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needed a maor facelift to a much more elegant level, particularly the eterior, which was not going to work at all as a store in its present state. I realized that the crew would have to completely cover all the eisting stonework, done with many small tiles of varying shades of gray and white, with a more classic 5th Avenue facade of chiseled granite blocks, typical of ew ork ity midtown turnof the century architectural style. To complete the illusion, the entire street corner was surrounded with a foothigh wall of blue screen, which enabled plates of actual ew ork streets and trac to be added in post production from angles both inside and reections to be added into the large windows from angles taken from the eterior, such as the actors arriing at the store by tai seen inside and outside at the same time. The cab always stayed inside the blue screen so that reections on the cab surfaces could be added in post. One of the most challenging sets of all turned out to be the ew ork discount store scene where they are selling cheap versions of famous designer goods, and Patricia's maid has purchased a copy of her own Gucci bag at a tenth of the price. It is A. GUCCI NY STORE - LOWER LEVEL SET DRESSING (WIP). B. FENCING SALLE CONCEPT SKETCH BY FAUSTO DE ROSSI. A B