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1984 and all that | Our Life with props
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Our Life with props. The moon in our eyes. The moon in our eyes. 1984 and all that. January 31, 2015. February 9, 2015. When I first read George Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’, the year in question seemed far into the future. I was in my teens. It would be 23 years later in 1984 that we would be asked to make props for the film staring John Hurt and Richard Burton. There is an inherent problem making a film set in the future, that is written in the past,. Barry on the set in O’Brien’s ofice. They were s...
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Alastair | Our Life with props
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Our Life with props. The moon in our eyes. The moon in our eyes. February 20, 2015. March 18, 2016. Alastair (known by most as Ali) arrived at the workshop in the early 1980s. It must have been a cold day because he was wearing a duffel coat and a college scarf wrapped several times around his neck and chin almost covering his mouth. He is Scottish and with his accent and the slight catch in his voice he was hard to understand at the best of times. Comic Relief telephone. With Dean, Michelle and Sally.
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Evita’s coffin | Our Life with props
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Our Life with props. The moon in our eyes. The moon in our eyes. January 13, 2015. July 20, 2016. A coffin for Madonna. The second problem was the copper lining. The third problem was when we removed the copper cover and Brian saw the lining of the coffin which was nylon lace with a silver lurex thread running though it. I’m not having that,’ he said. But that’s what she had,’ Louise pointed out. ‘This is a duplicate of the one she had. The final problem was having to make it. January 23, 2015 at 2:48 pm.
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The Pope’s Banners | Our Life with props
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Our Life with props. The moon in our eyes. The moon in our eyes. The Pope’s Banners. March 25, 2015. April 17, 2015. Louise writes – Although our work was primarily for Film and Television we were occasionally asked to supply items for real events. In May 1982 Pope John Paul ll, visited Canterbury Cathedral. Canterbury Cathedral showing nine of the ten banners we made. Keir and I went to Canterbury later in October 1982 and were relieved to see that the banners remained intact. Good old Evo-stik glue!
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Shopping spree | Our Life with props
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Our Life with props. The moon in our eyes. The moon in our eyes. February 27, 2015. April 29, 2015. Louise writes –. One of the most enjoyable processes for me when making props was sourcing the materials. In the beginning I would go to London to companies that specialised in various products. Novelty Imports. Wedding cake for the Museum of London. I would buy ribbons from H V Caldicott. The tassels which hung from Evita’s coffin came from Henry Newbery. Of Mortimer Street, who sold the most beautiful co...
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King Ralph’s Crown | Our Life with props
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Our Life with props. The moon in our eyes. The moon in our eyes. King Ralph’s Crown. April 29, 2015. May 2, 2015. Louise writes – ‘Would you be able to make a replica of the Imperial State Crown for the film ‘King Ralph’ in six weeks? The Imperial State Crown finished in six weeks. All four returned from the Tower complaining that they had only been allowed to go around the display twice and that the crown was so sparkly it was difficult to see much of the detail. I asked on three different occasions and...
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Our Life with props | the moon in our eyes | Page 2
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Our Life with props. The moon in our eyes. The moon in our eyes. A Bed of Nails. April 17, 2015. April 18, 2015. You might think that a life making props was just a bowl of cherries, and sometimes it was. A bowl of cherries by Tim Dolby who painted many things for us including a Vermeer in four days for ‘Lovejoy’. A lot of the time it could be a bed of nails, but there is a trick to making yourself relatively comfortable, even on a bed of nails. Blunt every nail slightly, taking off the fine point. If it...
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A Bed of Nails | Our Life with props
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Our Life with props. The moon in our eyes. The moon in our eyes. A Bed of Nails. April 17, 2015. April 18, 2015. You might think that a life making props was just a bowl of cherries, and sometimes it was. A bowl of cherries by Tim Dolby who painted many things for us including a Vermeer in four days for ‘Lovejoy’. A lot of the time it could be a bed of nails, but there is a trick to making yourself relatively comfortable, even on a bed of nails. Blunt every nail slightly, taking off the fine point. If it...
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keirhere | Our Life with props
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Our Life with props. The moon in our eyes. The moon in our eyes. Pirates of the Caribbean Cortés Gold. July 20, 2016. July 20, 2016. When people find out what we did for a living, we usually get asked ‘What is your favourite film prop? Along with Jack Sparrow’s compass for the same film, it was one of the most iconic props we made. At the beginning, however, we were not aware the film was a Disney production, let alone that it was to be the start of a very successful franchise. Which was to form the basi...
