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Leonard Nimoy and Homemade Special Effects
I’m still on my honeymoon, so until I get back, enjoy Leonard Nimoy learning about non-computerized special effects circa 1985:
Another Friday Link-o-Rama
I’m on my honeymoon, so I thought I’d save time with another quick list of links. JT Ringer pointed me to this page on Bookbinding which came in handy on a recent project at the Santa Fe Opera. Craftster – In addition to the blog, there is a large community, articles and tutorials, and a [...]
I’ll take “Swords” for $100
Let’s face it. Swords are cool. Luckily for props people, swords pop up all the time on prop lists. I learned some basic swordmaking techniques from Tom Fiocchi while at Ohio University. Usually, when I’m asked to make a sword, it’s a decorative or trick sword with a very show-specific look. If it’s for stage [...]
Costumes and Scenery for Amateurs
From Costumes and Scenery for Amateurs, by Constance D’Arcy Mackay, 1915 (pp 93-95) Properties and How to Make Them Use care in the selection of your properties. Study your text. Avoid anachronisms. Do not use muskets and pipes in a scene that is laid before muskets were invented and tobacco discovered. Do not use modern [...]
Animatronics and Automata