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T H E P O W E R O F T H E D O G | P E R S P E C T I V E 4 9 We wanted this world to be restrained and real and within that to tell the Burbank family story, which inevitably involved its own backstory. The ranch was built by Phil and George's wealthy parents back in the 1880s, they were from the Eastern states, so the house itself has these pretensions. It would have been very stylish when built, with early craftsman aectations like Theodore oosevelt's Sagamore Hill, but now that they've left the house is 'hollowed out,' leaving the two sons to run the place. They took furniture with them that was never replaced, so the grand proportions of the rooms, once intended to be the center of the district's social scene, are now synonymous with brothers Phil and George's empty and stalled lives. The barn more closely symbolizes the brooding and aggressive interior of Phil, the main protagonist, separate from the house and standing rooted to the landscape adjacent to the cattle yards. The structure was built from pine logs to give it an oiled and burnished strength, in this retreat he works with his hands at his workbench and blacksmithing anvil making finely crafted items, as well as the lariat which plays such a large part in the story. Here at its heart is a shrine to Bronco Henry, his one-time mentor and, inextricably, his lover. A. THE BURBANK FAMILY RANCH. PRODUCTION STILL AUGMENTED WITH CGI SNOW AND ROOF EXTENSIONS BY VFX SUPERVISOR JAY HAWKINS. THIS LOCATION WAS AN ALMOST EMPTY SLATE, THE RANCH, YARDS STABLES AND OUT-BUILDINGS WERE ALL BUILT FOR THE PRODUCTION.