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Convolution

By Eric Hart | Published: November 20, 2009

This is fascinating. On the one hand, this shows what you can make out of just wood, without nails, glue, wire, or anything else. On the other hand, it features such a great collection of mechanisms all powered from a single crank. It’s amazing the amount of movement you can get from a single rotational [...]

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Props in the last century

By Eric Hart | Published: November 11, 2009

I just wanted to share some great old prop photographs I’ve come across on the Life photo archive hosted on Google. Remember, it’s also a great place to find primary photographic research since the invention of photography. Look at the amazing craftsmanship it took to create these miniature human figures.

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Slave Shack hand props

By Eric Hart | Published: November 2, 2009

A week and a half ago, I wrote about the set props for Slave Shack, a show I prop-mastered at the Algonquin Theatre. Now that the show has closed, I can talk about the hand props (the hand props give away several key plot points, which is why I held off until the show closed). [...]

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Interviews at Collectors Weekly

By Eric Hart | Published: October 28, 2009

The folks over at Collectors Weekly have some interviews of props people up on their site, and there are two that they sent my way that I wanted to share with you. An Interview with Scott Buckwald, Prop Master for Mad Men Scott Buckwald gives a very in-depth discussion about the trials and tribulations of [...]

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Slave Shack set props

By Eric Hart | Published: October 21, 2009

Slave Shack, at the Algonquin Theatre, opened this past Monday. It is my first off-off-Broadway Props Master credit, as well as the first off-off-Broadway scenic design credit for Natalie Taylor Hart (my lovely wife). It is directed by Debra Whitfield and stage managed by Elizabeth Salisch, with lighting designed by Deborah Constantine. Today, I’ll be [...]

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    Eric Hart

    I am Eric Hart, former assistant props master at the Public Theater in New York City, and a longtime prop maker.

    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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