Props in Film

      Props or properties in film is a fairly general term used to include everything from the past, present and even the future.  Props are usually however, grouped into categories depending on size and purpose.  Props can ordered from catalogs, taken from past props used in other films, bought and even made!  Buying props for a film out of a catalog can get to be very expensive.  This would be more of special items that cannot easily be made and that you have never used before.  It is important for filmmakers as well as theatre people to keep the props that they have used in the past.  They will get to have quite a large collection after awhile and it will be cheaper to use the same props again, even if they have to be altered for the next play they are used in.  A lot of props can be bought at regular stores.  If the play is set in the past especially then D.I's, second hand thrift stores and antique shops can be great places to buy things.  Props can be made quite easily also!