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know what the weather's going to be or what the wind's going to do, that all affects the performance. The unpredictability and reality of being out there just gives you something that you can't get in a controlled environment." The production continued to get savvy with our locations. Los Angeles proved to be an excellent resource for finding Europe, some additional Washington, D.C. and New York; Pasadena gave us parts of Berkeley. And, thankfully we were still able to swing filming key scenes in actual Berkeley, New Jersey and New York as planned. Our main offices were out of Universal Studios with a satellite office in Albuquerque, where our main construction mill was located. In New Mexico, I based out of Santa Fe, situated between Ghost Ranch, Los Alamos proper and Belen (Trinity site). Supervising Art Director Samantha Englender was my right hand, navigating the simultaneous builds, installs and schedules. Our small but mighty team covered a lot of ground. The hardest part of the endless drives between sets was no cellphone service, making it extra challenging to get work done on the road. While we had a small group of New Mexico locals helping us in our satellite Art Department, back in Los Angeles, our incredible Art Department coordinator Heather Elwell kept things flowing from state to state. She perfected the art of disseminating information among all departments, without losing the thread as schedules, crew and time zones changed. Heather worked closely with Hilary Ament, the lead Graphic Artist, who shouldered the responsibility of recreating Oppenheimer's graphic world throughout the decades. For graphics, period films are often a colossal undertaking as every element must be considered to avoid anachronism and other inaccuracies. It's a testament to the graphics department, Heather and researcher Lauren that the props department (helmed by Guillaume DeLouche) and set decorating department (helmed by Claire 1/31/22 2/18/22 C. STEEL TOWER CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS FOR TRINITY SITE DRAWN BY JIM HEWITT. D. STEEL TOWER, KNOWN AS THE TRINITY TOWER, BUILT ON LOCATION FOR THE TRINITY TEST IN BELEN, NEW MEXICO. SET PHOTO. E. TEN THOUSAND SOUTH OBSERVATION POST (WHERE THE TRINITY TEST DETINATION BUTTON RESIDED), TRINITY TEST SITE. CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS BY JIM HEWITT. F. TEN THOUSAND SOUTH OBSERVATION POST, TRINITY TEST SITE, INT./ EXT. BUILT ON LOCATION IN BELEN, NM. EXACTLY 60 MILES NORTH OF THE ACUTAL TEST SITE. C D E F