Our conversation begins with props and modelmaker Jack Cave, as he sketches out how he came to work in the world of prop design and modelling. “From an early age, I had always been interested in 3D design and film, but I didn't really know that a job in modelmaking was a possibility until I was at college studying architecture and 3D design. It was only when I got the chance to start building architectural models as part of the course that I realised modelmaking was really what I wanted to pursue. After college I went on to study modelmaking at Arts University Bournemouth, and within a couple of weeks of graduating I managed to get a job working as a junior modeller in the art department on Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”
Cave then goes on to highlight the principal challenges of his work, and notes: “The main challenges always
