How Fight Scene Props Are Made For Movies & TV | Movies Insider | Insider

Each move in a Hollywood fight scene can call for a different, specially rigged prop, custom-made to meet the purposes of safety and drama. We visited the prop truck of Josh Bramer, the prop master behind "Euphoria," "Everything Everywhere All At Once," Blonde," and "Don't Worry Darling," and the country's biggest prop house, ISS, to find out how stunt props are designed to sell fight scenes while keeping everyone safe on movie sets.

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[purspike]

Got to give props to them for their effort

[jacob]

It’s wild how the only people that get fame, recognition, and awards are the actors, when in reality the actors would have absolutely nothing if not for the hundreds of talented individuals like this who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make every movie/show possible. I love videos like this that showcase the expert work from all different specialists that goes into making a movie, whether it’s set design, special effects, sound design, hair & makeup, costumes, props, etc.

[Danielk]

It's not just the actors that make a movie great, it's all the hard working crew members behind the scenes that make complex scenes possible, with so much effort and detail. Props to them, they take passion for their work to another level.

[mrgrandi]

This is very impressive, they look so realistic!!

[Chishannicon]

I love informative, behind-the-scenes videos like this. The people that create these props are insanely talented.

[leeboriack]

Imagine being partnered to a prop manager and all the pranking you could pull off. Fun for parties and liven up family events.

[petebeatminister]

Very interesting. I never thought about the blood puddles before. Sure its easy enough to use fake blood - but its a real mess. Especially since they tend to repeat shots numerous times. The silicon "puddles" must save so much time.
Replacing heavy things with very light copies is certainly safer and easier for the actor, but at times it looks a bit fake. Like if someone swings a huge sword around as if its styrofoam - which it actually is. Such things are for the director to keep in mind. But sometimes they miss that.

Is it just me or do you see the black plug award on the right side of the desk? 😅

[gabe_s_videos]

This not only speaks to the talents of these artists but also to the actors who have to do scenes where they're hit with an object. They have to react in such a way that you believe that they're ACTUALLY getting hurt. Reminds me of some of the tricks we used to use for stage combat when I was at theater camp.

EDIT: Obviously, this also includes the talents of the fight choreographers who have to come up with ways to sell the action as being real, the cinematographers who have to frame it in a way that doesn't give away the game, the editors who have to cut the footage just so to further hide it and the directors who have to coordinate all of this. It really shows how filmmaking is a collaborative effort.

[batman_]

All my childhood questions are being answered by this channel. Awesome.

[AndyWarholsWig]

In what film was the prop in the bottom right used (shown at 3:07) lol

[wagwanbennydj]

Some people making these props are more talented than Hollywood a listers

[bethlovesthings]

cool to take a peak behind the scene. Id love more behind the scenes prop videos from all different movies and shows, the list would be endless.

[bySterling]

What’s really wild is all these years I’ve never seen a special covering these human super heroes!! So much makes more sense now What a relief!

[gabe_s_videos]

We had the prop weapon with the fake blood inside at my theater camp. For Sweeney Todd, it was a razor that the actor squeezed as he dragged it across someone's throat, so it'd leave this perfect streak of red. From the audience, it looked plenty real, which is probably why it was done REALLY viscerally in the movie.

[keyjeyelpi]

If you look at it, there are some differences between the prop and the real thing, but that doesn't really matter when they're moving. Kudos to people who work BTS.

[Mitsuraga]

Pretty much all of this is stuff I already knew, broadly speaking, but it's so cool, and I never get tired of seeing this sort of work.

[andyvieluf]

Anyone else notice the buttplug trophy in the prop trailer??

[GlaciesYin]

This was eye-opening!
I have to say that the heft of a prop then really does rely on actor since anything heavy is bound to cause harm, so it's impressive if they can convince the audience it's real heavy.
The role of keeping track of which prop is which must also be very vital!

[TheMghtyBear]

Is it just me or do I just want these props?