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8 8 P E R S P E C T I V E | N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9 table. Image searches of the web were used to source out a great architectural reference for the door entrance, the other doorframes and the barbershop. The bar section mimics many other similar ones in Italy. Of course, the water that has seeped into the lobby remained an essential element to complete the set, requiring an arrangement of gangplanks across the space to keep the guest's feet dry. The floor was printed as terrazzo. The staircase, second-floor hallway and bedrooms of the hostel were built on a raised platform with a rooftop reveal out the windows which was later used as one of the rooftops Spider-Man runs across. The layout was created to play the scene where Ned and Peter Parker walk in the room, and the rest of the scenes, which involved many interactions between several "not supposed to meet" characters. Anyone who has traveled to Venice knows how crowded it gets, especially around the iconic Rialto Bridge. Given the scene that needed to be B A C staged there, it was decided to build a large portion of it in the existing backlot tank at Leavesden Studios in London. There was no way to execute the live special effects around the crowds and the maritime traffic on the canal. But how much would have to be built? The answer to that question was changing as rapidly as the script pages. With Art Director James Lewis, a good dozen different versions of the layout were made, adding and removing the number of buildings and canals, changing the heights, the number of boats, posts and the depth of the water (to accommodate the draft of the various boats). The opacity of the water was manipulated to match the Venice canals, and also to hide all the giant special effects pipes. Most of the plasterwork necessary to recreate the Venetian details was started in workshops months before the final assembly. From sculpting the bronze statues to the various stone and brick sheeting, arches, column capitals, and every other Venetian architectural component that was needed. A. VENICE HOSTEL SECOND-FLOOR HALL AND ROOM PLAN. B. VENICE HOSTEL GUEST ROOM WITH ROOFTOP SET OUTSIDE. SET PHOTO. C. VENICE HOSTEL SECOND-FLOOR HALLWAY. SET PHOTO.