One really fun aspect of making my animated short film, Catching the L Train, has been all of the field research. While Google can instantly load up countless reference photos, there is something personally enriching about walking around in a real location and making direct observations.
![Southern Pacific Station](http://sprocketless.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/SanteFe-02-1-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Animated Train Station](http://sprocketless.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/01-L-END_STATION-1-1-1024x438.jpg)
![Arched windows](http://sprocketless.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PostOffice-08-1-1-1024x683.jpg)
On a whim, I drove down to a building I hadn’t visited in nearly 20 years. (read more)