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As the design team got into drawing up the buildings, we simultaneously created a quarter- inch model of the entire town and stadium, led by Model Maker Adam Gelbart. This gave us a visual for creative meetings with Jordan and Hoyte, as well as helped flesh out the costs with construction. Once we had a working budget for our dream town, physical realities set in: We needed to trim. But as hard as it was to cut and lose buildings, it made our town better. The budget constraints made us think smarter about the layout and how it could be shot. This is my favorite part of filmmaking, as money doesn't solve problems: creativity does. The crew went extremely meta on this park. Lead Graphic Designer Hilary Ament hand drew all the building names/logos, including the Jupiter's Claim main entrance logo and sign—a subtle detail that added so much character. Richard Bell headed A A. JUPE'S OFFICE. ELEVATIONS DRAWN BY JIM HEWITT. B. EXT THEATER/INT JUPE AND AMBER PARK'S OFFICES. PRACTICLE LOCATION INT/EXT BUILT ON LOCATION. SET PHOTO. C. JUPITER'S CLAIM. GROUND UP BUILD ON LOCATION IN AGUA DULCE. SET PHOTO. B C