Author Topic: Homemade Props and Sets (Read 4311 times)

SamPrainito · « **Reply #15 on:** June 23, 2008, 04:07:00 AM »

First of all, thanks to everyone for your comments! I really do appreciate it.

I wish I did have the ability to put lights around the theater flats, but they are a cloth material on a wooden frame. I'm not sure how the material would hold up with Christmas lights attached. Not only that, but if I burn down the venue, I seriously doubt they'd have us back next year!

Opimus, what you saw in the background was not Spelling Bee. It was the back of one of the Showcase podiums. But you did give me an idea for next year's show!

The show is now scheduled for Sunday, October 26th here in St. Louis. I'll have more updates as the date gets closer.

All of my set pieces have now been updated. Here's the last batch of pics:

Showcase Podiums
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee212/s...on/100_0410.jpg
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee212/s...on/100_0417.jpg

Contestant's Row (The lighting is a bit dark, but the colors are accurate.)
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee212/s...on/100_0411.jpg

BrandonFG · « **Reply #16 on:** June 23, 2008, 11:07:38 AM »

So how much did you pay Bente to make all that for you? ;-)

Seriously, it looks great, and very clever with the eggcrate printouts!

GSRebich · « **Reply #17 on:** June 24, 2008, 06:21:31 PM »

How did you made the eggcrate print outs, I'd like make my own.

SamPrainito · « **Reply #18 on:** June 25, 2008, 02:48:26 PM »

The eggcrates are just the 5x7 matrix printed on five sheets of card stock and glued to a larger piece of black poster board.

The circles are filled in by a crew member backstage, and slid into the podiums before the results of the Showcase are revealed.