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I came across this May 19, 2017

This is the original background landscape scrim from the 1956 film FORBIDDEN PLANET.

It "was" still around and being used as a backdrop for modeling shoots. I think it belongs in a museum. I'm afraid once the need for it no longer exist, it will be tossed out as trash. ๐Ÿ™
?EDIT: I did some digging... Forbidden Planet Backdrop @5:35 time mark. Oct 3, 2019 Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=8tA-QksbT90

The Art Directors Guild project to save 207 hand-painted backdrops is covered in detail in this part of the Historical Society's presentation about saving movie history -- along with the question and answer session during the evening.

-- Arthur Lane (who took the photo and shared it.)

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[โ€“] UltraMagnus0001 4 points 3 months ago

I love how they used practical effects for the star wars mivies.