The Prince of Egypt

Desert Backdrop

I wanted a desert backdrop that could serve multiple moments in the story. My concept was to use lighting to change how much of the sky or sandy landscape was visible, depending on the scene. I shared that direction with the artist, who created the mockup below.

Artist’s mockup

Painted mockup of a desert landscape under a sunset sky, split into vertical panels.

Onstage

The backdrop onstage behind white panels, lit so the sandy landscape glows and the sky recedes.
For this scene, the lighting drew attention to the desert landscape while the upper portion remained less prominent.