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G E quarters. Using vacuform logs and stones simply was not an option. I was also interested in the living spaces being one hundred percent practical. This included the fireplace in John Dutton's master bedroom, along with the plumbing on all the stage sets. I never want to limit the director or actors if they decide to walk over and turn on a faucet sink or light a fire for a scene. Second to Yellowstone Ranch, the Indian reservation was a very big undertaking that needed to be created back in Utah. This was built from scratch on location. Extensive research was gathered to authentically recreate the story's fictional reservation. "Broken Rock" was heavily drawn from the Crow Nation reservation in Southeast Montana. A piece of land that was realistic to the real Crow reservation, and reflected the look and feel wanted for the film was found, a steep contrast from the lush green fields and forests of the ranch. The proposed reservation was mostly low-lying sagebrush hills that went on as far as the eye could see. Roads were excavated through this land and trailers for the main character's reservation homes were purchased and dropped. Once the roads and homes were in place, the set decoration team, greens team, construction and paint teams added the necessary layers to make this reservation feel authentic and lived in. Weather was another factor that played a huge role in the production, especially with the fact that filming was done entirely in the Rockies. Storms roll in and out very fast bringing rain, snow and high winds. Sheridan embraced this throughout, which added value and authenticity to ranching life. As the production got closer to late fall, we hit F H I