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example of how seamlessly visual eff ects can extend a practical set. Season four also draws the audience far outside the domestic discomfort zone of haunted homes and neighborhoods. The show dove deep into several iconic commercial spaces essential to the American 's. RinkoMania seems at fi rst a rollerskating wonderland but quickly darkens into a Carrie-esque nightmare in neon. Family Video is an Easter egg- laden homage to the beloved bygone video stores of my youth. Surfer oy Pizza speaks to the regional pizza chains of the past and serves as the spiritual home of Argyle, another unwitting new member of the gang. Naturally, it proved a perfect setting for one of Eleven's psychic expeditions in an improvised SCALE: 1/4" = 1'-0" 1 GROUNND PLAN - 1ST FLOOR P A R L O R P A R L O R P A R L O R P A R L O R D I N I N G R O O M T B D S T U D Y / L I B R A R Y 8'-10" 15'-10" 3'-6" 1'-10" 5'-2" 1'-10" 3'-6" 8'-9 1 4 " 6'-5 3 4 " 6 3 4 " TYP. 3'-9 1 2 " 6 3 4 " 6 3 4 " 2'-4 3 4 " 6'-0" F.O. 2'-6 1 4 " 8'-0" CLR 8'-0" CLR 8'-0" CLR 8'-0" CLR 1'-0 1 2 " 1'-10 3 4 " 3'-1" 2'-7" 5'-9" 2'-7" 3'-1" 1'-10 3 4 " 20'-10 1 2 " EQ. 1'-2 1 4 " 5" 3'-3" EQ. 1'-2 1 2 " 5" 3" 1'-11 3 4 " 9" 2'-9" 9" 6'-4" 3'-11 5 8 " 6'-8 1 2 " 3'-3" F.O. 11'-9 1 8 " 3'-3" F.O. 2'-0" EQ. 3'-1" 7'-11" 3'-1" EQ. 18'-9" ±4'-9 1 8 " 15'-11" 10'-8" 2'-3 1 2 " 17'-1 1 4 " 3'-1" F.O. 1'-5 1 2 " 12'-0" 1'-4 1'-4 1 2 " 1'-1" 20'-6" 1'-1 3 4 " CLR 3'-8" 10'-3" 4'-6" 1'-0" 1'-0" 1'-0" 1'-0" 11 1 2 " 9'-10" 11 1 2 " 1'-2 1 2 " EQ. 3'-3" F.O. EQ. EQ. 3'-1" F.O. EQ. 15'-10 3 4 " 1'-4 1'-4 1 2 " 4'-0 1 4 " 9 1 4 " 6 1/2" 7'-9 1 2 " 3T @ 11" = 2'-9" 10 1 2 " 2'-1 1 2 " 3'-0" 1'-1" 8'-6" 3'-1 1 2 " 2'-8 1 2 " 10'-9 1 2 " +30" 0" -- -- EQ. 11'-6 3 4 " EQ. 1'-1" 3'-0" 3'-0" 2'-10 3 4 " 16'-2" 3'-3" F.O. 1'-5 1'-5 1 2 " 10" 3'-0" MAKE 4'-10" 3'-0" 10" 10" C O N S O L E 3'-1" F.O. F.O. 3'-1" 3'-1" F.O. F.O. F.O. F.O. F.O. F.O. 6'-10" 1'-0" 1'-0" 1'-0" 1'-0" 1'-0" 4'-8" UP PARQUET WOOD FLOOR TO MATCH LOCATION WALL-TO-WALL WALL-TO-WALL WALL-TO-WALL CARPET WITH CARPET WITH PORTIONS OF PARQ. PORTIONS OF PARQ. PORTIONS OF PARQ. PORTIONS OF PARQ. PORTIONS OF PARQ. PORTIONS OF PARQ. FLOOR EXPOSED FLOOR EXPOSED FLOOR EXPOSED FLOOR EXPOSED FLOOR EXPOSED FLOOR EXPOSED 10'-10" -- -- -- -- -- -- F H E G P2 3'-6" ±1'-7 3 8 " 3'-1" F.O. 9'-8 5 8 " 3'-1" F.O. 3'-0 1 2 " B D A C T V S U P4 K M J L P2 3'-8 3 4 " 17'-10" 10 1 2 " 2'-0" F R O N T P O R C H +34" -- -- P 3 R 3.1 V.2 4 V.2 V.2 V.2 V.2 4 -- -- V.1 V.1 V.1 -- -- -- -- -- TYP. ± 17'-0 1 4 " 1'-8" F O Y E R 6 1 2 " ± 21'-3" 6 3 4 " 23'-11" 23'-11" -- -- Q 3.1 N 3 1'-5" 1'-5" 1'-5" 1'-5" 1'-4 1 2 " 1'-3" ±3'-2" SIM. SIM. EQ. EQ. 3'-3" F.O. 3'-0" UP ± 61'-6" 7 1/4" 7 1/4" 7 1/4" 7 1/4" 7 1/4" TYP. TYP. TYP. TYP. TYP. ± 14'-9" -- -- ± 5'-9" 29"H AS-MASONRY NEWELS FLOAT BEYOND FOR VFX CONTINUE AS-CONC. CHEEK WALLS TO STAGE FL. -- -- HERO FIREPLACE TBD ± 1'-7" 16'-1" AS PTD. T&G PAINTED WOOD STEPS 6 1 2 " MATCHING WINDOWS & EXTERIOR WALL POSSIBLE SIDE PORCH THIS AREA +34" sensory deprivation tank, in this case, a deep freezer. Exploring the quotidian and expanding the show's world above ground to cast it in a new light is, in itself, a very satisfying challenge, but Stranger Things always demands that we push below the surface, behind the curtain of power to where the conspiracies are real. To answer three of this season's biggest questions, we went deep underground, literally, and the results were some of our largest most elaborate sets to date. Question One: What happened to Hopper? e is found gaunt and freezing in a amchatkan prison camp. To create the far reaches of Russia, the production went to Lithuania, where we turned E. THE CREEL FAMILY MOVES INTO THEIR "HAPPY" NEW HOME IN ITS 1950S ITERATION. (ON LOCATION IN ROME, GA). PRODUCTION STILL. F. THE CREEL HOUSE IN ITS DILAPIDATED PRESENT-DAY ITERATION. PRODUCTION STILL. G. & H. THE CREEL HOUSE ATTIC. MODEL VIEWS BY THOMAS MACHAN. I. THE CREEL HOUSE FIRST FLOOR: FLOOR PLAN. DRAWING BY THOMAS MACHAN. E F G I H