Behind the Great Depression-Set Locations – the Hollywood Reporter

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Mason’s clients Rafael and Mateo Gallardo, two Mexican American men accused of murdering the son of a wealthy oil baron, live in this village of makeshift homes. “Some of these shantytowns were really expansive and shockingly large,” says production designer Keith P. Cunningham, who built a “labyrinthine” set in Santa Clarita that served as the homeless encampment in multiple episodes. “We built 15 to 18 structures with finished interiors,” adds Cunningham, who notes that the VFX team “painted in with CG” to expand the world.

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Art director Ian Scroggins says the Depression-era location offered “a big set of crossover issues for set dec and the art department” because of the size and amount of detail within the structures. “Once the crew got there, they seemed fueled by the scale of it all,” he adds. “The more you give them to play with, the more they draw outside the lines.”