One armed man
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Topic: One armed man
Posted By: oarcotheater
Subject: One armed man
Date Posted: 5/24/07 at 9:08am
| Any suggestions on the best material to use to strap down an arm to create the look of a one-armed man? We already have the actor in a jacket which helps.... Thanks! |
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Posted By: neilfortin
Date Posted: 5/24/07 at 9:11am
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you can either use the sticky wraps that one gets a the hospital which sticks to itself..so you can wrap as tight or as loose as you need to (there are some ACE bandages that stick to themselves too. ) Or try fine strips of gauze that you can use the little peices of metal to attach them...teeth in the metal bites into the cloth itself, again avoiding using pins, or tape. ------------- Community Theater makes us smile |
Posted By: oarcotheater
Date Posted: 5/24/07 at 9:18am
| Easy enough! Thank you! |
Posted By: Kathy S
Date Posted: 5/24/07 at 8:47pm
| It seems to me that in order to conceal the fact that the "missing" arm is in fact only taped to the actor's body, additional costume attention may be needed. How about putting the actor in a somewhat larger jacket so his body can also be padded out a bit so as to eliminate lumps under the clothing where the hidden arm is? |
Posted By: jphock
Date Posted: 5/25/07 at 3:12pm
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And to think of all the times I've heard actors say "I'd give my right arm for that role"
Seems like you could have cast someone willing to actually give up their arm. ;) Actors!! sheesh! |
Posted By: B-M-D
Date Posted: 6/06/07 at 12:20pm
I'd hate mention any other parts of one's anatomy that might be sacrificed for a role!  ------------- BD 
"Dying is easy, comedy is hard." |