“Mark Stetson sets up a miniature cityscape on an EEG soundstage. The buildings shown here represent the variety of techniques and resources used on the project. For example, one of the original, large-scale miniatures built for the film is the left foreground, while Stetson is working on a row of miniatures greatly-deminished scale, originally built for ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. The view beyond Stetson, showing buildings hundreds of stories tall, is rear-projected Syd Mead painting. The film’s cityscapes were a hodge-podge of variously-scaled structures, rearranged for each particular shot.”
Paul M. Sammon - Cinefantastique Vol 12, No 5/6
