Getting Real Column - 7
9. Here the foam is being extended to the left. It was
Mike C.’s idea to curve the mountain, the opposite
of what I would normally do. This created a feeling of
expansiveness that would be exploited further with a
backdrop photo. The cardboard cylinders are about
the same size as grain mill silos and are used to get a
perspective of how much room an industry will take.
This is the future site of Purina Feeds in Wyalusing,
now gone on the prototype but very much alive in my
1985 era.
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10. By the end of the day we had reached a logical stop-
ping point but it was clear to me that this was a very
promising way to build scenery quickly and in quantity.
Bear in mind this was basically an afternoon’s work.
About half the time was used to mull over and discuss
what needed to happen here.
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MRH-Aug 2014
