polygonal table ready for projection
The center table is produced following a similar process, with the same design philosophy. A thick internal structure with an enveloping cover of thinner cardboard. It is reinforced with a wooden board on its upper part, which gives solidity to the set and allows to project over the surface. The set is completed with three stools specially designed for Iñaki Gabilondo and his guests, following the same design criteria and materials as the rest of the set.
Grandstand inspired by nature’s geometry
The grandstand consists of 151 pieces forming an original composition that makes good use of the space and looks very aesthetic on camera. It is based on the Voronoi Diagram, a geometric construction that serves to differentiate space into regions, forming a type of structure of which we can find examples in nature. Two types of elements were used for the composition: pvc pieces for the floor and stools, with a maximum capacity of 60 people. There are three heights: 30, 40 and 50 cm, distributed to generate a topography in which some people do not cover the others.
They are also printed with colors that are part of the palette used for the program. Specifically, different shades of the same color, forming a gradient from the public to the table. As for the shape of the stools, they are different from each other, an added challenge for the production that had a great final result. The rest of the pieces in the composition of the stands have a purely aesthetic function that completes the structure proposed in the design.
Other set designs for television and performing arts
If we review our previous projects, we find some that connect with this one in one way or another. For example, the self-assembly booth we did for the Icelandic company Glacierfire show that so characteristic faceted structure, inspired by rocks and ice. It’s not the first time we’ve worked for television either. On our website you can find similar experiences for other clients. And other examples of scenery, more related to the performing arts. We have even used video mapping applied on cardboard for educational projects.
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