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S P I N A L T A P I I | P E R S P E C T I V E 3 7 How do you create a world that is part of the first mockumentary film legacy that has amassed a cult following for movie lovers over four decades? Well, you do it without a script, alongside a legendary director and three (very involved) brilliant, comedic actors/musicians. Thankfully, both I and the New Orleans-based crew were excited and up for the challenge. With an 11-page outline highlighting the sets and locations where the improvised narrative was to take place, we launched into creating sets that the actors could settle into and that the audience would believe without even noticing. With the experienced, decisive guidance from director Rob Reiner, the journey was full of laughter, wild explorations of a perceived reality and, yes, plenty of pressure. Just like the original movie forty years before, rather than a script, the crew worked from an outline to guide us through the story, tell us the locations and sets that we would be creating and, generally, what would be happening inside of them. Our production meetings included the actors who played the band, which allowed B C B. CONCERT STAGE WITH STONEHENGE MONUMENT. SCALE MODEL. C. CONCERT STAGE. SKETCHUP MODEL. BY THE ART DEPARTMENT AND LIGHTING DESIGNER MIKE BALDASSARI.