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7 2 P E R S P E C T I V E | M A R C H / A P R I L 2 0 1 9 Bell's childhood home offers a small glimpse into the early forces that shaped her—the dated kitchen, her dirtbag brothers, and finally, the teen bedroom plastered with punk band flyers serving as a time capsule of the mid-1990s. Bell comes from a rough desert town in Riverside County with few opportunities. She immersed herself in the desert punk music scene to escape her empty family life. It was a true team effort to acquire all the graphic assets to populate Bell's childhood bedroom. The writers and producers provided a specific list of bands that Bell would have listened to in her youth. Karyn already had a connection with the band Jaw Breaker. Danielle Levesque secured permission from Dischord Records, The Spooky, The Uppers, Agnostic Front and Youth Brigade. Tim Stuart contributed original artwork. Finally, the Art Department pitched in and supplemented with hand-drawn flyers based on references from that time period. Karyn had a very specific vision of the space that constituted the C gang compound. In her eyes, it was a collection of random buildings all interconnected to create a warren of interior spaces. Key references for this set came from Ash Thayer's Kill City and research of depressingly beautiful desert wastelands like the Salton Sea. This was incredibly difficult to find within the production zone, but finally a property was found north of Los Angeles in Littlerock that could be built up from. The existing buildings on the property were separated by eighty feet. Given the budget, it was not affordable to do a build, A. BELL'S CHILDHOOD BEDROOM. SET PHOTO. B. BELL'S CHILDHOOD BEDROOM. PRODUCTION STILL. C. PUNK BAND FLYERS CREATED FOR BELL'S CHILDHOOD BEDROOM. D. EXTERIOR GANG HOUSE. PHOTOSHOP PREVIS BY KAY LEE. A B D E