ADG Perspective

July-August 2026

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estimated measurements from actor heights and camera positions. The process gave me an enormous appreciation for the brilliance of the original artists. Nowhere was this more apparent than in the ship's corridors. One of their defining features was the use of industrial forklift pallets to construct the walls, ceilings and floors. There was only one problem: The specific palettes used in many shows from the late 1970s to the early 1990s no longer existed. Fortunately, I found detailed photographs on a memorabilia auction website, which we used to recreate them ourselves. Those palettes created the texture, depth and shadow patterns that helped define the Nostromo's identity. Recreating them wasn't about copying a surface. It was about understanding a design decision. The bridge became perhaps our most exacting recreation. Every proportion mattered. The same applied to the MU/TH/UR communications room and the mess hall. These spaces are part of the collective memory of generations of science fiction fans. Altering them carelessly would have felt disrespectful. At the same time, the Maginot was not the Nostromo. It carried a larger crew and served a different mission, requiring different facilities. The medbay and cryo chambers, therefore, became expanded interpretations of familiar spaces, retaining a consistent visual language and an evolution rather than a reinvention. NICHE 3 NICHE 2 NICHE 1 NICHE 4 STUDIO PARK STUDIO 5 LEVEL A CORRIDOR LEVEL A 2.00 M.FIRELANE 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 LEVEL B LEVEL B LEVEL A CORRIDOR LEVEL C CORRIDOR TWISTED CORRIDOOR DETAIL SET TITLE DRAWN BY SCALE DIRECTOR: STAGE PRODUCTION DESIGNER: EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: SET SHEET A R T D E P A R T M E N T Mr. OCTOBER DATE DRAWN DATE ISSUED DATE REVISED SET DRAWING APPROVALS ANDY NICHOLSON CORNELIA OTT ANDY NICHOLSON NOAH HAWLEY JOSEPH IBERTI MAGINOT STAGE LAYOUT SET UP#1 06/30/2023 04/07/2023 07/25/2023 STUDIO PARK 5 LAMP - 1 : 100 @ A1 - RevC 1: 100 1.20 M.FIRELANE LEVEL A CORRIDOR LEVEL A AIR DUCT OUTLINE AT 7.15 M LEVEL A CORRIDOR SET UP # 01 MEZZANINE AT 2.94 M TO FLOAT FOR ACCESS BUILD ON WHEELS 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 LEVEL A GREEN SCREEN 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 DAMAGE RELOCATE FOR SET UP#2 BUILD ON WHEELS SCAFFOLD DIMENSIONS TBC ACCESS PLATEFORM VIDEO SCREEN TAPE LIBRARY GALLEY #1 FRIDGE TO FLOAT BUILD ON WHEELS FOR ACCESS FOR ACCESS FOR ACCESS FOR ACCESS FOR ACCESS FOR ACCESS FOR ACCESS FOR ACCESS (LEVEL A) MESS HALL FOR ACCESS FOR CONTAINMENT ROOM + 2.64 m ZOO LAB (LEVEL A) CONTAINMENT ROOM (LEVEL C) AS PER LIGHTING (LEVEL A) (LEVEL B) UP DOORS ADDED TO ZOO LAB CORRIDORS- COMPANION WAYS HUB ROTATED - MAKE ALL HUBS +LADDERS FLOAT OF ZOOLAB TO BE REPLACED WITH BLACK CANVAS WHEN REQUIRED FOR SET DRESSING HUB TO FLOAT PORTABLE GREEN SCREEN AS PER GRIPS PORTABLE GREEN SCREEN AS PER GRIPS BUCKED DOOR AS PER SFX ISSUED FOR CAMERA FOR CAMERA NO ACCESS NO ACCESS CAMERA PLATFORM C/O GRIPS (PARTIAL BUILD) UNGLAZED EXTERIOR WINDOW REVISION C - ZOOLAB FLOATING WALLS REVISED - MESS HALL ROTATED 180 DEGREES GALLEY, & CORRIDOR SWITCHED, CORRIDORS SHORTENED FOR CAMERA CRANE GALLEY #2 PARTIAL ACCESS 8.92 7.16 CENTER COMPANIONWAY TO CENTER OF THE TABLE CENTER OF THE TABLE TO CENTER OF HALLWAY 1.80 16.70 FLOATING ELEMENT 10.12 22.66 14.90 5.96 A B A. MAGINOT STAGE PLAN. OUR LARGEST COMPOSITE SET BUILD. CORRIDORS WERE EXTENDED WITH PHOTO BACKINGS. THE SET WAS A COMPOSITE OF CREW AND ENGINEERING LEVELS AND CORRIDORS (ZOO LAB, MESS HALL, A TWISTED AND BUCKLED 'POST-CRASH' CORRIDOR, AND THE LARGE CARGO/ CONTAINMENT ROOM.

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