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One of the most important benefits about design- ing and creating the look would be that Scott insisted on giving each department enough prep time. He is a big advocate of prep, allowing us to go through the testing and creation cycle so once you get to shooting, you've really wrapped your head around all of it. We were going to be "cross board- ing," shooting multiple episodes at the same time so it would be essential that each and every department have the time they needed so that once we starting shooting, it would be seamless. Every week, there would be "methodology" meetings with all department heads. The process would prove to be incredibly effective. You're so prepared and come to the table being 100 percent ready. That's rare. The initial meeting with Scott Frank revealed just how particular and meticulous his thought process was. In his office, he had headshots of the cast papered on his walls. We went through about the first 20 cast mem- bers, taking notes and collaborating on each individual character but it was just the beginning of multiple meetings we would have. Eventually, we would collaborate on almost 100 principal cast and day players with an additional 400 stunts and doubles. He's an exceptional human. His writing is incredible. I have to give him so much respect for allowing us our process and trusting us to bring it to life. He didn't know us. He'd never worked with us. Pretty much after the first couple of meetings, he realized we did grasp what he wanted so he would just let Geordie and me go. Photos: Courtesy of Netflix, except as noted