This chapter explores the intricate world of prop making within the film industry, emphasizing the importance of detail in creating believable scenes. It provides insight into the various types of props and the creative challenges faced by designers, offering a behind-the-scenes look at film production.
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)