I made a post a few days ago about the umbrella movie prop that my grandson bought that is from the Mike Meyers film The Cat in the Hat.
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He wanted to get the umbrella framed so that he could preserve it and hang it on the wall and is lucky enough that his mom does framing. A project that size could easily cost $600 and because the time and creative framing was a gift to him and he was only charged for materials, it cost him considerably less.
These are a few of the tools used in cutting and assembling the background matte that was used.
A very creative red and white striped matte was assembled that matches the Cats Hat! Each strip had to be beveled so they would all fit seamlessly together.
This jewelry wire was chosen to hold the umbrella in place.
Holes were drilled through the hardboard backing and the matte.
The photo is a screen shot from the YouTube movie clip. The umbrella is red and white until it was covered with the exploding cupcake batter. The children duck behind the umbrella with the cat to escape the goo, but the umbrella and the kitchen walls are covered in purple!
You can still see the lighter colored panels of the umbrella.
Creating the freehand purple exploding cupcake blobs out of matte board and paper proved challenging!
Everyone is very happy with the finished product and my grandson has a fabulous momento to hang on his wall of one of his favorite childhood movies!
