 Storyboards were used throughout the season , to " put the director , stunts , camera , FX and the crew on the same page " , though Joss Whedon did not use them for the pilot . One of the storyboard artists , Warren Drummond , noted the process was different to that on films , because there was limited time to complete the work , and because the storyboard artists were often working with different directors for each episode . Most of the sequences storyboarded were action or science fiction sequences . The main recurring setting for the season is the Bus , a retrofitted Boeing C @-@ 17 , that serves as both the transportation and headquarters of the titular team . The Bus includes such features as a soundproof interrogation room , a forensics and research lab located on the lower deck , where Fitz and Simmons work , and a cargo hold directly outside the lab where the team parks its SUV and Lola , Coulson 's prized 1962 Corvette . 
