tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716665789125671424.post8419703545879439607..comments2023-10-16T07:25:08.273-07:00Comments on Gorgeous Little Things: All Right, Mr. DeMille, I'm Ready For My Closeup: Spring Fling 2013Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141516882227013678noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716665789125671424.post-70242165292786771252013-12-07T23:33:25.053-08:002013-12-07T23:33:25.053-08:00That happens to me sometimes, too, actually. Thank...That happens to me sometimes, too, actually. Thanks for stopping by my little backlot hideaway :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141516882227013678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716665789125671424.post-24062077350353025652013-12-06T00:36:20.616-08:002013-12-06T00:36:20.616-08:00I've missed all of this - although I'm fol...I've missed all of this - although I'm following you I'm not getting post notifications :( I'm glad you came by my blog (thanks for your birthday wishes by the way, and yes I agree, of hourse, that little Miss HB-P is cute as a button) to remind me to visit. Norma Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09601307344195166189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716665789125671424.post-64915667079054462432013-11-05T01:02:15.533-08:002013-11-05T01:02:15.533-08:00Modern-day Hollywood loves a walking disaster, but...Modern-day Hollywood loves a walking disaster, but in 1956, the studio system was very much in effect, and a star's drinking problem would have been kept quiet. (No one ever talked about Spencer Tracy's severe alcoholism, or Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton supposedly going through FIVE BOTTLES of vodka PER DAY at a certain high-class hotel!)<br /><br />That said, nearly everyone in Hollywood has a secret - and since it's often assumed that attractive women are less intelligent, I thought it would be funnier to have Lydia's secret be an off-the-charts IQ, like Hedy Lamarr. (Not all of the books in the bookcase are scripts. I gave some of them titles like "Advanced Theoretical Physics.")Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141516882227013678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716665789125671424.post-39161517584052408372013-11-05T00:52:12.355-08:002013-11-05T00:52:12.355-08:00The dressing room scenes weren't very long, ei...The dressing room scenes weren't very long, either, but yes - it was very, very beige (you can see a shot in this Retro Renovation post: http://retrorenovation.com/2013/01/09/midcentury-modern-at-the-movies-inside-hitchcock-house-set-design/). Oooh, good idea! I'll play around with some filters and see how it goes.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141516882227013678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716665789125671424.post-52119666435336941412013-11-04T07:12:42.614-08:002013-11-04T07:12:42.614-08:00I love it..the only thing missing is a wet bar (li...I love it..the only thing missing is a wet bar (like the one in the bad seed) *give Lydia a drinking problem and watch her rocket all the way to the top..remember the public loves F*% ed up Diva's..look at Brit and Beyonce* Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484302423812250789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716665789125671424.post-72470216272958230072013-11-03T09:16:08.238-08:002013-11-03T09:16:08.238-08:00Your choice of green was spot-on. I remember my pa...Your choice of green was spot-on. I remember my parents bought a summer house that came with vintage 1920's wicker --a lot of it painted that same hue. 'Hitchcock' was on the other night and I watched it for the first time, but I don't remember the dressing room --maybe because it was so 'blah!?' I think you should definitely photograph your bungalow in B&W! Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792529272804861727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716665789125671424.post-65670576453668931292013-11-03T01:07:07.646-07:002013-11-03T01:07:07.646-07:00Thank you, John! I'm from Los Angeles, so quit...Thank you, John! I'm from Los Angeles, so quite a few of my family's friends and neighbors worked in the film industry. Although I'm not a part of that world myself, I've always been aware of it (and, to be honest, a part of me wanted to capture old-school Hollywood glamour in miniature before it's completely forgotten). <br /><br />Getting the green right drove me crazy - it had to be a vintage-ish "greenroom" green that would work for 1956, but would also work for the early 1920s (when many, if not most, of the studio bungalows were built). I spent an entire afternoon mixing three different shades of Martha Stewart craft paint together until it finally looked right. (If you watched the "Hitchcock" biopic that came out last year, you may recall Janet Leigh's blah beige dressing room, circa 1959. I wanted Lydia's bungalow to have more color...although I did initially toy with doing the whole thing in greyscale like a black-and-white movie!)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141516882227013678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716665789125671424.post-90811993057616715412013-11-03T00:46:30.302-07:002013-11-03T00:46:30.302-07:00Thank you, Diane! I've wanted to make a miniat...Thank you, Diane! I've wanted to make a miniature movie star's dressing room for years, but figured it would just be a room box, or Greenleaf/Corona's mini trailer. When I saw the Spring Fling kit, I knew the project had to be a bungalow.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141516882227013678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716665789125671424.post-1834070095332550962013-11-02T08:32:30.528-07:002013-11-02T08:32:30.528-07:00Hi Anna,
Such a well-conceived, unusual and fasci...Hi Anna,<br /><br />Such a well-conceived, unusual and fascinating concept! The detail is just brilliant. Your 'research' into the period really paid off --there is an overall air of authenticity that is difficult to achieve in miniature. Good for you for making so much of the furniture. I especially like your dressing table. That particular shade of green is so nostalgic and evocative of the period. I'd say you're a definite contender and will keep my fingers crossed!<br /><br />XOXO,<br />John<br />Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792529272804861727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-716665789125671424.post-2608824616642495772013-11-02T05:52:49.011-07:002013-11-02T05:52:49.011-07:00Fabulous! And so original! Plus, you added some ...Fabulous! And so original! Plus, you added some very interest facts and history<br />Well done!!<br />hUG<br />DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776166879556056237noreply@blogger.com