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Left: Landon Lott painted this Photoshop concept illustration of the interior of Charles' room inside a collapsed water tank. A precise 3D model of the tank was used as a layer so that the scale would be accurate. Below, left: A photograph of the interior water tank set onstage. The room was originally imagined as a bourbon tank in a distillery, and later as an oil tank; it finally became a giant collapsed water tank, inspired by research images of similar collapsed structures. the New Orleans and New Mexico teams were terrific and we managed to roll with the punches on many occasions to deliver François' vision for Logan, a world that feels real, gritty and sometimes a little uncomfortable. Clockwise from above right: This Photoshop sketch by Joe Studzinksi was used to sell director James Mangold on the concept of an abandoned fire lookout tower for the mutant children's hideout at the end of the film. The finished fire lookout tower set, on location in Abiquiú, New Mexico. The lookout station was modeled by Kevin Loo using Rhino3D and painted over by Landon Lott in Photoshop.