Deathstalker II
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I really wanted to buy one of Kurtyboy's replicas, as they are sweet sweetness, but alas...I am broke.
So, utilizing multiple photos - including the image from the T2 Skynet Edition and some promos found here - I set about creating my own take on the iconic image.
There's a really funny story here. I sat down to do screen grabs - to see if there was anything that would help me in the film itself - and noticed something for the very first time:
My parents owned the camera the kid takes Sarah's photo with. CRAZY!
So I dug out a bunch of scrapbooks from my childhood...and what do you know - HUNDREDS of Kodak instant photos in "Trimprint" format.
Most of them were peeled away from their backing - but I found a few that weren't, and so - my "clean" photo actually has a REAL KODAK TRIMPRINT INSTAMATIC BACKING. The sizing is perfect, and the image - I think - came out pretty damned good.
As we had talked about his replica, I thought I'd share with Kurty some measuments and weirdness I found in the photos, especially some border discrepancies. The actual Trimprints are cut with bigger borders at the top and bottom - while the one in the film has a uniform 5mm border around it. For the "future" version of the photo, I decided to maintain fidelity to the movie, not to the strange dimensions of the actual Kodak film, by placing a 5mm border around the image.
Also - when the print is peeled away from its backing, the backside of the print is actually FLAT BLACK - so, since I have a nearly-perfect Kodak backing on the "clean" photo, I replicated the flat finish on the "future" version, as well.
I also came as close as I could to the right amount of distress (based on Kyle staring at the photo in the "Future War" sequence from the first film). The crease in the center might be a little severe, though - but the materials make anything else sort of impossible:
The plan for these is to take them to the Chicago ComicCon next week and have Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn sign them, then shadowbox them in some cool way.
So...whaddya' think, sirs?
So, utilizing multiple photos - including the image from the T2 Skynet Edition and some promos found here - I set about creating my own take on the iconic image.
There's a really funny story here. I sat down to do screen grabs - to see if there was anything that would help me in the film itself - and noticed something for the very first time:
My parents owned the camera the kid takes Sarah's photo with. CRAZY!
So I dug out a bunch of scrapbooks from my childhood...and what do you know - HUNDREDS of Kodak instant photos in "Trimprint" format.
Most of them were peeled away from their backing - but I found a few that weren't, and so - my "clean" photo actually has a REAL KODAK TRIMPRINT INSTAMATIC BACKING. The sizing is perfect, and the image - I think - came out pretty damned good.
As we had talked about his replica, I thought I'd share with Kurty some measuments and weirdness I found in the photos, especially some border discrepancies. The actual Trimprints are cut with bigger borders at the top and bottom - while the one in the film has a uniform 5mm border around it. For the "future" version of the photo, I decided to maintain fidelity to the movie, not to the strange dimensions of the actual Kodak film, by placing a 5mm border around the image.
Also - when the print is peeled away from its backing, the backside of the print is actually FLAT BLACK - so, since I have a nearly-perfect Kodak backing on the "clean" photo, I replicated the flat finish on the "future" version, as well.
I also came as close as I could to the right amount of distress (based on Kyle staring at the photo in the "Future War" sequence from the first film). The crease in the center might be a little severe, though - but the materials make anything else sort of impossible:
The plan for these is to take them to the Chicago ComicCon next week and have Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn sign them, then shadowbox them in some cool way.
So...whaddya' think, sirs?
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