Making a Microphone Prop

I've been working on making seven headsets as props for the upcoming film After The Fall by Randolph Scott. After futzing around with different approaches to fabricating a microphone, none of which were working, I stepped back and took a different approach.

I looked for a simple turning of the right size, in this case a rook chess piece, and paired it with a brass concho.

With a little plasticene I stuck them together, molded them in silicone rubber and cast it in urethane resin. After laser engraving some texture onto the top, voilà, I had my finished mic, shown on the right.

Upcoming Steampunk Indy Film

I just landed my first film gig. I've been commissioned to make five custom leather and resin gas masks for an indy film company Cyber-Scan Films. Due to be filmed next year, After The Fall is a post apocalyptic cyber-punk sci-fi action thriller, written and directed by Randolph Scott. Needless to say I'm very much looking forward to working on this and putting my leather steampunk craziness to good use!