Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Tested Visits The Hand Prop Room
Tested: On our way down to Comic-Con, we stopped by a prop rental house in Los Angeles that supplies historical, modern, and science fiction hand props to TV and movie productions. The Hand Prop Room is a treasure trove of found and created objects that evoke the imagery of almost every historical era. And just wait until you see their faux-firearm armory.
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oh my god that aresenal is amaze-balls
sorry just had to say that.
Having dealt with rubber knives in fight scenes its interesting to see the drastic flex that the rubber pistol is capable of doing. it is not surprising considering the chance of a stuntman taking one of them across the face.
Props departments like these always amaze me that they have not made it onto an episode of a hoarding tv show.
I personally have begun to collect some props that I keep to myself namely practice and film weapons including several metal replica pistols and as mentioned prior a set of rubber blades of various blade styles.
Its really nice to see such a successful company that works on such big name projects that they still keep their doors stay open to the public and any size big or small budget projects or events.
What would intrigue me would be to see the system they have with checking these props out and tracking them as they go from place to place. As a SM we do a similar thing back stage, but on a infinitely smaller scale. With probably hundreds of the exact same prop, how does one catalogue and keep track of them? You can't really have a barcode on it because in film it would be clearly visible. On that same note, how does one account for damaged and broken props? I am sure there is insureance one can buy from them for the small stuff, but what if a historical, irreplaceable prop gets lost or broken?
Oh wow! This is absolutely amazing! I would love to visit this place; I could probably spend hours if not days just looking around. I'm also amazed by the amount of research they put into making some of the props. There is such variety and multitude that I'm sure you could find anything a play, musical, or film could ever need. The extent to which the props are organized, the detail on everything, and even just thought about actors wanting to method act is absolutely fantastic.
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