Comments on: Gamble House http://blog.miragestudio7.com/2006/03/gamble-house/ Architecture Tutorials 3D max Library Download AutoCAD ArchiCAD Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:59:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Marcus Bush http://blog.miragestudio7.com/2006/03/gamble-house/#comment-28024 Marcus Bush Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:20:34 +0000 http://blog.miragestudio7.com/2006/03/gamble-house/#comment-28024 Yes, I too would be interested to know what house was used in Zathura and if plans exist Yes, I too would be interested to know what house was used in Zathura and if plans exist

]]> By: Brian Schantz http://blog.miragestudio7.com/2006/03/gamble-house/#comment-27324 Brian Schantz Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:43:44 +0000 http://blog.miragestudio7.com/2006/03/gamble-house/#comment-27324 The Gamble House was definitely not used in Zathura. Does anyone know the location of the house where the exterior shots in the film were taken? Are there any plans of the model available? The Gamble House was definitely not used in Zathura. Does anyone know the location of the house where the exterior shots in the film were taken? Are there any plans of the model available?

]]> By: Sal Bono http://blog.miragestudio7.com/2006/03/gamble-house/#comment-10728 Sal Bono Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:12:33 +0000 http://blog.miragestudio7.com/2006/03/gamble-house/#comment-10728 Sorry, Zathura used *mock-up sets* that *resembled* and took their inspiration from parts of The Gamble House in Pasadena, CA, but no part of the actual Gamble House appears in the film. I've been a docent at the The Gamble House for 16 years now. Sorry, Zathura used *mock-up sets* that *resembled* and took their inspiration from parts of The Gamble House in Pasadena, CA, but no part of the actual Gamble House appears in the film. I’ve been a docent at the The Gamble House for 16 years now.

]]> By: dmccorvey http://blog.miragestudio7.com/2006/03/gamble-house/#comment-10470 dmccorvey Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:39:50 +0000 http://blog.miragestudio7.com/2006/03/gamble-house/#comment-10470 Hate to rain on your parade - while Back to the Future *did* use the Gamble House exteriors, and possibly the interior of the garage (today the gift shop), neither it nor Zathura used the interior. If you've ever seen the door on the Gamble House, you'd know it on sight. In the latter, it was clearly a set modeled after one of the Greene & Greene houses, though given how much damage they do, it had to be a studio set somewhere for many, if not most (or even all) scenes in the movie. It's not too hard to copy the Greene's style, and to make most of those effects they'd need to use balsa, not mahogany. Do go and see the Gamble House if you're in SoCal. It's worth a few hours drive if you have any interest in fine woodworking or arts & crafts period architecture. Take a short walk around the area and you will find several other G&G houses nearby, with several of the more well known ones only a short drive away (though they are privately owned and none are open to the public). Hate to rain on your parade – while Back to the Future *did* use the Gamble House exteriors, and possibly the interior of the garage (today the gift shop), neither it nor Zathura used the interior. If you’ve ever seen the door on the Gamble House, you’d know it on sight.

In the latter, it was clearly a set modeled after one of the Greene & Greene houses, though given how much damage they do, it had to be a studio set somewhere for many, if not most (or even all) scenes in the movie. It’s not too hard to copy the Greene’s style, and to make most of those effects they’d need to use balsa, not mahogany.

Do go and see the Gamble House if you’re in SoCal. It’s worth a few hours drive if you have any interest in fine woodworking or arts & crafts period architecture.

Take a short walk around the area and you will find several other G&G houses nearby, with several of the more well known ones only a short drive away (though they are privately owned and none are open to the public).

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