 Hamilton did not want to use Mardi Gras since "Thunderball" featured Junkanoo, a similar festivity, so after more discussions with the writer and location scouting with helicopters, he decided to use two well-known features of the city, the jazz funerals and the canals.To develop a better feel of how Voodoo was practised, Saltzman and Broccoli escorted Hamilton, Mankiewicz and production designer Syd Cain to scout New Orleans further and then the islands of the West Indies.Haiti was an important destination of the tour and not only did Fleming connect it with the religion, there were many practitioners available to witness.