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P E R S P E C T I V E | M A R C H / A P R I L 2 0 1 7 31 The first film alludes to a photographic exhibition by Ana's best friend, Jose. That gallery show is featured in Fifty Shades Darker, and the work in the exhibition was that of the film's stills photographer, Doane Gregory, whose Pacific Northwest landscape photography fit the film to a T. Working with Doane, the photography was reproduced on metallic-infused paper and mounted on stainless steel, floating off the wall, lighted in such a way as to appear to be glowing. One of the major set pieces in the first act is a masquerade ball, prominently featured in the Fifty Shades of Grey book. Set in an event tent in the backyard of the Grey family mansion, the ball needed to accommodate approximately 250 guests, an orchestra and the principal actors. The mansion location only had a sliver of backyard on the edge of a cliff, and since Vancouver is deservedly known for its rainy winters, the prospect of filming in an actual tent set up anywhere outside was Top right: Anastasia's desk area outside Jack Hyde's office for whom she served as Executive Assistant. The old-wire glass look was created with plastic cast in trays over a twisted wire mesh. Rolling sections connected with loose-pin hinges allowed for easy wilding and camera access. Center, left to right: A portion of the dressed bullpen area of the Seattle Independent Press offices, built into a heritage building in Vancouver's Gastown District to look like an office in Seattle's Pioneer Square. Fiction editor Jack Hyde's office, in the same loft location for the Seattle Independent Press. Right: To make Christian's marriage proposal a unique moment, an acrylic walkway lined with flowers and crystals was designed so the actors could be literally walking on water, floating above the pool. This vantage point also allowed viewing of the fireworks through the pool house's glass ceiling. not really production-friendly. The installation cost of a tent floor (so dress heels wouldn't sink into the grass) was onerous, as was the rental of the support equipment such as restrooms for that many extras. I pitched the idea to create the side of the tent (with an entrance vestibule) in the backyard at the location, and then build the interior of the tent in part of the Vancouver Convention Center. Production vehicles could be inside right beside the set,