“Tonight, when the second moon sets, the Temple will be overrun by ghasts. Go there. You can still be its shield.”

These are the words spoken by the mysterious little Girl-in-Blue who haunts Garin, our main character, and drives him into action, and leads him to the most important decision of his life. Garin, a Paladin (a holy knight), serves the Temple of the Twin Goddesses. One of the great challenges of producing this film is in trying to find or create the Temple itself.

Originally I envisioned the Temple as a outdoor location. Maybe even something like Stonehenge; a shrine open to the elements. The Twin Goddesses are moon goddesses (hence the twin moons you’ll see in the sky of the movie). It therefore seemed likely to me that the people who worshiped moon dieties would want to have their ceremonies and traditions outdoors where they have a clear view of the sky. As I developed the rest of this world (mostly to support the story we were developing for Spectre), it turned out that many traditions of this world and culture are linked to the heavens: the stars, moons, etc.

So where does one find an outdoor temple? Oddly enough, there happened to be one just a few miles from where my in-laws live in Redwood City, CA: The Pulgas Water Temple.

Pulgas is an amazing place. I took my camera out there a few weeks ago and took a bunch of pictures. It’s not a full-blown temple, but nor is it as simple as Stonehenge. It’s a beautiful outdoor location with some amazing architecture. You can see all of my photos here.

A few phone calls, a few assurances that we won’t break anything, and a handshake later we were in business. Our production will be there right before Memorial Day, and Garin will have his chance to save it from the ghast hordes.