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a warehouse or an abandoned mansion that could sere as a stage. nepectedly, we stumbled upon a treasure—a large boarding school complex, built in the s in a neoclassical style that had been turned into an educational center. The school buildings, though suff ering from neglect, were nonetheless impressie, and their potential was obvious. I immediately pointed out to the producers the value of the school as a production hub and a possible shooting location for various scenes, proided we are gien permission to alter spaces considerably. nother great fi nd was a turnofthe century grand hotel that has kept its elle poue architecture through rounds of renovations, and now catered to the reek upper classes arriing from thens by yachts for weekend getaways. fter much deliberation with aggie and the producers, we made a brae decision to approe the island as our shooting location, sight unseen. Thankfully, the locals were open to negotiations, probably spurred by the loss of business in the fi rst pandemic months. t was left to the Greek production services company to make inroads with local authorities, procure permissions, fi nd accommodations for our cast and crew and reuest permits for our fi lm euipment and trucks. I had persuaded the production to send me to the island early to approve the main locations from the ground and was etremely relieed when could fi nally see the spaces in person. For me, no virtual tool can replace the experience of being in a place—the palpable impression that is given by architecture and landscape is like an aura, a vibe that needs to be felt. often know instinctiely when a location is right, or has potential for transformation. Such was the case with the nargyrios and orgialenios School of Spetses, where singled out a few storage rooms as the future ast oast apartment of young eda and her family. ith the incredible help of rt irector onica Sallustio and set decorator hristine lachos, the school rooms were completely made oer in a short while. e redid oors, built windows, rench doors and a fi replace, and added architectural features of ast oast prewar apartments. hen it came to materials and set decoration, many challenges arose due to the pandemic, which E. YOUNG LEDA'S APARTMENT. PRODUCTION STILL. F. YOUNG LEDA'S APARTMENT. GIRLS' BEDROOM. G. YOUNG LEDA'S APARTMENT. BATHROOM. E F G