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Bleeding Garrote Needed

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Topic: Bleeding Garrote Needed

Posted By: GElliott
Subject: Bleeding Garrote Needed
Date Posted: 3/06/07 at 10:22am

Does anyone know either how to make or where I could find a garrote that bleeds? I really need to strangle one of the characters in our play and I would like for it to bleed. How fun.

I have tried to find a good prop resource online but so far all I have found is bad Halloween sites.

Thanks for any help in this matter.
Gene Elliott

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Posted By: dboris
Date Posted: 3/06/07 at 1:03pm

Sounds like you are doing Deathtrap!

Check out this site:

http://weaponsofchoicetheatrical.com/garrote.htm - http://weaponsofchoicetheatrical.com/garrote.htm

Dan

Posted By: GElliott
Date Posted: 3/06/07 at 1:29pm

Thanks Dan,

Exactly what I was looking for! Amazing web page.

Thanks again,
Gene Elliott

Posted By: Tallsor
Date Posted: 3/06/07 at 4:54pm

What I did when I directed Deathtrap: I created a regular rope garotte (see photo on my http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakabard/238765571/ - Flickr site of my wall of weapons ), and the character playing Clifford just had a blood packet palmed in his hand - when he went to act like he was struggling against it, up went the hand against his hand, and voila - bloody neck.

Posted By: Maus
Date Posted: 3/07/07 at 12:19pm

Another idea would be to use "Magic Blood Powder" by Graftobian. It's an invisible powder you apply to the skin, and when wiped or sprayed with water, it turns to "blood". You could use something porous that can be soaked in water for the garrotte "wire", and then you would use a swiping motion across the victims's neck to activate the powder for the bleeding effect. Pretty realisitc from close range too, if you are in a smaller theatre.

Check out Gratobian's blood products at http://www.graftobian.com/index5.htm - http://www.graftobian.com/index5.htm

The blood powder is towards the bottom of the page.

Hope this helps,

-- Tom

Posted By: TimW
Date Posted: 3/07/07 at 10:34pm

We made a garrote very similar to the one on the site Dan gave. It worked pretty well and looked as good.

Posted By: trysports
Date Posted: 4/06/07 at 10:40am

ask Kerry Beyer......he's a genious.

http://www.myspace.com/kerrybeyer - www.myspace.com/kerrybeyer