Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Props, graphics & clearance · Core

Action prop

ELI5

A prop designed to function safely during specific action, such as opening, firing, breaking or moving.

Used in conversation

“Prepare the action prop for the next design review.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Action prop” in production design, locations, costume & hmu conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains how spaces, objects, clothes, hair and make-up create the physical world.

Connected terms

  • Hero propA hero prop is built for close scrutiny; an action prop is built to function safely in performance or action. One prop can be both.
  • PropAction prop is a narrower kind of Prop.
Sources & evidence · 3

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.