On the other hand, sometimes Hollywood goes too
far. A couple months ago I served as an extra for a Disney film using
our Colorado train to portray (somehow) the building of the railroad in
California. What appalled me (every groan together) was that all the
extras were dressed in REAL 19th century clothing. Pieces were falling off
everytime someone moved. Then it snowed. Many of the items probably
started as museum-quality but after this they'll be lucky to draft an accurate
pattern from them. This is apparently standard practice. I guess
they think it easier to use originals than to make reproductions. What
they're going to do when the originals destruct, I don't know.
Anne L. Foster
Archival Fellow Center of Southwest Studies Fort Lewis College 1000 Rim Dr. Durango CO 81301 foster_a@fortlewis.edu www.fortlewis.edu/acad-aff/swcenter/ phone: 970.247.7456 fax: 970.247.7422 |