Post-Apocalyptic Desert Shantytown Set

Welcome to the Post-Apocalyptic Desert Shantytown at L.A. Castle Studios. Out in the red desert, survivors have built a town from whatever was left. Shacks of corrugated tin and salvaged wood climb on stilts and scaffolds, lookout towers rise on ladders and stairways, and rusting water towers and silos stand over the rooftops. Satellite dishes and solar panels crowd the roofs, power lines run between the cacti, and a green oasis pool shines at the edge of town under the mountains. It is rough, sunburned and full of life.

A whole settlement to explore

Shoot the town wide from the ridge with the mountains behind it, follow your cast through the lanes between the shacks, climb a lookout tower for a high angle, or come in close on a doorway, a rusted camper or a dish turned to the sky. The oasis gives you a meeting place by the water. Dust hangs in the air and the light changes from hard noon to a hazy golden afternoon, so one set covers a whole day in the story.

Made for wasteland stories and music videos

This is the world for a post-apocalyptic film or series, a survival drama, a dystopian western, a road movie that stops for water, or a game trailer. It is also a striking, sun-baked backdrop for a music video or a rugged commercial for a truck, a drink or an outdoor brand. Real props, costumes and vehicles in the foreground blend with the town in camera.

One shoot day, a whole wasteland

Pair it with the Abandoned Post-Apocalyptic City, the Post-Apocalyptic Safe House and the Sci-Fi Desert City, and browse more sci-fi sets. The shantytown loads in seconds at our Burbank studio and our Albuquerque studio, with no desert travel and nothing to build or strike.