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Miana Kenobi Title: Pacific RSA & NSWFF Mod On Limited Time Registered: Apr '00	Date Posted: 11/9/07 10:01am Subject: RE: Anyone ever make a purchase from costumebase?
	Darth_Eagle posted: LFL and its associate do also occasionally use 501st, Rebel Legion and Jedi Assembly Costumers for their events so since they can't spare the costumes or armor for that large number (or "unprofessional" Costume Talents), especially in large quantity or still good quality, they depended on the fan providing their own costumes/armors. AFAIK, the only instance I can ever think of where LFL gave a member of the 501st or RL a costume to wear was in the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade. Excluding the models that were chosen to wear the Padme gowns and the two Jedi on the float, only ONE person from RL or 501st was given an LFL costume, and even then it was a replica. That's it. -----signature----- President of San Diego FanForce He tini nga whetu e ngaro I te kapua iti. Dyslexics of the world, UNTIE!
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madhorizons Registered: May '06	Date Posted: 11/9/07 1:23pm Subject: RE: Anyone ever make a purchase from costumebase?
	princessleia911 posted: I know a few people that would take your bet because if you have studied the costume, you KNOW it and you can immediately tell when things are not correct. Ya...I know several people that can tell within 25', even my untrained eyes on the 2 costumes i've studied well can tell the difference....of course, i have OCD about a few things, and costuming (in a former life uniforms/AR670-1) is one of them. princessleia911 posted: Just because something is black, does not mean it's plain or easy. Black is one of the most difficult colors to dye correctly and should not be underestimated. I have seen people wearing all black have a slight but noticeable color difference from the shirt to the pants. That's why if make all of my stuff off of the same bolt if at all possible, given that i'm a Nihilus costumer, he's all black save for the mask, and saved color variance by using the same bolt for most of the entire costume. As for costumebase....if it's just for fun...go for it. Even if not, there's a good change (i'd have to see their stuff), that you could possibly modify some of the pieces to upgrade the accuracy. -----signature----- Breaking guitar strings since 1986
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AramysStrael Registered: Mar '04	Date Posted: 11/9/07 2:48pm Subject: RE: Anyone ever make a purchase from costumebase?
	Miana Kenobi posted: Darth_Eagle posted: LFL and its associate do also occasionally use 501st, Rebel Legion and Jedi Assembly Costumers for their events so since they can't spare the costumes or armor for that large number (or "unprofessional" Costume Talents), especially in large quantity or still good quality, they depended on the fan providing their own costumes/armors. AFAIK, the only instance I can ever think of where LFL gave a member of the 501st or RL a costume to wear was in the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade. Excluding the models that were chosen to wear the Padme gowns and the two Jedi on the float, only ONE person from RL or 501st was given an LFL costume, and even then it was a replica. That's it. I can't speak for the RL side of things, but on the 501st side all the costumes worn by the 501st were their own costumes, save the Imperial officers who were marching along side the troops. Those were provided to them by LFL... at least the tunics were, that I know of. And they had to be returned. Also, every 501st and RL member were flown down there, courtesy of LFL. Some of the perks of belonging to a franchise-recognized organization... - Bill -----signature----- "In for a micron, in for a meter. No one makes a victim of folks I'm sworn to protect." Corran Horn Corellian Security
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Miana Kenobi Title: Pacific RSA & NSWFF Mod On Limited Time Registered: Apr '00	Date Posted: 11/9/07 7:35pm Subject: RE: Anyone ever make a purchase from costumebase?
	I was there too, though I didn't march. I spent the entire time building the darn floats. On the RL side, it was only our lovely GentleBant that got to wear the TPM Flame Handmaiden dress provided by LFL because she was having costuming malfunctions with her own. Everyone else was in their own costume. -----signature----- President of San Diego FanForce He tini nga whetu e ngaro I te kapua iti. Dyslexics of the world, UNTIE!
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kay_dee Title: SFFF VIP Counc il Member & Webmaster Registered: Jun '02	Date Posted: 11/10/07 9:17pm Subject: RE: Anyone ever make a purchase from costumebase? - Date Edited: 11/10/07 9:18pm (1 edits total) Edited By: kay_dee
	AramysStrael posted: Also, every 501st and RL member were flown down there, courtesy of LFL. Some of the perks of belonging to a franchise-recognized organization... - Bill Not all of the "Rebels" marching were Rebel Legion members. Han was not Rebel Legion. LFL cast a wide net for th Rebel call out... as the notice was sent out to TFN Fan Force groups too. I actually heard about the call out through TFN Fan Force before I got the notice from Rebel Legion. Screen accurate costumes can come from many groups, not just the Rebel Legion and 501st (Yay TFN!) -----signature----- Kay Dee's Costumes: http://kay-dee.net/costume The San Francisco Fan Force: http://www.sffanforce.com Rebel Legion - Endor Base: http://www.endorbase.org
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Jedi-Loreen Title: OCSWS Secretary & Master of the Blades Registered: Dec '02	Date Posted: 11/11/07 2:30pm Subject: RE: Anyone ever make a purchase from costumebase?
