The Mindhunter Art Department

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The Atlanta Task Force. Originally housed in the Atlanta Police Department basement, the Task Force moved to an abandoned car dealership as the FBI set up its permanent location. You can see footage of the actual task force in the linked below. Graphics done by Leni Diamantopoulos. Model rendering by Cassidy Shipley. Photos by Nikolai Loveikis #mindhunter #netflix #FBI #atlanta #atlantachildmurders #serialkiller #season2 #1981 #80s #artdepartment #adg #artdirectorsguild #union #pittsburgh #pa #design #productiondesign #film #television @adg800 @mindhunterseries @mindhunter

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The Command Post Bar. A popular bar in Quantico, Virginia. Quantico is surrounded by the Quantico US Marine Corps base and is home to the FBI training academy. The Command Post Pub was owned by the mayor of Quantico and was a common hang out for marines. The Mindhunter crew built this whole bar on stage, using part of a salvaged mahogany bar, adding faux brick walls and a coffered ceiling. Construction, painters, plasterers, and Set Dec did an amazing job. Photos by Nikolai Loveikis #mindhunter #netflix #art #artdepartment #cinematography #film #television #productiondesign #quantico #commandpost #fbi #marines #80s #1981 #adg #artdirectorsguild #union #pittsburgh #pa #bar #pub @adg800 @mindhunterseries @mindhunter @mindhunterfans

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The Omni Hotel in Atlanta. Today, it is the world headquarters for CNN, but back in 1981, it was the Omni Hotel filled with an ice skating rink, movie theaters, arcades, and even an indoor amusement park (The World of Sid and Marty Krofft). Our team transformed the abandoned Century III Mall in Pittsburgh into the Omni lobby, building mahogany paneled walls, marble columns to cover existing posts, and a curved glass elevator. While the rest of the mall was added in post with green screen, our team masterfully turned an abandoned Macy’s into 1981 luxury. Photos by Nikolai Loveikis. #mindhunter #netflix #serialkiller #atlanta #georgia #cnn #artdepartment #film #television #behindthescenes #hotel #1981 #80s #omni #omnihotel #atlantachildmurders #fbi #holdenford #billtench #pittsburgh #centuryiiimall #mall #adg #union #artdirectorsguild @adg800 @mindhunterseries @mindhunter @mindhunterfans

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The Omni Hotel Lobby in Atlanta. Today, it is the world headquarters for CNN, but back in 1981, it was the Omni Hotel featuring an ice skating rink, movie theaters, arcades, and even an indoor amusement park (The World of Sid and Marty Krofft). You can read more about the Omni during the Atlanta Child Murders in James Baldwin’s article in the December 1981 Playboy magazine and his book “The Evidence of Things Not Seen.” It was here where Wayne Williams handed out flyers searching for young talented singers. Our incredible graphic artist Leni Diamantopoulos recreated our period-accurate store logos for Waldenbooks, Musicland, Gold Mine arcade, and Orange Julius. The Gold Mine facade was built and plastered to look like real stone, and our Set Dec team went above and beyond to dress every storefront. Photos by Nikolai Loveikis #mindhunter #netflix #artdepartment #design #atlanta #omni #cnn #hotel #omnihogel #pittsburgh #centuryiiimall #mall #musicland #orangejulius #goldmine #arcade #waldenbooks #waynewilliams #serialkiller #atlantachildmurders #1981 #80s #adg #union #artdirectorsguild @adg800 @mindhunterseries @mindhunter @mindhuntershow

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The STOP Office. Do you know where your children are? The strong mothers of the Atlanta child murders took matters into their own hands and formed the STOP office in order to find their lost children and stop further murders. The strength and love pouring out of these mothers to protect their children is truly inspiring. You can learn more about the murders and these strong women in the video below. Our team replicated the office from actual footage, adding oak slatted panels, plastered cinderblock walls and wood paneling. Our Set Dec team and graphic artist Leni Diamantopoulos replicated bulletin boards, flyers, and posters, transforming an old record store into the 1981 STOP office. Photos by Nikolai Loveikis #Netflix #mindhunter #stop #stopoffice #atlantachildmurders #children #doyouknowwhereyourchildrenare #justice #productiondesign #artdepartment #film #television #atlanta #pittsburgh #design #adg #artdirectorsguild @adg800 @mindhunterseries

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Kay’s Apartment. After finding an exterior for Kay’s apartment, the art department set designers measured the interior and rebuilt it on stage. Replicating exterior window and door placements, production designer Steve Arnold redesigned the interior to fit the script and camera shots. Shooting in Pittsburgh, the art department used Construction Junction (an architectural salvage shop) to add layers of aged window shutters, hardware, and more. In order to create the kitchen and bathroom floors, our graphic artist Leni Diamantopoulos scanned antique Armstrong linoleum patterns from 1935 and printed them on sintra tiles. With a little wax and aging, our floors were period accurate and economically efficient. Photos by Nikolai Loveikis and Steve Arnold. #netflix #mindhunter #series #productiondesign #pittsburgh #architectural #salvage #recycle #reuse #apartment #armstrong #linoleum #graphics #80s #70s #film #television #adg #union #artdepartment @adg800 @mindhunter @mindhunterseries

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