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Happy Friday 13th!

By Eric Hart | Published: February 13, 2009

I wanted to talk about Halloween today. It’s a long ways off, but since Friday the 13th is kind of like mini-Halloween, I figured I can get away with it. What does Halloween have to do with props? It’s the most DIY holiday; every year, millions of people make their own costumes and decorations. It’s [...]

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The Properties Directors Handbook

By Eric Hart | Published: January 28, 2009

Anna Warren just pointed me to this incredible resource: The Properties Directors Handbook: Props for the Theater, written by Sandra J. Strawn. There’s a lot of information here. It’s more like a book than a website. Everything you wanted to know to get started as a properties director is here. It’s also one of the [...]

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Prop Resources Online

By Eric Hart | Published: January 23, 2009

One of the reasons I’ve begun this blog is as a reaction to the general lack of online resources for props people. What is out there is either scattered around or inactive. I’ll be collecting whatever I can find for this blog. The following list is a good starting point for anyone seeking props information [...]

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Books

By Eric Hart | Published: January 21, 2009

One reason I began this blog is because I am working on my own book on props. It is going to be a guide for approaching the build of a prop. Rather than listing materials and techniques, or presenting a series of how-to’s, my book will look at the intuitive process an artisan uses when [...]

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    Eric Hart

    I am Eric Hart, a freelance prop maker in North Carolina.

    This site is a way to share my work and the things I've learned over the years. It's also a way to connect with other prop makers, props masters, and artisans, as well as a collection of all things of interest to props people from around the internet.

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