Málaga, not Paris, London, or Venice was Andersen's favorite city. The warmhearted people made him love the city of Málaga, although Málaga was covered in smog from numerous iron factories.
It was very humid. We did not realize a lot of things would curl up, such as the handmade chess game. We needed a lot of lighting and it was very important to keep things electrical safe.
The correct light and color grading was used to distinguish the difference between the look of the industrial revolution and softer and warm light was used for the fairy tale.
Most difficult was the creation of believable silences in locations. Our sound team practiced many times to capture the sound of water drops, blowing tree branches, and footsteps on stone floors.
The time pressures of using the bathhouse was an ongoing stress factor. Just half an hour before opening the doors of the bathhouse, we turned the Arabic palace back into a modern-day bath house reception. The visitors did not notice anything apart from some tape which was still placed on the walls.