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4 0 P E R S P E C T I V E | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 8 maintained a full nursery of plants on stage, on location and in their backlot nursery. The climactic sequence of the film takes place in the clockworks, which Lewis and Jonathan discover hidden beneath the boiler in the basement of the house. The clockworks turn out to be the source of the mysterious ticking which has consumed and mystified our heroes since the beginning of the film. It turns out to be a time machine, designed to destroy the world. As Lewis and Jonathan race to arrest the machine's fateful countdown, the set moves and expands, and the walls literally begin to crumble around them. This set was the brainchild and full-time obsession of Art Director Walter Martishius. Walter and I had worked together many years ago on A River Runs Through It. Although he has spent many years designing sets for animated films, I knew that he had the combination of technical knowledge and imagination to conceptualize and realize the creative and practical challenges of this set. In collaboration with special effects supervisor Photos B. & C./Quantrell Colbert/ Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment A. SECRET GARDEN. PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATION BY FERNANDO ACOSTA. B. & C. SECRET GARDEN, STAGE SET AT ATLANTA METRO STUDIOS. SET PHOTOS. A B C