The legend of Hercules

When we first started the prep on Hercules, I started researching the actual period 1200 BC. Then I started looking at paintings from the 15th century onwards on ancient Greece. I fell in love with Alma Tadema’s paintings of ancient Greece. He depicts ancient Greece with a modern feel. The women’s costumes, although true to the period, seemed contemporary. I loved the armour that I saw in 15th century paintings. The Legend of Hercules was shot in 3D film, so we worked on the tiny details, trimmings, metal work and jewellery for the film. We even did metal decorations on the actors’ shoes which were all handmade by a shoemaker in Italy. I draped all the costumes on mannequins and tried to avoid stitching as much as we could.