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interpretation of the past. And I think our success in that is grounded in the fact that we spent a lot of time on the research. Filming at Iconic Locations Brian: We got to film in a lot of incredible Los Angeles landmarks like the Sowden House, the Whisky a Go Go and the Troubadour. We turned The Viper Room back into Filthy McNasty's both inside and out. It felt like an incredible privilege to be able to honor the history of those places. Lisa: Rae Deslich, my assistant set decorator, spearheaded much of the dressing of those clubs. We had to get very creative to cover modern equipment that couldn't be removed—employing custom drapery to cover speakers and lights. Jess: I loved the storefronts on the Sunset Strip that we changed back to the '70s. Using our research, we carefully documented the changes needed for each building. We clad the storefront facades, then added in neons, signage and awnings. Seeing the final result lit up at night was quite a moment for me. Additionally, I will never forget filming in Greece. We were on the island Hydra, an island with no vehicles and a city built into the side of a mountain, and had to use mules to travel all of our equipment to every location. Brian: We also filmed at the recording studio Sound City, which is where Fleetwood Mac and many other bands from that era recorded. After pulling research, we realized that Sound City looked completely different today from how it did in the '70s. Jess: One of the things we had done originally was a budget and drawings for building that entire set on stage. Ultimately, it was decided to use the real Sound City location, which meant we essentially had to build an entire set within the existing A. SUNSET STRIP COMPARISON USING ED RUSCHA PHOTOGRAPHS, RESEARCHED & ASSEMBLED BY SHENGXIN JIN. B. FILTHY MCNASTY'S STOREFRONT, SUNSET STRIP. SET PHOTO. C. EXTERIOR SOUND CITY LOCATION, PRODUCTION STILL. D. INTERIOR SOUND CITY, STUDIO A, PRODUCTION STILL. E. INTERIOR SOUND CITY, CONTROL ROOM A, SET PHOTO. C B A D E