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tunnel's crevices, we joked that we were crawling through that shit tunnel too, ready to come out clean on the other side. Finding the Comedy in the Details Even the most dramatic sequences had to carry comedic potential. One of my favorite examples was in Hameed and Dallas's house. Set decorator Michelle Howe and I decided to pile all the vintage dolls her team had sourced onto the bed where Mo would sleep. It added just the right amount of absurdity to tip the scale. These were the kinds of full- circle moments where comedy and storytelling met through design. Texas Rodeo BBQ, Real Smoke and Real Stakes Then there was the Texas Rodeo BBQ. The production shot this sequence on Day 0, a full sprint many of us know too well. We were tasked to recreate the country's largest barbecue competition, normally held during the Texas Rodeo, in the same area where the carnival appeared in the background of the location. The challenge was the shoot happened after the real event had wrapped and been torn down. That meant the production had to rebuild everything from scratch. We scouted the actual event and met with pit masters to learn about their process, from booth layouts to what distinguishes a merely good pit master from an award-winning one. F. & G. TEXAS RODEO BBQ. TEXAS RODEO BBQ SKETCHUP MODEL BY GRAPHIC ARTIST MICHAEL GARZA. H. TEXAS RODEO BBQ. PRODUCTION STILL. I. HAMEED AND DALLAS'S HOUSE. SET PHOTO. J. HAMEED AND DALLAS'S HOUSE, GUEST ROOM. PRODUCTION STILL. F G H I J