SamDram Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Hello! Looking to borrow some burlesque fans for a production. Anything out there? Would like to borrow as they are expensive to buy!Based in Ashford, Kent Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamDram Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 Bashing my head against the wall with this one.The production is Chicago...which I'm sure many of you will have done. The art.dir. wants large feather fans...but I can only find small rubbish looking ones for hire. And to buy, they are between £200-£600 each!!! http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/sad.gifAny suggestions on hire? Because so far, my searches have revealed sweet nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shez Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I suspect you may struggle to hire them - as they're very delicate, high value items, it's not a good risk to let them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Could you manufacture something similar yourself? Depends on the ingenuity of your prop department, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 The price you quoted is pretty typical, to be honest. Try here for possible hire sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamDram Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Could you manufacture something similar yourself? Depends on the ingenuity of your prop department, I guess. http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif I wish I had a props department! I'm LX, Sound, Props and admin at the moment! School production you see http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif Thanks for your suggestions. Looks like I'll be bodging something together that vaguely resembles a fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 If you buy a ready-made paper fan and then buy loose ostrich feathers, you could dress the fan with the feathers, rather than making a fan from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Hmmm ... I see your problem. Well, if you were to cut a shape from paper that resembled an ostrich feather, like a sort of elongated snowflake, and attached it to some florist's wire for support, then dragged the "fronds" over a ruler to make the paper curl, you might then have a passable approximation to an ostrich feather. Repeat until enough fans are made? Edit: Then flambar them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the kid Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Without stating the obvious have you asked at any burlesque clubs / establishments where you people dance with very little clothing. You might find they are more than happy to help out, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImagineerTom Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Baring in mind the cost & fragility of fans, you'd find it almost impossible to find anyone who would be prepared to let another performer borrow them, much less a school production!You can buy marabou / small feather fans on eBay quite cheaply, you can also buy loose ostrich feathers quite cheaply, if it really does have to be a feather fan then you could make a reasonable approximation with these and a hot glue gun. Be prepared for a lot of shedding and surprise out how "thin" they look though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin D Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 We made some for a kids show (Stagecoach) based on cheap paper fans and stuck cheap (not even ostrich) Fabricland.co.uk sourced feathers on and they gave the right impression on stage. However as mentioned by ImagineerTom they shed something rotten. They also cling to hair and costume, plus if any child is asthmatic, it's out of the question as the feather bits will stay airborne for ages! If the director really wants them, perhaps they need to task themselves with sourcing them or raising the cash! Either that or use 'suspension of disbelief' to convince the audience that what they are seeing is the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry davies Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Think laterally, the head dresses worn by the dancers in The Big Lebowski dream sequence were just that plastic material that estate agent signs are made out of. Google "Correx". You won't get a proper, thick, ostrich feather, burlesque fan for less than a few hundred so make a representation of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seano Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Kerry, over the last 24hrs I can't tell you how many times I've just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in. Very persistent earworm. So thanks for that, thanks a bunch. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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