Carrossea
Active Member
Say that if you were to obtain a piece from the original builder of a prop from a movie, and that prop is a production-made copy that was never finished (like a resin casting or something that ended up not being finished in time for the shoot), would you rather have the original propmaster finish the piece for you (complete it so it would look like the one on screen) or leave it the way it is?
Another scenario: If you obtain an original piece that was used on screen, but in the process of making the movie, it has become badly damaged and worn and no longer looks like when it was used, would you rather have the original propmaster restore it to how it looked when it was filmed? Or does the worn piece have its own charm?
I've been in a few of these scenarios before, and have had a very tough decision to make. Sometimes the original piece has its charm when its all beaten up and such :lol and I know that its in the condition the filmmakers left it. On the other hand, it no longer looks like how it was when it was used on screen, so having it restored by the original builder can be nice as well.
An example of the first scenario is what propmaker Ross MacDonald (known for his National Treasure 2 props) offers. Sometimes he'll finish up one of his unused production made props for you (if he has any left) so it would look like the screen-used copies. Sometimes, he'll incorporate screen-used leftover pieces into the prop he is recreating as well.
Which do you guys prefer? If you were in these scenarios, what would your decisions be? Was just seeing what others think.
Another scenario: If you obtain an original piece that was used on screen, but in the process of making the movie, it has become badly damaged and worn and no longer looks like when it was used, would you rather have the original propmaster restore it to how it looked when it was filmed? Or does the worn piece have its own charm?
I've been in a few of these scenarios before, and have had a very tough decision to make. Sometimes the original piece has its charm when its all beaten up and such :lol and I know that its in the condition the filmmakers left it. On the other hand, it no longer looks like how it was when it was used on screen, so having it restored by the original builder can be nice as well.
An example of the first scenario is what propmaker Ross MacDonald (known for his National Treasure 2 props) offers. Sometimes he'll finish up one of his unused production made props for you (if he has any left) so it would look like the screen-used copies. Sometimes, he'll incorporate screen-used leftover pieces into the prop he is recreating as well.
Which do you guys prefer? If you were in these scenarios, what would your decisions be? Was just seeing what others think.
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