	And they didn't have to fly in any of the local people from Southern California, either. Seems like they have a lot of people from that area in the Parade. Because I know most of them who were, being a SoCal girl, myself. -----signature----- In order to see the Light, you must sometimes risk the Darkness. "The Force is my Ally" Builder of EL Sabre Blades
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Darth_Eagle Title: Fanforce CR Singapore Registered: Jul '01	Date Posted: 11/16/07 4:34am Subject: RE: Anyone ever make a purchase from costumebase?
	Well, I think depending on the size of each 501st Garrison or Outpost, LFL flew in from 1-5(?) people from each Country. And that also depend on how well they presented themselves in the "Nomination Video" and how accurate are their Costume/Armor. I know that for Singapore Outpost (now Garrison), 2 of our Troopers, a Stormtrooper and Biker Scout were selected. From our neighbour, Malaysia-Brunei (that is TWO Countries FYI), only 1 Stormtrooper was selected while the Philippines & Japan seems to have 2 Reps each according to the 501st Rose Parade Video. -----signature----- SUPPORT THE SG LOTR TRILOGY EE MARATHON PETITION! http://www.petitiononline.com/sglotr/petition.html Admiral Eagle Power's Star Destroyer: http://darthmaulgirl.tripod.com/sw.htm Singapore SW FanForce http://boards.theforce.net/board.asp?brd=10185
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Xath Registered: Apr '07	Date Posted: 11/16/07 5:07am Subject: RE: Anyone ever make a purchase from costumebase?
	GreytaleNovastar1138 posted: Differing materials/costumes were used from one shot to the next. This (among other things that have been pointed out) is completely and utterly wrong. How do I know this? Making multiples is something I've done on many occasions. I am a professional costume technician and wardrobe consultant for film and theatre. Regardless of what treatments a costume may recieve for its end look, each copy of a single costume is made out of the same materials and is made in the same manner. It doesn't matter if one version is for a 2nd unit body double, one version is torn to shreds or burned, or one version is completely pristine; they all start out the same way. Why? It's one of the biggest words in film costuming: Continuity. Different fabrics react differently to different things (surprising? no). Cotton and silk for example, look different, take dye differently, react differently to environmental stresses, need to be treated differently, and are all in all, not the same. And they're both natural fibers. posted: How do I know this? Simple. Blockbuster films are rarely shot in a day. This is true, but doesn't actually have relevance to your point. posted: Additionally, they are often shot in many locations (sometimes all about the world). But amazingly enough, costumes are not cemented into the ground, and can travel with a shoot. How do I know this? I'm currently on location in Los Angeles for a shoot that just got back from shooting in Washington DC, Miami, and New Orleans. We used the same costumes in every location. In fact, I just finished working a 13 1/2 hour night shoot, which is why this post sounds snarkier than normal. posted: Also, some costumes are made for comfort, some are made for ruggedness, and some are made to be destroyed. Some costumes are made for these things. However, this is a design choice, and does not vary from costume to costume that you see on the shoot. Again, continuity. If a costume is especially delicate, but has to go through alot of crap, there will simply be more versions of that costume to maintain continuity when one is destroyed. posted: So... a "canon" costume is pretty ridiculous, ESPECIALLY for an action-adventure movie. Unless you're talking about the "best" looking costume the actor ever wore for any shot... which, although subjective, would be a step in the right direction toward "canon". Which is essentially what people do. Not at all. The only time you might see slight variations in a costume is when vintage pieces are used, and exact duplicates are impossible. This doesn't happen all that often, but I'm not discounting the occurances. In fact, even with all of the vintage pieces used in the new Star Wars trilogy, the only vintage discrepancy I can think of off of the top of my head is a slight bead variance between the embroidered front panel of the AotC Packing Gown.
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JedHead1 Title: Chapter Rep San Francisco Fan Force Registered: Feb '99	Date Posted: 11/16/07 11:27am Subject: RE: Anyone ever make a purchase from costumebase?
	I agree with you completely Xath. Further proof can be seen on the "Costumes" section on the ROTS DVD documentary, Within A Minute. -----signature----- In Loving Memory of Chanel Cheri Vanecek (Feb. 7, 1980 - Oct. 25, 2003) http://www.sffanforce.com/members/chanel/Chanelmemorialbadge.jpg In Loving Memory of Rene Mijares Tolosa (Feb. 16, 1941 - Mar. 3, 2009)
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