GIANT armadillo prop custom prop. Build in progress by McGrew Studios’ production designer Hraefn Wulfson for On the Day that I Died, a film by Chuck Waagen~
Giant Armadillo: Custom Build
Category Archives: Props / Sets
Custom Miniatures: Godzilla’s City for Salty Block Pictures
Oh no! There goes Tokyo…
A miniature custom set (in “N-Scale” or 1/150th scale) complete with tiny terrified humans plus freeways and buildings designed to collapse with a flick of Godzilla’s giant tail. Created by McGrew Studios’ production designer Hraefn Wulfson for Salty Block Pictures and their ongoing commercial series featuring beautiful new versions of the most-sought classic collectibles.
May 2018
Many thanks to Moises Lemus of Salty Block Pictures for a great collaboration!
Gojira!With @saltyblockboi @saltyblockpictures
Posted by Hraefn Wulfson on Thursday, May 10, 2018
Experimenting with calamity…
Posted by Hraefn Wulfson on Saturday, May 5, 2018
A second collapse…@saltyblockboi @saltyblockpictures
Posted by Hraefn Wulfson on Sunday, May 6, 2018
Shooting the miniature today with @saltyblockboi @saltyblockpictures
Posted by Hraefn Wulfson on Thursday, May 10, 2018
Only 28 inches tall…Some highlights from today's progress. Almost there… @saltyblockboi @saltyblockpictures
Posted by Hraefn Wulfson on Tuesday, May 8, 2018
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The last collapse test on building 2 prior to final details. Some highlights from today's progress. Almost there… @saltyblockboi @saltyblockpictures
Posted by Hraefn Wulfson on Wednesday, May 9, 2018
A final sweep for tonight. Sans The freeway…
Posted by Hraefn Wulfson on Wednesday, May 9, 2018
“The Sword Experience” Custom Set for “Highlander’s” Adrian Paul
For Adrian Paul (of *Highlander* fame), for his full immersion combat training and choreography event, “The Sword Experience”.
Custom set designed, built and installed at the Salt Palace by McGrew Studios production designer Hraefn Wulfson. We are very grateful to the wonderful Salt Lake Comic Con Fan Xperience volunteers who helped load in.
See http://theswordexperience.com/ for tour dates and more info-
Above, set dressed and ready. A scene of urban destruction.
Adrian Paul choreographs three pairs of fighters at a time who battle each other, moving around and amongst the set’s cement pillars.
Above, more moody lighting.
Above, Adrian Paul and Hraefn Wulfson.
Visit http://theswordexperience.com/ for tour dates, locations and more info-
Custom Megalithic Installation: Wizarding Dayz Convention
The creation of commissioned megalithic art installation for the Wizarding Dayz convention. Custom stones and bases hand carved, painted and detailed by production designer Hraefn Wulfson with Diane Thompson and Cate Allen on final paint crew-
Commercial Design: Polar Pillow
Commercial production and set design by Hraefn Wulfson with crew Rory Maloney and Phillip Todd Campbell for the miraculous Polar Pillow, featuring the lovely Jessie Grant Johnson.
2013
“Butt Bumper” Commercial Costume and Props Design: FiftyFilms
We built and installed the visual joke that sells The Advocates’ message in FiftyFilms’ hilarious 2015 commercial.
McGrews’ production designer Hraefn Wulfson vacu-formed a real bumper several times, laminated all the pulls together, then attached them to a custom wooden frame.
After some choice rumpling, primer and some chrome paint, he treated the tail lights to some fun effects as well – – one broken and one flashing- akin to how your own car’s tail lights would be after an accident.
Costume designer Jen with actress Cherie wearing a corset (underneath her blouse). Two specialty plastic gun holster clips sewn to the corset’s back hold the bumper’s strap in place, as Cherie does her grocery shopping, knocking merchandise off the shelves.
The commercial’s unmistakable message: Some accidents just follow you around and keep causing trouble unless your lawyers are The Advocates!
Our thanks to everyone on the FiftyFilms production crew. This was a fun design challenge plus a most entertaining shoot that kept us constantly laughing:)
Magical Handmade Books
McGrews’ production designer Hraefn Wulfson creates some incredible books, like this one.
