There are a lot of cross-over points with Film and
Theatre, and I believe if it weren't for sheer "Hard-Headedness" there could be more. I found that a lot of walls for movie sets < when ther are done in studio as opposed to On location.> tend to be built just like real stud walls only substituting 1x4 and
Luan for 2x4's and Drywall. Although this does sound very wasteful at first, it starts to make sense when you find how dis-jointed things can be once the First
unit gets on-set and starts hanging lights, and themselves, all over the place, the extra studs in the walls and the "swing-nail" toggles really help when climbing the back of a
flat, or deciding to mount a spud in the middle of that hallway wall so you can hang a 6k
par off of it.
Attention to detail on the set and use of real vs. fake
props/set pieces has really come closer together in the last twenty years. You use to be able to get away with spray-painting a cap gun silver and handing it to a mobster from
Guys and Dolls. The movement of most
theatre towards smaller, more intimate venues has forced Scenic and
Props professionals to increase their values and attention to detail, as an audience just won't accept ,a very well scenically painted, brick wall that isn't "real". Byt the same token I think with reall attention to Story Boarding all the shots a film maker could cut thousands of dollars, if not more, from a budget by not having carps buiod a highly detailed courtroom when all the shots are going to be close-ups of sweaty people lying about who killed who.
I appreciate seeing the shots of the Studio Space, a lot of folks on here may never get a chance to go on set and find out what a
spider box is or a
Lunch box for that matter. Mole-Fay? Spud? Baby Soft? I know we concentrate mostly on
Theatre and Production stuff here, but it's nice to see some cinema stuff too.