What is the difference between a "prop" and "set dressing" in film terms?

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In film terms, on a set, there are props, and then there is set dressing. What is the difference?

Is a prop an object or item that is toucher by a character? Meaning set dressing is stuff that isn't? What about a table that a number of people are standing around, but it is not touched... is this a prop, or set dressing?

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Answer 1

Props are used to act with, set dressings are not... but they can also be mentioned like: "Oh Margret, your drapes are so lovely" and "Margret" can touch the drapes and talk about how she got them, but they are still set dressings. Additionally, if at some point "Margret" wraps herself in the drapes and dances around town with them, they become props. I hope that helped :S

Answer 2

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What is the difference between a "prop" and "set dressing" in film terms?

In film terms, on a set, there are props, and then there is set dressing. What is the difference?



Is a prop an object or item that is toucher by a character? Meaning set dressing is stuff that isn't? What about a table that a number of people are standing around, but it is not touched......

Answer 4

I have no clue and still don't understand this. Most people from Latin America are white or mixed with white mostly mestizos, so I don't understand why the term Latino is used as a racial category/term. Latin America was colonized the same way the United states was except you replace the English with Spaniards and Portuguese. Most Latinos I have met tend to be more brown but they are not all brown,tan with dark eyes. I have met some light haired/eyed Latinos that you wouldn't know were until they opened their mouth and started speaking Spanish.

Answer 5

"Prop" is short for "Property" meaning an actor is going to be using it somehow as it is their character's property.

Set dressings are anything that is not really pivotal to the action of the scene but help to make it realistic.

The Brady Bunchs' bathroom was lacking in proper set dressing as it didn't have a toilet. However it had plenty of props such as hairbrushes and toothbrushes for the characters to use.

Answer 6

Set Dresser

Answer 7

What Is A Prop