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Zamboanga Counterpoint As Kaiana travels the world and discovers the dangers of colonialism, the theme of water was used to draw a contrast with his homeland, showing the dead, non-moving waters of the flooded areas in the Philippines against the vibrant, flowing waters of Hawaii that are bursting with life. Zamboanga was at the crossroads of cultures, a meeting point between Asia and the Indies, which I tried to express architecturally. The Zamboanga world was a combination of big backlot builds and interior/exterior stage sets, often intercutting between them in the same scene to create the world the series needed our A. ZAMBOANGA STREET. INITIAL CONCEPT ELEVATIONS FOR THE MAIN ZAMBOANGA STREET SET. DRAWN BY ANDREW LIMA AND LEI JIN. B. ZAMBOANGA PORT. BUILT IN AND AROUND A WATER TANK ON THE BACKLOT AT KUMEU FILM STUDIOS IN NZ. FILM STILL, COURTESY OF APPLE. C. THE NOOTKA SHIP DECK. BACKLOT AT KUMEU FILM STUDIOS IN NZ. SET PHOTO. COURTESY OF APPLE. D. & E. ZAMBOANGA STREET SET BUILD ON A BACKLOT AT KUMEU FILM STUDIOS IN NZ. SET PHOTO. F. THE BLACK DESERT BATTLE. VOLCANIC ERUPTION AS A BATTLE ENGAGES, CONCEPT ART BY DEAN SHERRIFF (PHOTOSHOP, BLENDER, LOCATION PHOTOS). THE SCENE WAS SHOT IN THE KA'U DISTRICT OF HAWAII (BIG ISLAND). A C B