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12 PROP CULTURE I WINTER 2025 If he hadn't, I would have had to ensure several details were completed. Once we determined the style of the frame, with all the same creatives as the backpack, we then had to find out if the actor's glasses were prescription or just clear glass. For the "stunt" pie that had to stick to the front of his pants, a lightweight foam rubber pie was built and painted to look like a real pie. Of course, we had two made and for the hands-free shot, we simply Velcroed the pie to his groin area. surface inherently has, which is something the director of photography (DP) would want corrected. Our job was to have lenses made with an anti- reflective coating with special consideration to the color tint the coating has. In this scene, Jim's dad also carried a briefcase. All the considerations applied to the backpack worked here as well. Finally, as Jim's dad was married, he needed to be fitted for a wedding ring. Sometimes an actor who is married wants to wear their own wedding band, and if it is approved by the director, we are good to go. On occasions when an actor's ring doesn't fit the character, such as a female character with a diamond that is too big, we must take their wedding ring off and put it in our safe until the day is over. Now the scene can start. Jim walked into the kitchen, dropped his backpack, stepped up to the counter, and discovered several things. The first thing he noticed was the pie, then the note from his mother, and finally, several support items like a plate, a pie knife, and potholders. None of these support items were scripted, but they help in telling the story and defining character. The most important elements of the pie, besides being scripted as apple, were that it needed to be large enough to conceivably accept Jim's ... well, you get what I mean. Next, the pie needed to stick to the If they were prescription, we would work with the actor's ophthalmologist to get their prescription or schedule an exam to create one. We also needed to address the reflection issues any hard glass