(His Instagram and Facebook tags get a lot of traction with his many followers)-
Book prop… Repaired, rebuilt and upgraded!
#cardboardart #art #artist #cardboard #papercraft#recycle #recycledart #props #woodglue #titebond#styrofoam #book #grimoire #necromicon#hplovecraft
— at Rabenhöhe.
Custom Superhero Costume: Littlest Wonder Woman – Josh Rossi Photography
Famous Photographer, Famous Daughter
A project that’s had 33 million views and counting as of January 2017.
When Jessica Alba, George Takei, and even the new Wonder Woman film director Patty Jenkins are talking about your work, trust us, it’s pretty cool.
McGrew Studios and Josh Rossi Photography have wanted to work together on a project for several years, and at last we finally have!
10/20/2016
The convergence of his daughter Nellee’s 3rd birthday, the 75th anniversary of Wonder Woman, Halloween 2016, plus the new Wonder Woman movie trailer all culminated in a personal project for Josh that hit viral status within just several days. As Josh told KSL TV in an interview at our studio, “All the trending buttons have been hit with both the timing and subject matter of his project,” (not to mention Full Time Photographer‘s original click-bait article title that waves a design and labor rate in readers’ faces).
Josh’s project has generated a BIG range of discussion, contention, admiration and even scorn– throughout comment threads on all the websites that have reposted the project or created their own new features about it.
At McGrews, we are naturally just agog at all this activity and very proud to have played our role in this fantastic project.
Some of the videos, articles and links:
Nellee is one cool, three-year old superhero!
Costume made by McGrews’ cartel members Jennifer McGrew with Diane Thompson, plus custom sword and shield by Randy Crit Killen. We love how great Josh’s photos make our work look:)
We made Nellee’s costume using several types of leathers along with worbla details, lacing, grommets and a variety of trimmings. We designed her leather bodice to be adjustable in the back as well as on the sides, because she will grow fast!
Her leather skirt pieces are sewn onto their own waistband which is attached under the bodice, and this whole element is alterable so it can also be adjused as she grows. Nelee’s armored spats lace up over her boots and should also endure two or more shoe-size increases. We made Nellee’s shoulder straps expandable, and for adjustability over time, plus created her pauldrons to slide on her straps.
Something Josh brought up after the KSL interview at our shop was the idea of creating and marketing patterns for kids’ costumes. Based on the overwhelming response to this project’s release on the web, it’s something we may seriously consider.
We wanted this costume to be something that replicates the cinematic version and something that she’ll enjoy for a long time. We predict she may wear it until she is five or older!
Would you like a pattern for this Wonder Woman costume that you could create for your own 2-4 year old? Tell us what you think.
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Props and effects wizard Crit Randy Killen’s process photos.
He made Nellee’s Wonder Woman sword and shield.
Crit even made a cool bag for Nellee’s sword and shield.
Johnny Killen helped his dad, Crit, with this project.
Sword and shield delivered to Josh!
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GIANT Convention Props: USANA 2016
USANA Supplement Bottles built by McGrew Studios’ production designer and props specialist Hraefn Wulfson. USANA annual convention 2016.
Precision cut foam pieces with plenty of sanding, assembly and a Screen Goo custom painting process to make the show’s 3-D projections look amazing. Moved in this fun time-lapse video to the convention’s set location at downtown Salt Lake City’s Vivint Arena with crew Paul and Eliza Crosby plus Mike Bishop.
Big Custom Steampunk Guns
One-of-a-kind steampunk weapon by our own Crit Killen. This fantastic piece won the “best elements” category in the Crown of Cogs Fashion Show at 2016’s Salt City Steamfest. Congrats, Crit!
Modeled during the show by our own Hraefn Wulfson.
Perhaps you’d like to have a version of your own?
Call us: 801-596-2210.
Custom steampunk medals created and awarded by Fashion Show Coordinator Eden Lustgarden.
Hraefn, gunslinging at the Exhibit of Victorian and Edwardian dresses and shoes provided for Steamfest by Salt Lake Community College Fashion Institute‘s Archival Collections.