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Weir wanted the film to be funnier, feeling that Niccol's script was too dark, and declaring, "where [Niccol] had it depressing, I could make it light. It could convince audiences they could watch a show in this scope 24/7." Niccol wrote sixteen drafts of the script before Weir considered the script ready for filming. Later in 1995, Jim Carrey signed to star,<ref name="part1" /> but because of commitments with ''[[The Cable Guy]]'' and ''[[Liar Liar]]'', he would not be ready to start filming for at least another year.<ref name="pro" /> Weir felt Carrey was perfect for the role and opted to wait for another year rather than recast the role.<ref name="part1" /> Niccol rewrote the script twelve times,<ref name="pro" /> while Weir created a fictionalized book about the show's history. He envisioned backstories for the characters and encouraged actors to do the same.<ref name="part1" />
Weir scouted locations in [[Eastern Florida]] but was dissatisfied with the landscapes. [[Sound stage]]s at Universal Studios were reserved for the story's setting of Seahaven before Weir's wife [[Wendy Stites]] introduced him to [[Seaside, Florida]], a "master-planned community" located in the [[Florida Panhandle]]. Pre-production offices were immediately opened in Seaside, where the majority of filming took place. The scenes of Truman's house were filmed at a residence owned by the Gaetz family, which included Florida State Senator [[Don Gaetz]] and U.S. representative [[Matt Gaetz]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/rep-matt-gaetz-wants-you-to-know-who-he-is-and-his-plan-is-working/2018/02/20/2dfce71e-126a-11e8-8ea1-c1d91fcec3fe_story.html |title=Rep. Matt Gaetz wants you to know who he is, and his plan is working |last=Zak |first=Dan |date=February 20, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en |access-date=October 24, 2019 |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713225153/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/rep-matt-gaetz-wants-you-to-know-who-he-is-and-his-plan-is-working/2018/02/20/2dfce71e-126a-11e8-8ea1-c1d91fcec3fe_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The scene at the Seahaven Nuclear Power Station was filmed outside the front entrance of the Lansing Smith Generating Plant at [[Lynn Haven, Florida|Lynn Haven]], operated then by [[Gulf Power Company|Gulf Power]]. Other scenes were shot at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California.<ref name="part2">{{cite video | title = How's It Going to End? The Making of The Truman Show, Part 2| medium = DVD | publisher = Paramount Pictures |year = 2005}}</ref> [[Norman Rockwell]] paintings and 1960s postcards were used as inspiration for the film's design.<ref name="Rudolph" /><ref name="finish" /> Weir, [[Peter Biziou]] and [[Dennis Gassner]] researched surveillance techniques for certain shots.<ref name="Rudolph" />
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