The Prop Masters

15/01/2018

We are updating our inventory and letting a bunch of our pre-loved items go. We're hoping you can give them a good home!

13/12/2017

Heart stool! It just needs new upholstering! The wooden base is solid.

05/08/2017

So glad Art Departmental is back! Thanks for the link on this lecture about why designing for the screen will is (and will remain) an obscure art form. https://artdepartmental.com/2017/04/15/perspectives-on-production-design-a-keynote-address-by-sir-christopher-frayling/

Watch this video that lays out essential production design theory in this keynote address by Sir Christopher Frayling.

01/08/2017

10 Key points to remember in doing production design: https://artdepartmental.com/2017/06/21/10-things-they-dont-teach-about-production-design/

Here is a list of ten things I wish more production designers and filmmakers knew about production design before they started out in the film and television industry. Unfortunately most film schools don't teach these things.

29/07/2017

Props can make or break a story. https://artdepartmental.com/2017/07/06/why-props-matter/

Watch this video to learn about the best use of a prop in film and television and how props are often capable of enhancing a script. There are more to props than meets the eye.

16/10/2016

On Creating Bridge of Spies: http://variety411.com/article/building-bridge-of-spies-an-interview-with-production-designer-adam-stockhausen-4145966/

By: Marjorie Galas Director Steven Spielberg was multi-tasking during the early preparation for recent release “Bridge of Spies.” His upcoming, effects heavy feature had also begun a very long pre…

15/10/2016

The Art of Blade Runner: http://www.iamag.co/features/the-ar/ #.WAJYSQZN0E0.facebook

Discover a collection of original concept art, sketches and matte painting made for legendary movie, Blade Runner, followed by a special documentary about

25/09/2016

The wonderful world of color palettes! http://www.esquire.com/style/news/g2760/color-palettes-iconic-films/?src=socialflowFB

These hues really tie the movies together.

27/08/2016

Worth a read: The production design of the film "ROOM": https://artdepartmental.com/2015/12/19/interview-production-designer-ethan-tobman-discusses-his-work-on-the-oscar-buzzworthy-film-room/