Prop is short for "property". Anything that is touched by an actor in a script is labeled a prop - cell phone, cigarette, lighter, knife, piece of paper. Anything in a scene but not handled is considered set dec(oration). Sometimes pieces of a costume are considered props and it depends on how we divide up the items between departments. If a wedding ring is a real and expensive diamond, it's usually considered a prop because props has a safe to lock it in. If an actor makes it all the way back to their basecamp trailer with a prop (they are supposed to give it back to props on set at the end of the day) costume department has to chase it down and return the item to the props truck.
Weapons are usually a sub-division in props department and many times the guys in charge are former military. Blanks are used mostly. But even a blank can kill at close range with improper handling.
I've been seeing articles and comments all over the internet since Thursday's stupidly avoidable tragedy and there is a lot of confusion about many things. It's weird that for once, I am able to read an article and glean a huge amount of information from just a partial quote or filler text by a journalist for flow that most people don't even see as important to the story. Do you want me to break it down and give you my understanding of the whole time line of events as I've pieced them together so far? The media is, of course, spinning everything in many directions. Are you interested in posts about film crew lingo and how things work on set in general (it is a deep rabbithole subject)? I find most people's eyes start to glaze over when I talk about stuff like this in real life - how interested are you in these kinds of things?
#filmcrew
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
Why do you have to be so pretty, brocade? I love you, but you are so fussy to work with!
#derbydress
I made a rub-off dress... the only change I made was to increase the width of the waistband from 2" to 3", which I am more-or-less satisfied with. I'd do a few things, construction-wise, differently next time, but this is an easy, comfortable dress.
The original is from Talbots.
It’s been awhile since I’ve had something to show, but I’m finally getting the pictures up! Both of these were from the Paloma pattern in the Itch to Stitch “Sew Beautiful” book. I did the top first to test the pattern, and tried to add some length to the sleeves, since 3/4 length only works here about 3 to 4 days of the year! I apparently underestimated the length I needed to add, but I had to cut crosswise even to add this much, so I couldn’t have done more.
For the dress, I did add more sleeve length (slightly overestimated this time). I also added ties to the neck and pockets, though in retrospect, I probably should have put them in higher. Based on the shirt, I’d thought putting them in the top part would be too high. So I inserted them in the first ruffle layer and it is maybe a bit too low.
Overall, though, I think this was a worthwhile pattern to play with.
