This is Part 2 of the two part Original Prop Blog interview with Brandon Alinger of Prop Store at San Diego Comic Con. This video feature continues the discussion about some of the most important pieces on display at their booth, including pieces from the Alien films, Gremlins 2, The Black Hole, Hellboy, Army of Darkness, Spider-Man 2, and Batman.
The Original Prop Blog interviewed Brandon Alinger of Prop Store at San Diego Comic Con last week. This video feature includes a discussion about some of the most important pieces on display at their booth, including an original bullwhip used by Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the grail diary used in Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, and an original Biker Scout Helmet from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Brandon also demonstrates the use of an iPad to make an interactive interface to explore the pages within the grail diary.
The Original Prop Blog interviewed Stephen Lane, CEO of Prop Store, at San Diego Comic Con last week. This video feature includes a discussion about the recent rebrand and relaunch of the long time television and movie prop & costume dealer, their new logo and website, some innovations employed within their exhibit, and a new booklet about their business, soon to be available as a downloadable PDF document from www.PropStore.com.
I came across a very interesting short film by PJV Productions on Vimeo this afternoon about “The Life & Death of a Bond Film Prop” by PJV Productions. This video discusses the origins, use, and post-production life of the “bomb sled” submarine featured in Thunderball, starring Sean Connery. [Read more…]
This is the last in the series of video interviews conducted while visiting Breanna Livie and talking about The Golden Closet and Eastern Costume. In this segment, I speak with James Livie and Breanna Livie about the origins of Costume Rentals Corporations (CRC) and Eastern Costume Company. 
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This is the next in the series of video interviews conducted while visiting Breanna Livie and talking about The Golden Closet and Eastern Costume. In this segment, I speak with Breanna Livie about the Eastern Costume business in general and the main warehouse. [Read more…]
This is the second in a multi-part series of interviews with Breanna Livie of The Golden Closet at her family’s business, the famous Eastern Costume. These videos provide a “behind the scenes” glimpse into both businesses. [Read more…]
This is the first in a multi-part series of interviews with Breanna Livie of The Golden Closet at her family’s business, the famous Eastern Costume. These videos provide an opportunity to learn more about both companies and well as the costume rental business historically and as it operates today with new Hollywood productions. [Read more…]
