Fake whiskey bottle ? (source?)

Joe999

Joe999

I need a fake whiskey bottle for a short film. Anybody know where I could get one? It does not need to be sugar glass, it is just that I do not want to get into trouble using a real bottle of whiskey and risk legal issues with the label on it (brand names, etc).

Or should I just design my own label to glue over the existing label, maybe that would be easiest? I just would think there would be a source of such things for filmmakers.
 
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Are you wanting the flat, flask style or the big all day size?

For a flat bottle look for a bottle of real maple syrup, there's several small brands out there that use a flat sided bottle.

First one I can think of for a bottle that is "fifth" size would be one of those coffee flavors made by Torani, the wife has them all over the kitchen and they have that long neck look I would associate with a bottle of liquor. Most grocery stores have them.

Here's a shot of the Torani bottles, actually if it isn't going to be focused on, the label looks ok too!

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Then just bang out a generic looking label, although I wouldn't go so far as to put three X's on it! :lol:

Neil
 
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Joe999 said:
The big bottle. Yeah I guess I will just buy a bottle, then somehow create a label to glue over the one on the bottle.
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An excellent idea. It's done all the time. Here in Los Angeles there are prop houses
and print shops that specialize in just that. However, the "somehow" is so easy.
Buy a collection of commercial fonts and use Photoshop. Most people have great
color printers so the printing looks amazing.
 
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I did that technique for a book cover for a prop using GIMP (gimp.org, a free alternative to Photoshop), took the image to OfficeMax and they did a laser color print that I then folded over a spare book, looked quite real. I will have to try something like that for the whiskey bottle. Or maybe I could just make sure the brand name is not visible in any of the shots, always shoot the label sideways?

directorik said:
An excellent idea. It's done all the time. Here in Los Angeles there are prop houses
and print shops that specialize in just that. However, the "somehow" is so easy.
Buy a collection of commercial fonts and use Photoshop. Most people have great
color printers so the printing looks amazing.
Click to expand...
 
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Soak the bottle in water for some hours, scrape off the label, buy some sticker stock (Avery makes some) and inkjet print on it.

I do it all the time, for props and other reasons.
 
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