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9 2 P E R S P E C T I V E | J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 0 The 4th fl oor (Geico) became the fi lm's 17th fl oor: an interior "perimeter" wall that would close the footprint down (already enough basecamp cubicles to dress and too many extras to cast) and frame the exterior and corner offi ces—those with windows—for the on-air talent: O'Reilly, Hannity, Geraldo Rivera, Jeanine Pirro, Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly. As a principal character, Kelly's character had signifi cant scenes in her offi ce, so a full wild set on the location fl oor with another Rosco view out to 48th Street was built. (A portion of the drop from the 6th fl oor was recycled.) With creative windowsill dressing, top window shades, and the luck of narrow News Corp. windows, it wasn't too diffi cult to contain the sightlines and avoid the 8-foot high drop ceiling or carpeting outside. Cinematographer Barry Ackroyd was an enthusiastic player in helping where and as needed. Megyn Kelly's offi ce was documented enough in publicity photos that I was able to do a 360 recreation, and Ellen matched every detail—aside from the four expensive Warhol poppy prints. Replacements of those had to be made, which gave Graphic Artist Karen TenEyck a brief reprieve from replicating every single Fox logo and more. My research had sent me to the enthusiastic Twitter feeds of Jeanine Pirro and Geraldo Rivera—full of selfi es and so, more inner-offi ce details. Large, bold and vividly colored patriotic paintings kept appearing in these Twitter images. Mount Rushmore. The Statue of Liberty. These offi ces would have to have something similar. One blurry video screen grab provided just enough of the artist's name that Kathleen Walker, the gallant Art Department coordinator, was able to sleuth it out and track him down. Steve Penley has provided many large canvases specifi cally for Fox News and gave the production permission to replicate what we'd like. Fox has also been noted for displaying its "viewer art," and Adam Alonzo the Art PA and graduate of the ADG Production Design Initiative Program, provided a bounty of personalized B D A. 17TH-FLOOR ON-AIR TALENT OFFICES. ROUGH SCHEMATIC BY ARIELLE NESS-COHN. BUILT ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF THE LA TIMES BUILDING. FLOOR PLAN. B. MEGYN KELLY'S OFFICE. PRODUCTION STILL BY LIONSGATE/HILARY GAYLE. C. MEGYN KELLY'S OFFICE. SET DECORATOR ELLEN BRILL REPRODUCED THE CHAISE LOUNGE AND EVERY OTHER DETAIL IN MEGYN'S OFFICE. GRAPHIC ARTIST KAREN TENEYCK MADE MORE AFFORDABLE VERSIONS OF KELLY'S WARHOL PRINTS. SET PHOTO. D. 17TH-FLOOR OFFICES OF BILL O'REILLY. SET PHOTO. A C