by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Productions, Venues, and Events
This set was used to stage the capsizing of the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor. Preserving the safety of live actors aboard the ship was a paramount concern. HEA designed a cantilevered rotisserie gimbal capable of both rotating and pitching the ship as well as the...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Productions, Venues, and Events
The premiere showing of the new Disney production “Pirates of the Caribbean 3” required a 90′ wide by 40′ high screen to be installed on Tom Sawyer’s Island at Disneyland. HEA designed a guyed aluminum truss and scaffold structure to...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Productions, Venues, and Events
The “Oceans 13” production wanted a helicopter deck set capable of supporting a helicopter and that could be erected and disassembled quickly. HEA designed structural members to form “pie slice” modules. Each module was individually constructed...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Productions, Venues, and Events
As part of the “National Treasure 2” production, large quantities of water pour out from three large rectangular steel ducts to simulate waterfalls at Universal Studios Falls Lake. HEA designed a wooden support structure to support the ducts and withstand...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Productions, Venues, and Events
HEA provided the structural design of a unique acoustic canopy suspended from the new Hollywood Bowl shell. Seismic analysis showed that the design could take advantage of reduced loading afforded by the pendulum effect of the suspended canopy, which reduced the...
by GeorgeWebManHopperE | Mar 26, 2021 | Productions, Venues, and Events
This set simulated the appearance and motion under sail of the HMS Rose and was used for filming close-up action on the main deck and gun deck. HEA designed the foundation and structure for one of the largest gimbals ever built, which allowed the set to travel along...
