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breakroom (with a void behind the kitchenette for unthinkable gags), and an executive o ce with a secret panic room. The crew then hosed our existing building with paint and graphics to transform it into a forcibly retro and tattered IS building. ason's incredible longtime set decorator, elsi phraim, breathed aggressively stale life into the IS building with mismatched computers, printers and bulletin boards as far as the eye could see on multiple fl oors and sectors. The set decoration team cheated when they could, even resorting to using suares of black foamcore in place of actual computer monitors in the background of the wide shots in the IS o ce scenes, in order to handle the sheer volume of computers reuired. ut of focus, out of mind. ur initial inspiration all came from a National eographic documentary about the IS. There were a lot of funny little details about government o ce culture that we gleaned from this video. The stellar raphic Artist, Michelle eters, worked nonstop to fi ll the o ces with an unbelievable supply of signs, paperwork, labels, receipts, magazine covers and posters. Beyond the o ce, Michelle fl awlessly executed graphics for several hina-based locations (laundromat, kung fu competitions, school rooms, alleys), other US-based sets, 3D signage, vehicles and props. She was well-versed in the multiverses. In the movie, the Wang family lives in an apartment above their family laundromat business. We scouted nearly every laundromat in Los Angeles but couldn't fi nd a suitable location that had both a great laundromat and an existing apartment above. Instead, we chose an excellent standalone laundromat location and added the apartment atop it in post with visual eff ects. Because of this, we were able to design the Wang apartment with few restraints. Both the exterior and interior of the Wang apartment was inspired by Los Angeles dingbat apartment design, simple clean lines on the outside and bad carpet and low ceilings inside, complete with popcorn texture. Amelia and ason were both excited about repurposing scenery from another show, which their resourceful construction coordinator, ason Vercher, had B. EVERYTHING BAGEL SCALE STUDY. PHOTOSHOP OVER LOCATION SCOUT PHOTO. C. EVERYTHING BAGEL IN PLACE IN THE ATRIUM OF THE IRS OFFICES. 12- FOOT INFLATABLE BAGEL FABRICATED TO GIVE TALENT SOMETHING TO INTERACT WITH, AND POTENTIALLY GIVE THE VFX CREW SOMETHING TO BUILD ON TOP OF. IN THE END, THE VFX CREW CREATED ALL BAGEL ELEMENTS FROM SCRATCH IN POST. B C