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86 P E R S P E C T I V E | J U LY / AU G U S T 2 0 1 7 feet by 80 feet, we began to proportion the space in ways that would later translate into standing set vs. open swing set areas. Here's where I discovered a way in which superhero stuff gets interesting: in this genre, everything is better when built bigger. Dan said from the beginning that he wanted the Man Cave to seem vast, an interconnected network of caves underneath the city of Swellview that allowed for future plot-based set expansion. We talked about it like an ant farm. For the pilot, only one part would be seen, but that set should firmly establish the overall look of any future rooms/spaces/apartments that might be found within the cave complex. There were two ideas we were drawn to visually: the steampunky, brass and copper look of power stations/power vaults; and the illuminated flat planes of the second TRON movie. An intersection of the two was proposed: an abandoned underground power station that had been converted by Captain Man. The original technology would remain in many places, but would be overlaid in others with flat surfaces, the modern, clean, illuminated look we also liked. After considering various methods for creating the TRON look on the floor of the set, charge painter Laura Castillo del Muro tried an airbrushed edge on tiled masonite flooring, which had a Above: A Photoshop ® composite of the interior of the Junk-N-Stuff store, also on Stage 11 at Burbank Studios. The tyrannosaurus head was initially designed to breathe real fire, but was changed quickly to just smoke. Bottom, left to right: Photographs of the Junk-N-Stuff set. Backings were supplied by JC Backings. All the basic sets include the word "Danger" written or printed into the set itself. (This one is fairly easy to find.) The stained glass was built from layered and printed plexiglass at the Universal Sign Shop in six layers, four materials, with multiple printing passes on the plexiglass to build the leading up. "This is the first window done in this method at that sign shop," said Mr. Dalley, "and managed to fool our friends into thinking it was real the first time they saw it."