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ORIGINAL JUPITER-1 LAUNCH SITE CRANE |
Updated: October 08, 2005
JUPITER-1 LAUNCH SITE CRANE
This is a one of a kind movie set piece from the 1998 Summer
hit movie "Lost in Space" Starring Gary Oldman, Matt Le Blanc,
Mimi Rogers, and William Hurt.
(*) This item comes from Anthony Parker of Portsmouth Hants,
United Kingdom. The item was up for bid on eBay on 10-8-5.
I worked as set construction runner on the set of the movie at
Shepperton Studios England, as well as the visual effects
department later in the production. I was given this launch
site crane Which is stunningly detailed, and has working LED
lights when powered by a small 9V battery. There were only
five cranes made for this scene, and each Crane is very
different in design, so you can be assured that you will
have THE ONLY one of it's kind!
This Crane was used during the launch scene of the Jupiter-1
Space Craft. The scene was shot on the open back lot at
Shepperton Studios Middlesex England, against a real sky, at a
low angle, giving a real impression of height.
Movie Model makers applied some very esquisit detailing to
this Crane, ensuring it will look awesome on the big screen.
This item is a real talking piece, and gets a lot of notice,
especially at night when you can power the LED's with a small
battery!
Crane height: 29" Crane width from each end of rotating arm: 24"
Dimensions of base: 5.5" x 5.5" Approximate weight: 7.5 lbs
The crane is mostly made of strong tubular metal, and has
plastic tubes/pipes and railings.
As this crane was given as a gift at the end of the shoot, I
have no certification of authenticity, but I can assure
potential buyers of it's authenticity with evidence of my
employment with ‘Space Dog productions' and ‘New Line Cinema
‘in the form of pay slips, Crew List, one of the daily call
sheets (a breakdown of the scheduled activity on set and the
movements of the Artistes for that particular day) Plus one of
the storyboard art sketches depicting the scene with ‘Blawp'
meeting his older self.
Photos shown here include the following:
1) Crane high wide shot
2) Crane close up of mid section and elevator shaft.
3) Mid section looking down
4) End of extended platform/ walkway looking back at centre
section.
5) Evidence of employment with New Line Cinema. Pay slip, Crew
List, call sheet and storyboard art.
6) Another wide shot, showing LED wires at base for battery
connection
7) Close up on mid section showing distressed metal detail and
various pipes/girders
8) From base looking up at Crane
9) Close up of mid section just below platform / walkway
10) One of the many working blue LED lights.
11) Screen Grab from "Lost In Space" movie, showing crane
clearly in foreground during the Jupiter-1 launch scene.
12) Screen grab of movie credits with sellers name listed.
‘Anthony Parker Construction Runner'
Value: $1,500-Up.
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