This chapter discusses the critical safety measures for using prop weapons in film production, focusing on the prevention of live rounds on set. It highlights the challenges faced by prop makers amid budget constraints and the importance of their role in maintaining safe and exciting action scenes.
What links the lightsabre, Scream mask and Wilson the volleyball?
They’re all film props - objects that help bring stories to life on screen. Behind the scenes, they support a whole industry of specialist expertise.
We speak to prop masters about the pressures on budgets and safety, following the death of Halyna Hutchins, who was killed on set by a prop gun.
Produced and presented by Laura Heighton-Ginns
(Image: Harry Potter's glasses on display in June 2021 at Prop Store in California, US. Credit: Getty Images)