THR 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Wine Bottle, Propylthiouracil, Sugar Glass
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Props have been around since the beginning of time. Props- things that an actor handles: props help the actor move the story along. Prop sword: but sword is not just one type or style or anything. Ex: pirate sword is short and curved where cavalry swords are longer and thinner and not as curved. Two basic categories: hand props- carried with actor/actor physically works with. Ex: a drink an actor holds, pen, notebook, diary. The necessary hand props are always in script. Ex: bottles behind the actor that they don"t touch. Props are grey areas in every show: props depend on the schedule, shop space, crew numbers, and ten million other factors. Do your research on the production so the props match. The era or geographic location: ex: don"t want to pull out a lucky"s cigarette packet that is red and. White before 1942 because they were army green before 1942: attention to detail can make or break a show.
