BANANA
There’s always a Larry in the workplace. Shot outdoors on a table with some fake plastic grass for the first and I think the last time. I had to use blu-tak to stick them down and even then, they would start leaning if I wasn’t quick enough. Again making use of the multiple figures that came in the foil packets.
Barnaby Bread
I love this dude. He reminds me of the characters in the film The Blues Brothers. Maybe he’s supposed to. I can’t remember where he came from. The scene is supposed to be a backstage area and the hanging alligator clips are one of those soldering ‘helping hands’ things. I like the LEGO French loaf and wanted to use it in some way. This is probably one of the weirder titles.
Basil Brush
Another case of using duplicates. It has always been a bit difficult using the gingerbread men. My wife had been discussing some of the portrait commissions she had done and which ones were more fun than others. Shot inside with a single light and black background. Always the easy setup.
BASKET LADY
These two gangsters are from an Indiana Jones set. The Basket Lady is from elsewhere. This came from a conversation about why it tends to be ‘Bag man’. Should or could it be ‘Bag person’ or ‘Bag Woman’? ‘Basket Lady’ was the result of the discussion. Single light, black background and what looks like a road base was used.
BEAR
I still find this funny. I’m not sure why it’s one of my favourites. This was quite a difficult set up using polystyrene packing. The polystyrene would really look nothing like ice or snow unless the focusing was fiddled with. It works ok if one doesn’t look too hard. The LEGO polar bear is quite a nice figure. I can’t remember if it was used in any of the others.