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Department had to rely on research of the era and what we knew of Al. I had seen photos of awards he had won for speech, math and spelling, so we recreated them as closely as possible. We also knew of his interest in Mad Magazine, so were able to get clearance to show some issues from those years. The bed, desk and nightstand were intentionally traditional to reflect his conservative parents' taste while the layers of smalls were all about Al's hobbies and sense of humor. One particularly fun layer we were able to source from eBay were the E. RADCLIFFE AS AL IN HIS COLLEGE APARTMENT. A DRAFTING TABLE AND BLUEPRINTS ARE INCLUDED TO REFLECT AL'S ACTUAL COLLEGE FOCUS. F. AL'S APARTMENT WITH HIS ROOMMATES. PRODUCTION STILL. G. CLOSE-UP OF SOME OF THE PERIOD DRESSING OF THE APARTMENT SET. H. COLLEGE APARTMENT SET—DOWNTOWN LOCATION WITH ADDED BUILT PARTITION WALL AND FULLY CONSTRUCTED KITCHEN. many strange toys and puzzles that kids of that era would order off the back of comic books. The ultimate compliment on the set came from Al, who stood in the set silently for a bit before finally saying, "You have no idea how close this is to what it looked like!" Al's Apartment: The set for the apartment Al shared with is roommates was a strange mix of build within a location. The design team really liked the windows of our downtown loft location but needed to reshape the space to allow for a smooth transition from kitchen to living area so camera could track his sandwich making to the ultimate realization of his artistic quest of comically reinterpreting songs. E F H G