This is very cool; Bergdorf-Goodman has made a making-of video for their 2010 holiday windows in New York City. It’s almost like a time-lapse. The style of the windows is eye-catching too, with a lot of vintage and steampunk elements. Watch the video below, and have a happy New Year! See you in 2011.
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Charlie Chaplin in “The Property Man”
Merry Christmas, everyone! As an early Christmas present, here is Charlie Chaplin’s 1914 short “The Property Man”. It is, unfortunately, in French (“Charolot Gargon De Theater”), but as it is a silent film, I think you get the gist of it. Enjoy!
Behind the scenes at Dexter
Over at the LA Times, Maria Elena Fernandez recently met with prop master Josh Meltzer and assistant in the prop department Dave Maguire. They show a lot of the props, body parts and blood used on Showtime’s Dexter.
We learn what a “gold room” is in television parlance, how they stab somebody, and many other nifty little tidbits. One surprise is that they use retractable knives for the stabbings; these have almost universally fallen out of favor with theatrical prop masters. Perhaps the repetition of performance in theatre makes it more likely for an accident to happen, as opposed to television, where it is used only once under the eye of the experienced prop master.
Also: thirty more days until Halloween!
Midweeks Link Dreams
Just a reminder that today at 2pm (EST), I’ll be taking part in a live chat interview at TheatreFace. Come join in the fun if you want to ask me a question.
I also have a fun new project I’ve been working on, and I might be posting photographs of it as early as next week, so stay tuned. Until then, here’s a fresh roundup of links for you to explore.
- You know that Smooth-On has a plethora of videos and tutorials on their website, right? Well now, they also have a Mold-makers Exchange, where you can buy or sell molds and casts, or advertise your mold-making services. It’s like a Classifieds for all things moldmaking (or a “Craigslist” as the youngsters (and I) say). It’s very sparse at the moment, which is why I’m getting the word out about it.
- The Library of Congress has a YouTube. With nearly 600 videos from their archives, there is a wealth of historical material available for free viewing. Many of these videos are great for research on the early twentieth century and thereabouts.
- Check out these delicious fake food miniatures.
- Erich Friend runs a Theatre Safety blog. Though focused more on theatre planning and operations, some of the information (I’m looking at you, hidden fire extinguishers) is relevant to props shops.
- And finally, Volpin Props has made an awesome M8 Avenger Assault Rifle out of scrap materials he had sitting around in his shop.
Backstage at Barrington Stage
Barrington Stage has this short little video talking about where they found some of the props for Freud’s Last Session and what goes into the transfer of a show from one theatre to another.