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7 6 P E R S P E C T I V E | M A Y / J U N E 2 0 1 8 lamp glows vividly in the window. The "Old Man" is followed as he dances down the street with his neighbors and up onto a hidden turntable. As he steps onto the platform, a velvet drape falls in behind him. (It was pre-rigged to a truss structure on the platform.) With the help of some magnets and some very skilled dressers, legendary costume designer William Ivey Long transformed the actor from an average everyday Joe into a Cary Grant- esque movie star, all in a matter of seconds and all while the turntable was rotating approximately 80 degrees. The curtain is then opened to reveal the biggest of the white cyc spaces. This was unique in that it didn't fit inside any building. A temporary truss structure measuring 50-feet x 80-feet was assembled outside on the street. It could accommodate not only the set but also an audience of approximately 150 people. As this was all outside, weather became the enemy. The winds and wild fires were raging in the area. Like almost everywhere else in the Los Angeles area at that time, there was a light coating of ash on D A. THE ICONIC LEG LAMP, BASED ON THE ORIGINAL DESIGN BY REUBEN FREED FOR THE 1983 FILM, A CHRISTMAS STORY. PHOTO BY JORDAN ALTHAUS/FOX. B. CONCEPT SKETCH FOR "MAJOR AWARD" BY JOE CELLI. C. A LIVE SHOT THE FANTASY SEQUENCE, "MAJOR AWARD." D. DRAFTING DETAILS FOR "MAJOR AWARD." DRAWN IN VECTORWORKS BY CAMILLE BRATKOWSKI. A B C