{"id":14715,"date":"2019-12-29T11:11:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T16:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=14715"},"modified":"2019-12-29T11:11:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T16:11:38","slug":"make-dos-at-the-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=14715","title":{"rendered":"Make-Do&#8217;s at the movies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As I work in the film industry as a set decorator, it&#8217;s nearly impossible for me not to scrutinize the decor when watching a movie or television series. Although it is fun to see what other decorators have done to help establish the characters, it has become a bit of a curse, as on occasion it distracts me from following the plot. As my eye wanders away from the actors and on to the set dressing seen in the background, I have spotted some interesting inventive repairs along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker, <\/em>2019. Kintsugi helmet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This past week I saw the latest Star Wars movie and immediately noticed a kintsugi helmet worn by Adam Driver as villain Kylo Ren. Jen Glennon writes in Inverse: &#8220;The Rise of Skywalker\u00a0is finally here, bringing with it the return of\u00a0Kylo Ren\u2019s nouveau-Vader helmet, shattered during a\u00a0<em>Last Jedi<\/em>\u00a0tantrum. In the months leading up to the release of\u00a0<em>Episode IX<\/em>, keen-eyed fans compared the visible red cracks on Kylo\u2019s helmet to the\u00a0Japanese practice of kintsugi, or mending broken objects with visible seams of gold or silver, transforming a break into a unique design element.&#8221; So glad to know that kintsugi has made its way into one of the world&#8217;s most popular movie franchises and is being seen by millions of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"486\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/R1334_COV_SUB.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14733\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/R1334_COV_SUB.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/R1334_COV_SUB-247x300.jpeg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-28-at-8.01.25-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14716\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-28-at-8.01.25-PM.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-28-at-8.01.25-PM-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-28-at-8.01.25-PM-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mary Poppins Returns, <\/em>2018. Cracked Royal Doulton bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the Banks children accidentally break their mother&#8217;s beloved Royal Doulton bowl, Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) takes the childern and the broken pieces to her cousin Topsy Turvey (Meryl Streep), a &#8220;woman who can fix anything,&#8221; to repair the damaged heirloom. Naturally, an elaborate song and dance involving broken antiques ensues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-18-at-4.11.43-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14719\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-18-at-4.12.18-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14721\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-18-at-4.12.18-PM.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-18-at-4.12.18-PM-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-18-at-4.12.18-PM-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Crown, <\/em>2016. Mug with early replacement handle<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the first season of the sumptuous series <em>The Crown<\/em>, I spied with my little eye a Chinese porcelain covered mug with early metal replacement handle in Winston Churchill&#8217;s yellow-walled sitting room. The room is filled with many other pieces of antique ceramics, paintings and fine furniture. I wonder if Churchill actually owned antiques with inventive repairs or if the set decorator, Alison Harvey, added it in to help comment on the character. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3070.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14726\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3070.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3070-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3070-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3082.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14725\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3082.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3082-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3082-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Piano, <\/em>1993. Make-do finger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Spoiler alert! This fantastic make-do hand prop (literally) is integral to the plot of Jane Campion&#8217;s masterful movie starring Holly Hunter as Ada McGrath. The polished silver steampunk appendage, seen at the end of the movie, allows Ada to play her beloved piano once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1993-Piano-The-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14727\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1993-Piano-The-01.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1993-Piano-The-01-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1993-Piano-The-01-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1993-Piano-The-09.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14728\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1993-Piano-The-09.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1993-Piano-The-09-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1993-Piano-The-09-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I work in the film industry as a set decorator, it&#8217;s nearly impossible for me not to scrutinize the decor when watching a movie or television series. 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