The Legend of Ben Hall production designer Das Patterson and property master Steph D’Alessi shared their secrets with students at Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts in August.

In a Master Class on production design on a micro-budget, Das and Steph explained how they recreated 1860’s bush huts, a general store and a hotel for the 2016 bushranger epic.

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Dubbed a ‘genius’ by producer Russell Cunningham for his work on the film, Patterson explained the use of time-and-money-saving cheats such as a shipping container, miniature buildings, and rough beams salvaged from timber yards.

During two weeks in a sound stage at Docklands Studios Melbourne, Patterson and D’Alessi dressed 3 main sets into 13 different interiors.

The Master Class was hosted by Docklands Studios Melbourne and the VCA.