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A L I T A : B A T T L E A N G E L | P E R S P E C T I V E 1 0 3 F E A T U R E T I T L E G O E S H E R E | P E R S P E C T I V E 1 9 there was a desire to change the end of a street or see through archways, in came the scenery bus. Jon Landau got a kick out of it. It had a sense of play. That, and it was a money saver. Wallace Symns' greens crew grounded Iron City, all 62,000 square feet. Bags of peat and leaves in all sizes were staged within easy reach. Ground litter, dirt in sidewalk crevices, bits of debris, moss growing in damp shadows, vines and overgrowth… good greens work is a critical layer, often neglected in a budget. Without this layer…sets just float. It took a team of 350-plus to create Iron City. An extraordinary work ethic on the part of the crew brought Iron City to life within four months. Time to plan well provided the ability to succeed. We've worked with Robert Rodriguez on a number of projects over the years. He's always given us extraordinary creative freedom. We strive to pass that philosophy on. Steve puts it well. "Everyone on your team brings their unique point of view to the table, and letting them run with it is the greatest service we can offer to the craft." ADG Caylah Eddleblute, Steve Joyner, Production Designers A. Todd Holland, Supervising Art Director Jeff B. Adams Jr., Leslie McDonald, William Ladd Skinner, Art Directors Paul Alix, Assistant Art Director John Berger, Mark Hitchler, Al Hobbs, Megan Montemayor, Greg Papalia, Shari Ratliff, Walter Schneider, Shamim Seifzadeh, C.L. Ward, Chris Yoo, Set Designers Dylan Cole, Ben Proctor, Concept Design Supervisors Jonathan Bach, Shane Baxley, Jonathan Berube, Dawn Brown, Vitaly Bulgarov, James G. Chung, James Clyne, Fausto DeMartini, Editor's Note: Additional images and information on the design of Iron City and some of the interior sets for Alita: Battle Angel can be found in the online article featured on the ADG website for the duration of this issue. Visit adg.org/perspective F G H I Mark Goerner, Joe Hiura, Martin Laing, Scott Lukowski, Stephan Martiniere, Steven Messing, Annis Naeem, Chris Olivia, John Park, Joseph C. Pepe, Joe Peterson, Robert Simons, Tully Summers, Alex Toader, Concept Artists Marc Baird, Jim Mitchell, Dwayne Turner, Storyboard Artists Dianne Chadwick, Ellen Lampl, Graphic Designers David Hack, Set Decorator