- December 22nd, 2009, 4:19 pm#193530moviemaker29,
I would be more than happy to help. I'm making some packs for some friends of mine in hopes of attending a con this coming year. If you wish, we can do business. Let me tell you now, if you want quality, it ain't cheap. BUT, it all depends on how realistic you want it. A pack alone with no lights or sounds can be as much as $200. With lights, increase it to $350-400. Sound is another $100. So, your pack alone, depending on what you want, will be probably your most expensive endeavor. However, I have seen packs done that are less than $100, but they are generally foam and other things that are *like* they are in the movies.
I stated this in another thread, it depends on philosophy. You can either follow the Hollywood prop crowd, or have the mindset of the GBs in the movies. They started up a business that no one has done before, so they sought out items that were cheap, but worked (suits, walkie-talkies, car, and other things). The packs were of items that they invented basically themselves, and thought not to streamline it (Hence all the wires sticking out).
Now, with this in mind (God, I'm a nerd...), take your pick. IMO, I take both sides. I want/have the items that scream "Hey, a Ghostbuster!", yet I have it as well where it has my own touch. I do plan on making more prop items that go along with the suit and pack, but they may not be "screen accurate".