Susan wrote:
>>Yesterday, I bought a three pack of Gentle Grip Styrofoam flower
>>holders (67mm X 89mm X 89mm) at Walmart for $.99 to make mic flags.
>>
>>See photo (square lower row)
>>http://craft.dow.com/press/images/floral_foam_low.jpg
>>
If it's really rigid styrofoam, it might not stay on the mic over
time as the styro gets pressed into shape. I remember building one of
these using closed-cell foam - the dense kind of stuff that they sell in
sewing stores for making cushions. I've also used that tubular foam
stuff that's pre-slit for putting onto hot water pipes.
As for the cube, I've variously done that out of foam core (it's a
craft-board material that's two layers of stiff paper laminated on
either side of a foam sheet), matte board, and I think gator board. All
of these materials can come from a craft shop, or an office supply. The
interior foam doesn't need to look perfect, but the cube should be made
to close tolerances.
For the graphics I would just print stuff out on the computer,
sometimes laminating it with shipping tape so it would be a little
shiny. I've only ever made them for quickie uses, like props. If I
were making one for keeps, I'd have one of those services print my logo
art onto a vinyl sticker that I could apply myself. Or I'd just see if
I could beat B&H's price on an actual pro unit. :)
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Bohus Blahut
(BOH-hoosh BLAH-hoot)
modern filmmaker
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