Need advice for model train used as movie prop

UN real topic YOUGUYS are excited!

Or better yet, maybe OGR could set up a silent auction on the sets and donate the money to a charity of some kind. Maybe a raffle at say $5 or 10 a pop, that might generate even more cash since most won't be bidding on something if the price gets too high but I think most of us could swing a fiver or two. Not sure how difficult this would be to set up but it might be worth a look.

Jerry

Katrina,

Thanks for reaching out to this forum.  It is neat to see some of the processes used getting props for movies.  

Thanks, to you all as well. I will say, the company owns the train set when we finish and I do not have the authority to do anything with it because I did not pay for it, sadly. It is a "hero" prop and all things of that nature are catalogued and saved in the event we have to reshoot anything.

Sounds entirely reasonable to me, Katrina.  I am looking forward to the film, and perhaps a couple of production stills as well that I can possibly use with my "Editor's Corner" column in the magazine (preferably in advance of the film's release to help give it an extra push).

Katrina, you're an adept property master for this project seeking out help from this forum's members and an auxiliary offshoot of your resourcefulness is the preproduction publicity buzz your visit is generating here. Word of mouth is the best publicity and your OGR participation has ignited member's enthusiasm for the upcoming film and and garnered it some free publicity too with Allan's offer to mention it in his column which reaches thousands of readers with a potential audience additional thousands when readers' family members are included. The plethora of excitement among OGR's star loving community is certainly a win win for all involved. BTW, it's coincidently aptly fitting that the stir, buzz and overall hoopla of this endeavor is on a forum hosted by a provider named Hoop.la.i

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I think Robin should have it. Don

Hi Katrina, it sounds like you found what you where looking for and it is really great that you came to us for our help. We have had many threads over the years about toy trains on film and the thought that our group would actually play even a small part in a real production is a treat, at lest for me anyway.

I know that some of our members have had a long history in cinematography, but for an old electronic technician watching a small part of the research process has been alot of fun and educational to boot.

In any case I think a few pictures in the OGR mag would be cool, we save our copies and it would make for alot of fun conversation with family and friends.  

I agree with Mario E. 100%.  Thanks for participating here, Katrina!  It has been a lot of fun!

Yes.....I agree.....Thanks...I learned some too!

I will do my very best to get pics for you all, I have to get permission because, as you can imagine, anything from a film set is extremely proprietary. I have to sign non disclosure agreements when I begin a film that specifically say not to share photos, but I will see what I can do. Thanks again!

Paging Katrina!  Just looking for a production update!  How goes it?

Jon

merry friggin christmas

something extra

It now has a TBA 2014 release date. That would tell me they haven't found a distributor. No way it can be released this Christmas. Don

You would think that having Robin Williams on board would have guaranteed them a distributor.  Maybe it's the title...

Hi guys! Nice to hear from you! It's my first day on another movie, but this one does not have a train in it, sadly. I tell people often about the research phase of the Christmas movie and how this forum was so helpful with advising me on what to get and even sending scans of the catalogues from that era! I spoke at my college recently and included it in my speech about how to gather information from all sources. I also tell people about the wrong trains in A Christmas Story and how you all helped me to get it right.

It was a good thing we ended up with two sets because in the heat of the moment, with the cameras pointed at it, that old Lionel decided to be cantankerous and we were able to switch out sets. Plus we needed the extra track that Don sent to make it all the way around the tree! Thanks to everyone for the help. I did take pictures for you but I can't post them until the film is released; it's a legal issue as I am sure you understand.

I do not know the fate of the film. That production company is independent, so they do need distribution, but their other films have made it to theatrical release. It's a toss up but who knows; I am not on the inside of those conversations.

I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and their trains are puffing around their trees. Thanks again!

huh... an unreliable Lionel train from the 70's?

...gosh, that's hard to believe. 

Can they please name the movie something like "Did you forget about Christmas?" and release it by the end of March 2014?

Thanks Katrina for the update.  Hope we see it some day soon.  Good luck with your career, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

Thanks for the update Katrina!!  'Angles Perch' shot in our community last summer.  We got to help out as extras and behind the camera help. My son ended up on screen for about 5-7 minutes!! But following the film post production taught us a lot about how tough it can be to get a film into theaters. Because we helped out the film creators gave us DVD copies last Fall while they were seeking distribution. But the film is now on  DVD/BR for public sale and they hope a TV/cable deal. It's a tough biz.....thanks for taking time to update us!!

