Amsterdam Special Effects / 2026
Pandora
Design and construction of ten large technical games and Pandora’s Box, tested and shipped in modular form to Malta for filming.
Client: Blue Circle / Fremantle
Ten large technical games and Pandora’s Box
For Pandora, we designed and built ten large technical games in addition to the signature Pandora’s Box chest. This extensive assignment brought together game structures, custom props and mechanisms. The chest was one part of a much broader build. The same ten games were also used for the Hungarian version.
From design to tested game structures
The work covered the design, construction and testing of the games and chest. Appearance, technical operation and use during filming had to work together. The Medusa installation and remotely controlled Oracle ball illustrate the range of technical applications. For the Dutch production, we built the Oracle as a remote-controlled 8-ball. Pandora’s Box combined the physical chest with mechanisms and a lift system.
Modular shipment to Malta
The large game structures were tested and shipped in modular form to Malta for filming. The assignment extended beyond individual props or set construction: from technical design and workshop fabrication to preparing the components for transport to the filming location.
From workshop to location
From wooden gears on the workbench to the assembled games on the coast, the photographs show the work moving from the workshop to filming locations in Malta. Pandora’s Box is shown both in detail and on set.
In pictures
Technical game structures with gears at the filming location in Malta.
Wooden game structures assembled on Malta’s rocky coast.
An overview of the game structures in a courtyard in Malta.
Building the wooden gears and game table in the workshop.
Pandora’s Box with its lid open and figures inside the chest.
The assembled game structures at sunset.