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and would be shot after the three day pause was over. I received Icee cups to wrap in a period graphic, domed lids and straws were overnighted as well as period advertisements from Super Soft Pretzels and V8. It was a treat to see graphics I had spent the last few days fretting over get showcased and approved by product placement as true to the period as I watched Dennis Quaid hold these products on set. "Tear Down This Wall" One of the most memorable and iconic moments from Reagan's presidency was his speech at the Brandenburg Gate. Chris Rose asked me to build a file that would serve as the background for the close-up shots of this speech. The drop was originally scaled to 20-feet x 40-feet, but when we got the quote back from our printer, we scaled it down to 10-feet x 20-feet. Creating this drop was a technical undertaking, as it was planned to be 15-feet behind talent, but it had to be significantly blurred to replicate the camera's depth of field. The foreground elements had to be built in Photoshop, 'graffitied' and blurred again. I was able to complete this project in a little less than one workday. The drop was used for close ups and VFX was used for wide shots. Viktor's Office The third COVID shutdown lasted for ten days until the key personnel were no longer infected. We were told that Viktor's office would be up after the shutdown. I only had ten days to build and print the majority of the graphics for this hero set. For the most part, I was working out of my office in our prop shop. Because I was not exposed to COVID on set, I was cleared to go full steam ahead and continue building the library of graphics while the rest of the Art Department was in quarantine. I ended up printing two large bankers' boxes of cleared graphics (half in Cyrillic) with newspaper articles, photos, love letters from Nancy and dot matrix faxes. I used a variety of printing mediums, such as newsprint, vellum and acetate to create this very practical library. Jon Voight had also said that his character - a collector of sorts - also had an interest in entomology, so I was asked to produce some bug sketches as well. Drawers needed to be opened; this set had to feel alive with detail. The set also required a light up Star Wars-style world map for the Russian leaders to strategize with. I made a 1986 accurate world map to be CNC'd into plexi, which was sandwiched in a stand and then backlit. The action also called for several practical slides. By testing several mediums and printing techniques, D. SAG OFFICE. PRODUCTION STILL. E. SAG OFFICE DOOR SIGN. F. ICEE LOGO. GRAPHIC LAYOUTS. G. ICEE COMMERCIAL IN PRODUCTION. MONITOR IMAGE. D E F G