PS....to stay on topic.....there are trains in Angles Perch!!!!

Have really enjoyed reading all the commentary! You guys are the BEST !

i have forwarded this link to all my local r/r buffs and know they will enjoy it immensely.

Came across this old thread while looking for something else and wondering if there's any news?

Nothing new. Just a 2014 post production label with no specific release date. The IMDB links above will tell you everything.

IF.....and I say IF....they get distribution I see it hitting theaters this Fall early in the 'Holiday' film season.

But not ever film made gets distribution. The film shot in our town summer 2011 never got full distrivution and the producer went with online and DVD/BR sales. And 'Angles Perch' was better than many mainstream films.....it's the way things work! 

This was on Robin Williams' Fan website:

I guess this is a bad news good news type thing. More than likely the Movie will be released this Holiday Season and is not likely to be shelved in the light of Robin Williams passing.

May he rest in peace and know his work was appreciated.

Great guy, we will miss him, may he rest in peace.

Jack

RIP Mr. Williams.

I just read that the Christmas movie will be released this coming november.  He also completed 3 other movies which we'll be seeing in the coming months/years.

Very sad Robin felt like he had issues too big to handle. Depression is a tough one.

But it will propel this film and make sure it is released now.

See the many movies that have had this same scenario.

RIP Robin.

He was great.  I loved him most in Good Morning Vietnam.  Only saw him in person one time, on stage and very funny.  

And you are right about his death probably propelling the movie receipts.  Look at Phillip Seymour Hoffman's latest (and last).  If he was still alive it would be another good movie being released among many.  Now it is being treated as very special

Good to hear from you, Katrina, and great to see that you still stop by this forum from time to time.

It was a real sad day when I found out early yesterday afternoon of Robin's passing.  I remember watching Mork & Mindy as a kid and being mesmerized by his manic, comic, and childlike humor.  I grew up watching him evolve from his TV sitcom & standup comedy, and hitting the big time in the movies and was surprised to see how he evolved by being able to convincingly do drama as well as comedy.  Good Morning Vietnam was also one of my favorites by him, but I also thought he was excellent in the Terry Gilliam movie "The Fisher King" as a man who suffered a nervous breakdown after loosing his wife to a gunman and became homeless & delusional; thinking he was a gallant knight battling against dark forces and is unwittingly befriended and helped by the character played by Jeff Bridges.

Major depression can be crippling; it can overwhelm you to the point of wanting to rid yourself of the pain & hopelessness it can make you feel just as it appears to have done to him.   It's unfortunate the help he appeared to be getting wasn't enough and was unable to cope.  The world just got less funny now that he's gone.  My condolences go out to his family and his colleagues who were close to him.

I will miss him too.  It's a shame that my post last evening got booted.  Someone said,

"Mork to Ork, 

I'm coming home"

a few years ago i was at the LALS track when Jay Leno dropped by in one of his steam driven cars.  unfortunately with the havoc it seemed to have caused with even the moderate crowd there mobbing him, Jay left about 20 minutes after he arrived.  later that day i reflected on how it must be difficult to deal with celebrity status.  from watching Jay in the time he was there, i couldn't help but think he would have enjoyed spending some laid back time watching the trains, but realized it was impossible for someone with his notoriety to just be 'one of the guys'.

i have no idea what drove Robin Williams to his ultimate fate, but i can't help but think it was along the same lines.

One the last few mork and mindy show.There was a lionel train layout in the living room.I can,t rember what of locomotives there were.When I was watching t.v. and at the bottom.BREAKING NEWS ACTOR ROBIN WILLIAMS FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME.I was shocked stund dazeded.At first I didn,t belive it but it was on different stations.This is a hard blow he maded people laugh all over the world.He will be greatly missed.

Bert, this wasn't a big time production. I think Katrina did a very resourceful move in contacting us. I would have loved to have someone like her work with us. Two thumbs up for Katrina. 

On another note. So many people I've talked to from the bay area have said almost the same thing. "We lost Robin." A friend called me today and said the same thing. He was everyones friend. I never, ever heard a bad word mentioned about him. He volunteered for so many things that most of us never heard about. Watching him late at night doing Mrs. Doubtfire in all the makeup and body wear for hours and hours was amazing. Never a cross word if something went wrong. I saw him one night going to his trailer. It was late and he looked exhausted. The Doubtfire house was shot on our studio one. The largest of three we had. This is a shot of it. Don

This is Robin in Maui with Koko. Don

I read somewhere that the release date will be Nov 7 2014.