Low-budget filmmaking tip #76
Posted on Saturday, March 6, 2010 in Uncategorized
Make your props out of something sturdy. Cardboard and balsa wood will shatter if you look at it cross-eyed.
I can’t tell you how many props I’ve broken right at Go Time by manhandling them. More than half a dozen, including two very delicate fancy sci-fi pistols and a few swords. Gr…
My variation on this tip: If you don’t have the budget to make the prop indestructible, make sure it can be easily (and quickly) repaired.