From the two photos posted, I think there is no question that it is chrome.
Well, in the last scene, it's the best shot we have. It's not moving, and it's designed to be SEEN. So, it's really hard to tell. Maybe, as it has been sugested, there are two versions; White for all the office long shots, and a Chrome hero one for it's final "death" scene. It does make sense. It's a common practice. Damnit!! :confused I think they do it to confuse us...:wackoWhat I meant by not basing it off a couple pics was just to look at it throughout the movie, different screen grabs from the same scene and so on. In every scene the lettering looks white, I have not seen any scenes where it looks silver or chrome at all.
Hell yeah, they would have burnt it. If you look at it, you can see the charing. It's got texture and the tell tale bubbling of the paint. It's far easier to burn an $8 prop than pay some guy to spend time and effort on making it look burnt. It's a throw-away. So burning is the answer. Once I get one or two of these perfected, I think I'll make a "death" version as well. :lolI doubt that they actually burnt the stapler, but rather painted it to look burnt...regardless though, it's white lettering with char on it, mine looks equally raised because they are vinyl letters, I would imagine they used vinyl letters for the real thing also since they would be the easiest to procure.
I doubt that they actually burnt the stapler, but rather painted it to look burnt...
Oh, I didn't mean it was off the rack lettering, just that it would be easier for them to have some white vinyl letters made than some chrome or metal looking ones. I am not too sure what you are implying about the matching of the Swingline logo perfectly. It's easy to create art that would match perfectly to be used to make vinyl lettering.As for the lettering... It would not be off the rack lettering, it has to be custom. It's the real Swingline logo after all. And while that font may be available/been available, it is unlikely that it matched perfectly to the logo. And you can clearly see that the prop logo match is perfect.
SOrry, I thought you meant off the shelf. Yeah, making the art is easy. And vinyl isn't just flat and white. It comes in many thicknesses and colours. Including chrome!!! Not just silver, but shining, glimering, reflective chrome.Oh, I didn't mean it was off the rack lettering, just that it would be easier for them to have some white vinyl letters made than some chrome or metal looking ones. I am not too sure what you are implying about the matching of the Swingline logo perfectly. It's easy to create art that would match perfectly to be used to make vinyl lettering.
In that scene it is MORE evedent that it chrome like. It has more shineyness than ever before. And as far as the trouble goes... That's what they do. The art of illussion!!! And since they have the art for the logo already, having it custom cut in white or chrome; same difference.Also, if one is to believe that they would just burn the stapler rather than paint it why would they create a "hero" stapler with chrome or metallic lettering for a shot where they intended to burn it before shooting it? Watch the scene as he moves the stapler around, there isn't a hint of any sort or metallic sheen or reflection to it.
Well, I have the art ready to go. I have a vinyl cutter lined up. He has the chrome. But it is only 3mils (003) thick. As chrome, it will look great. I was hoping to find something a little thicker though.So who wants to head up getting some chrome/aluminum decals made, start a run?