Well, US is likely Disneyland, except with a movie theme. So it was a day of rides and theatrical demonstrations like the one on how to train pets to perform - cats, dogs, birds, pigs, and even a rat. More importantly, there were visits to the working studios where productions are under way and tips on how to create impressions vastly different to reality. For example, we visited the neighbourhood where Desperate Housewives is filmed (I call it Desperate Viewers!). The entire streetscape was fake and the filming of interior sequences is done indoors at separate locations. We saw a metro station, shown in one of the following pictures, which immediately transformed itself after an earthquake which unfolded before our eyes. Then we saw part of the set for Jaws - with of course a mechanical shark, and part of a scene involving the crash of a Jumbo Jet. The producer bought a real Jumbo and then blew it apart to get the effects he needed. Then we also watched how stunts with cars flying through the air are conjured up.
Suffice to say we had a fun-filled day including another ghostly thrill - we kept both Max and Ella away from that. Things concluded with Bec and Max having their cartoon drawn by a very proficient artist. It only cost US$10 and was well worth it. I must remember to have my cartoon done when I'm next there.
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