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Main Post Office building in in Vancouver, British Columbia. All the departments and work areas, other than transportation and construction, were under one roof. To help ensure the secrecy required by the studio, a large lockable workspace attached to the Design Department was created where production meetings could be held and presentations could be made. It had large walls of working designs for the approximately 160 sets and locations required by the two films. Throughout prep and production, drawings and models, fabrics, material samples, graphics and set dressing references would make their way into this constantly updated presentation space. With their experience from the first movie, also filmed in Vancouver, returning line producer Marcus Viscidi and production manager Barbara Kelly began putting potential crew on hold in a town busting at the seams with productions. They snagged the only stage available in British Columbia as soon as they knew the project was a go. Fortunately, a television show that had booked three North Shore Studio stages was not renewed, and we were next in line, boosting the stage count to four. The largest set, a renovation of Christian Grey's penthouse interior, would only fit on the first stage available, and yet would be the last to go to camera. So, work had to begin in earnest on that set until the other stages came on line. A great local Vancouver-based design team was assembled, including construction coordinator Doug Hardwick from the first film, paint coordinator Dan Petrescu and Supervising Art Director Jeremy Stanbridge, who had worked on the first film's additional photography. My longtime friend and previous collaborator, set decorator Cal Loucks, said yes to the challenge of joining me to reconceive Christian Grey's world. Though Fifty Shades Darker takes place only two weeks later in storytime from the first film, the wait would be two years by the time the second film was in theaters. Details such as new models of cars, and phone and computer technology among other things, had to be addressed to feel related, yet be up to date. Extensive product placement coordination began in tandem with redrawing the main room of the Grey penthouse and searching for materials. The story requirements of the sequels necessitated some changes in geography, and design markers such as floor materials were used to help know how the different wings of the penthouse connected and related to each other. The penthouse, ultimately, required the better part of all four stages, with two of them used as swing stages where sets came and went. A radically new staircase was designed to serve as a central piece of masculine sculpture, much like an angular strand of DNA or Jenga game Jeremy Stanbridge Int Christian's Sailboat Bedroom Suite Apr 07 2016 2 of 8 as noted PB as noted Stage 238 02 Suite Sleeping Area - Plan Scale: 1/2" = 1'-0" 1 3'-6" 4'-0" 5'-7" 6" 2'-0" 6" 8'-10" 6" 2'-7" 6" 2 1/2" 1'-3 1/2" 4" 4" 4" 1'-4" 4" 4" 2 4 3 5 6 This Grab Bar Removable To Permit Wilding This Unti Wilds 2'-3 1/4" 3'-7" 2'-3 1/4" CL Panel Breaks This Panel Break Lines Up With Purlin Break Over 11 12 12 2'-0" 2'-11 1/2" 6" 8'-1 1/2" 6" 1'-10" Sailing Yacht - Elevation 1 Scale: 1/2" = 1'-0" 2 7'-11" Bottom Of Padded Ceiling 6'-8" 1'-2" 5'-7" 1'-2" Raised Ceiling Panel Ceiling Grab Bar Ceiling Grab Bar Ceiling Grab Bar Sailing Yacht - Elevation 3 Scale: 1/2" = 1'-0" 4 Ceiling Grab Bar Ceiling Grab Bar 5 1/2" 2'-5" Built-In Desk 7 9 Ceiling Grab Bar Raised Ceiling Panel Sailing Yacht - Elevation 2 Scale: 1/2" = 1'-0" 3 5'-0 1/2" 5 1/2" 2'-5" 8'-0" Wall Flat Raised Ceiling Panel Ceiling Grab Bar 10 This Unit Wilds Raised Ceiling Panel - Section Scale: Half Actual Size 7 Wild Ceiling Panel As Padded Leather Fixed Ceiling Purlin Wild Ceiling Panel (As Padded Leather) 4" 1/8" 3/4" 1" +8-0" 1 1/2" 3 1/2" 4" 3" 1" LED Lighting Strip WILD WILD R 1/4" R 1/2" R 1" Ceiling Grab Rail Typ. NP Sliding Door/ Outside Corner Scale: Half Actual Size 5 1/8" Typ. 1/4" Typ. 1/8" Typ. 1/4" Typ. R 4"Typ. Outside 1/4" 2" 1/4" 7" 1" NP Sliding Door Grab Handle - Elevation Scale: 2" = 1'-0" 8 11 5'-7" 5'-3" Grab Rail Thru-Post Coach & Equipment Mfg Part # 11950 Grab Rail Sleeved Flush With Thru-Post Grab Handle 1 - Section Scale: Half Actual Size 11 4 1/2" 3" Ø 1 1/4" OD 1 1/4" 1 3/4" Ø 5 1/2" Typ. Baseboard Section Scale: Actual Size 10 4" 1/8" Ceiling Trim Detail Scale: Actual Size 9 1/2" 1 1/4" 1 3/4" 1 3/4" 1/2" 2 1/4" R 1/4" Typ. NP Sliding Door/ Outside Corner Scale: Half Actual Size 6 R 6" 1/8" 1/4" Grab Handle 2 - Section Scale: Half Actual Size 12 4 3/4" Ø 1 1/4" OD 1/4" 1 1/2" 1" Ø 5 1/2" Unit Wilds REVISED Apr 12 2016 REVISIONS: 1. Added material break in wall 2. Baseboards flush 3. Revised grabhandle inset