Editing But I'm a Cheerleader (section)

===Set and costume design===
Babbit says that her influences for the look and feel of the film included John Waters, [[David LaChapelle]], ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' and [[Barbie]].<ref name=":4" /> She wanted the production and costume design to reflect the themes of the story. The progression from the ordinary world of Megan's home life, where the dominant colors are muted oranges and browns, to the contrived world of True Directions with intense blues and pinks, is intended to represent the artificiality of [[heteronormativity]].<ref name=":4" /> The [[Mysophobia|germaphobic]] character of Mary Brown represents [[AIDS]] paranoia; her clean, ordered world is filled with plastic flowers, fake sky and [[Polyvinyl chloride|PVC]] outfits.<ref name=":4" /> The external shots of the colorful house complete with bright pink [[agricultural fencing]] were filmed in [[Palmdale, California]].<ref name=":3" />