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S P I D E R - N O I R G R A P H I C S | P E R S P E C T I V E 8 1 went through dozens of phases before settling on a simplified Deco geometry. Sample after sample was printed on acrylic using different techniques before finding the best combination of multiple passes and treatments on a textured surface that most closely resembled a real lead-supported glass (we ended up with black ink buildup with printed white underlayer for the lead lines, and CMYK backlit colors double-printed, on Solter Plastics' Calypso textured acrylic). Once the final output hit the stage, the producers loved it so much they asked if they could throw The Spider through it and onto Broadway (somewhere near 48th in the Theater District)! Our jaws hit the floor imagining stuntmen tossing each other (or Nicolas Cage) into a piece of fortified plexiglass. Ultimately, the scene was achieved using the magic of editing (and CGI)… F. VIEW BEHIND THE SET WALL, AS THE STAINED- GLASS WINDOW PIECES ARE FITTED INTO ITS FRAME. G. NICOLAS CAGE PLAYS PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR BEN REILLY, FRAMED BY THE ART DECO STAINED-GLASS ARCH. PRODUCTION STILL. G F C D E