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paper, wood and metal. Post-war Japan saw the inclusion of plastic, more vibrant colors, glass, electricity and varied textures and patterns. For the post-war Ikuno Ward, the building materials were often scraps, reflecting the reality of what they had to work with. This shantytown attested to the resourcefulness of people building from scrap after the bombings, a layered aesthetic that told the story of resilience and survival. One of the most striking sets was the Ikuno-ku Ward, representing a post-war section of Osaka, one of the wealthiest cities in Japan, where Koreans lived in slum-like conditions. I thrive on a challenging story that allows me to contrast chaos with calm and push myself as a designer, and I SCALE: NOT TO SCALE 3D MODEL VIEW 007 SCALE: 1/4"=1'-0" ELEVATION 008 14'-3" 4'-1" 1'-6" 5'-7 1/2" 6" 2'-6" 4'-1" 3'-1/2" 3'-7" 13'-2" 1'-11" 2'-7" 2'-9" 2'-5 1/2" 3'-6" 3'-9" 2'-5" 9'-0" 6'-3" 19'-7" 1'-4 1/2" 2'-9" 1'-8 1/2" 6'-9" 7'-3 1/2" 1945) 1945) PHOTO REFERENCE "D" 005 PHOTO REFERENCE "A" 002 INT. NEW YOSEB'S KITCHEN SCALE: NOT TO SCALE 3D MODEL VIEW 009 AREA OF WORK EXT./ INT. KOREAN CHURCH (IKUNO WARD) ALLEYWAY ALLEYWAY EXT./ INT. YOSEB'S HOUSE (POST 1945) STOCK WINDOW STOCK WINDOW STOCK WINDOW STOCK WINDOW STOCK WINDOW STOCK WINDOW STOCK DOOR STOCK DOOR STOCK WINDOW STOCK WINDOW ANGLED FACING WITH ENTRANCE DOOR NON PRACTICAL ROOF -SET DRESSING TO SOURCE ALLEYWAY ALLEYWAY FENCE ALONG THIS AREA -INSTALL HINGED GATE TO ACCESS ALLEYWAY BELOW BALCONY PRACTICAL SECOND FLOOR BALCONY -INSTALL STAIR UNIT AS REQUIRED FOR EASY ACCESS 9'-4 1/2" found immense satisfaction in creating the 1945 Ikuno-ku Ward in the Toronto backlot. The builds in the Toronto backlot were extensive. The production faced numerous challenges, including weather, shifting plans and the massive logistical demands of creating two versions of Ikuno Ward while balancing the need for historical accuracy and practical considerations for the shoot. Strategy was key to managing the spatial needs of such a large series of builds, so we had to devise a way to divide the backlot. The Osaka train station was part of the Tsuruhashi market, and we expanded on that idea, building an arc of elevated train track about six hundred feet long and about twenty-four feet high, not much shorter than the real thing. This design split up the area into sections, allowed good lines of sight for shooting and eliminated the need for extensive VFX, though I do wish VFX had finished more of the planned detail on the top level of the tracks. In the real, historical Ikuno Ward the Korean community was hemmed in by the elevated trestle, but within that space, the chaotic development and lack of defined boundaries between houses and yards spoke to a kind of F. YOSEB'S HOUSE. OSAKA 1950. TORONTO STAGE BUILD. SET PHOTO. G. YOSEB'S HOUSE. OSAKA 1950. TORONTO STAGE BUILD. 3D MODEL VIEW. H. IKUNO WARD, OSAKA 1950. SET PHOTO. I. TSURUHASHI MARKET, OSAKA 1950. SET PHOTO. J. IKUNO WARD, OSAKA 1950. SET PHOTO. F G H I J