"A prop, formally known as a theatrical property, is an object an actor uses on stage or screen during a performance or screen production."
TIL "prop" in film and theater is short for "property"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prop
"A prop, formally known as a theatrical property, is an object an actor uses on stage or screen during a performance or screen production."
21 Comments
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 39 pts · 36d
Oh neat, I didn't know that either! Great post
StillAlive@piefed.world · 25 pts · 36d
"Back in the day, actresses were part of the props department."
foliumcreations@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 35d
This intrigued me, but I can't find any information about this. Except that on smaller productions especially back in the day, actors and actresses often worked in the prop department as well.
StillAlive@piefed.world · 5 pts · 35d
It's from an SNL skit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5ZaBIKhCzI
lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org · 17 pts · 36d
I was a prop propper, made proper prop props, propped the props with my props.
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 36d
"I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's son. I'm only plucking pheasants 'til the pheasant plucker comes."
ninjabard@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 36d
I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker wife and I've been plucking pheasants my whole pheasant plucking life.
One of my favorite tongue twisters.
EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 36d
I had always thought that the term just came from objects that are used to give a little boost to (or prop up) a performance.
joelfromaus@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 36d
Now that’s a good TIL!
UnfairUtan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 36d
I'm sure there's a React joke to make here, can't think of one though
IWW4@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 35d
That is really cool!
Rivermoonwolf@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 35d
I don't know how to switch accounts and fucked up my wife's entire persona she was building by commenting under her account. Instead of deleting the comments when I realised my mistake, I instead just switched accounts and left those comments there for her to find when she woke up. I claim to have planned to go back to delete them, but instead I was just gonna completely forget about them.
I am so smart 🤓
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 35d
The 2nd AD is the person in charge of extras.
There are two Best Boys, one for electrical and one for grip.
Rivermoonwolf@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 35d
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · -1 pts · 36d
the meaning also includes other things like PEOple, in worst case scenario for desperate "influencers" or another person .
darklamer@feddit.org · -13 pts · 36d
What else could it possibly have meant?
Psythik@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 36d
I just thought prop meant prop.
Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 36d
Yep, I didn't think it was short for anything. I thought it was its own word.
snooggums@piefed.world · 11 pts · 36d
Decoration/background/objects that 'prop up' the performance?
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 36d
I thought it was prop as in 'prop up the performance'.
starlinguk@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 35d
Yeah, when I worked in props (at Phantom of the Opera many moons ago) the job was still called property manager...
Pronell@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 36d
Upvoting you because I agree, it is obvious... but to me, only in retrospect.