NBC UNIVERSAL PRIME TIME GLOBAL ACTION DRAMA ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR MODULAR SET ARCHITECTURE

THE PHILANTHROPIST

NBC UNIVERSAL (2009) • DIR. JONAS PATE

“Supervising set design and assistant art direction assisting Production Designer Stephen Marsh — engineering modular interchangeable Gulfstream private jet interiors, luxury high-rise penthouse apartments, remote Burmese bamboo settlements, and illuminated high-tech boardroom sets.”

DIRECTOR

Jonas Pate / Charles Beeson

Prime Time Drama Series

PRODUCERS

Dianne Beatty / Peter Horton

NBC / Universal Television

PRODUCTION DESIGNER

Stephen Marsh

Supervising Designer

ROLE

Assistant Art Director & Set Designer

Warren Gray, BFDG

STUDIO / LOCATIONS

Cape Town Stages & Locations

Soundstage Modular Builds

ARCHIVE VOLUME

6 Presentation Sheets

1080p Master Production Boards

Modular Studio Engineering & Global Location Art Direction

“The Philanthropist was a jet-setting global adventure requiring rapid environmental shifts from luxury billionaire enclaves to remote developing-world danger zones. In soundstage environments, we designed and engineered fully interchangeable modular Gulfstream private jet cabin walls—allowing the same interior footprint to morph seamlessly between cockpit, VIP lounge, sleeping quarters, and sky-bar. On location, builds spanned luxury high-rise architectural screens and custom illuminated acrylic boardroom tables, juxtaposed with authentic stilt bamboo river settlements for Southeast Asian sequences.”

— Warren Gray, Assistant Art Director & Set Designer

Showing 6 of 6 Archival Presentation Slides

SHEET 01 PRODUCTION SPECIFICATION The Philanthropist — Department Credits & Production Summary

The Philanthropist — Department Credits & Production Summary

NBC / UNIVERSAL // DIR. JONAS PATE // PD STEPHEN MARSH

Archival specification sheet documenting Warren Gray's role as Assistant Art Director and Set Designer working directly alongside Production Designer Stephen Marsh for NBC Universal's high-budget drama series.

Technical SpecNBC UniversalStephen Marsh

SHEET 02 SERIES SHOWCASE $International Production Showcase & Scenic Environments$

International Production Showcase & Scenic Environments

GLOBAL DRAMA // CAPE TOWN SOUNDSTAGES // COMPOSITE ARCHIVE

Photographic overview of finished production sets capturing the sleek high-wealth aesthetic contrasted against gritty crisis-response fieldwork locations across the 8-episode series arc.

Series ShowcaseGlobal LocationsSoundstage Art

SHEET 03 MODULAR SET DESIGN Gulfstream Private Jet — Modular Interchangeable Interior Sets

Gulfstream Private Jet — Modular Interchangeable Interior Sets

COCKPIT // EXECUTIVE LOUNGE // STATEROOM // INTEGRATED BAR CABIN

Architectural drawings and completed set photography of the custom modular Gulfstream jet fuselage. Specially engineered on stage with removable wall wilding panels, flush executive leather seating, and interchangeable cabin configurations.

Private JetModular SetSoundstage Fuselage

SHEET 04 LUXURY INTERIORS Modern High-Rise Apartment — Architectural Screen & Fireplace Drafting

Modern High-Rise Apartment — Architectural Screen & Fireplace Drafting

AMERICAN PENTHOUSE // BESPOKE BOOKSHELVES // ILLUMINATED PANELS

Comprehensive set design plans and on-camera stills of the billionaire protagonist’s urban penthouse. Incorporates bespoke laser-cut metal architectural screens, recessed minimalist fireplaces, and floating display joinery.

Penthouse SetArchitectural ScreensModern Interior

SHEET 05 LOCATION REALIZATION Burmese Bamboo Settlement — River Stilt Village & Cultural Dressing

Burmese Bamboo Settlement — River Stilt Village & Cultural Dressing

LOCATION TRANSFORMATION // NATURAL BAMBOO LASHING // THATCH BUILDS

On-location photographic documentation of the hand-built Burmese river village. Constructed from authentic bamboo stalks, hand-lashed framing, woven thatch roofs, and atmospheric set dressing for dramatic action sequences.

Burmese VillageBamboo ConstructionLocation Dressing

SHEET 06 BESPOKE MILLWORK Corporate Boardroom — Custom Illuminated Light-Box Conference Table

Corporate Boardroom — Custom Illuminated Light-Box Conference Table

CONTEMPORARY EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM // INTEGRATED ACRYLIC LIGHTING

Set design drawings and production photography of a high-tech corporate boardroom build featuring a custom 16-seat conference table with an embedded internally illuminated acrylic light-box center channel.

Boardroom TableLight-Box JoineryExecutive Set