Ever since I wrote this post, I've been getting a lot of emails asking where one can be bought. I must be up front: this is not that place. I did NOT make these lighters. I do, however, own the one pictured to the left. And that lighter is, in fact, screen-used. It was one of three lighters used in the episode of Arrow that--at the time of this writing--aired last night and featured Matt Ryan as John Constantine. Strangely, none of the 3 used on last night's episode were lighters used on Constantine (RIP). There were 8 made for that show, and the whereabouts of 7 are unknown (the eighth was nicked by Matt Ryan--deservedly). So this blog led the Arrow prop team, like so many others, to me to acquire one. |
Luckily, I had just THAT DAY received the one pictured from my good buddy Marc de Hoogh, so I sent it off to Canada and, as of yesterday, now own a screen-used Constantine Lighter. No, you can't have it. No, it's not for sale. No, I don't need any organs. No, I'm already married. Yes, I am sure. Thank you.
So my lighter joined two others that were sent by Constantine's Production Designer (that's the guy who was in charge of the Emmy-Nominated Art Department) for Arrow to use. But those ALSO were not from Constantine. They were also made by Marc. So, while I have 1 of the 3 screen-used lighters from Arrow, Marc actually made all three of them. When you see a (non-CG) lighter in that episode, it was hand-made by the very talented Marc de Hoogh.
Now, I know I'm calling out Arrow specifically, but let me assure you, Dave (the aforementioned Production Designer) is a good friend of mine--my mentor, really. And he told me himself that Marc's lighters are indistinguishable from the ones used on Constantine.
"That's great, but where the Hell can I buy one?!" you're asking... Well, here:
So my lighter joined two others that were sent by Constantine's Production Designer (that's the guy who was in charge of the Emmy-Nominated Art Department) for Arrow to use. But those ALSO were not from Constantine. They were also made by Marc. So, while I have 1 of the 3 screen-used lighters from Arrow, Marc actually made all three of them. When you see a (non-CG) lighter in that episode, it was hand-made by the very talented Marc de Hoogh.
Now, I know I'm calling out Arrow specifically, but let me assure you, Dave (the aforementioned Production Designer) is a good friend of mine--my mentor, really. And he told me himself that Marc's lighters are indistinguishable from the ones used on Constantine.
"That's great, but where the Hell can I buy one?!" you're asking... Well, here:
IF YOU WANT TO BUY A CONSTANTINE LIGHTER, EMAIL MARC AT [email protected]
They are currently priced at $200 +shipping. Serious inquiries only, please. Please do not email him to haggle. It's unbecoming.
Enjoy your new screen-accurate lighters. I LOVE mine.