Props, graphics & clearance · Core
Prop
Also called: property
ELI5
An object used or handled as part of the scene or story.
Used in conversation
“Prepare the prop for the next design review.”
Pitch context
You may encounter “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
- Action propAction prop is a narrower kind of Prop.
- Breakaway propBreakaway prop is a narrower kind of Prop.
- Consumable propConsumable prop is a narrower kind of Prop.
- Graphic propGraphic prop is a narrower kind of Prop.
- Hand propHand prop is a narrower kind of Prop.
- Hero propHero prop is a narrower kind of Prop.
- Practical propPractical 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.
- ScreenSkills — Online Learning Glossary and Job ProfilesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Association of Independent Commercial Producers — AICP Guidelines and Best PracticesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- pitch.dog — Pitch Dictionary Deep Research SynthesisSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14