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Props, Set
Dressing, and
Scenery
Objectives
• Identify factors to be considered when
selecting furniture for a production.
• Recognize the difference between set
dressings and props.
• Explain how the pattern of materials
used on a set affects the video image.
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Interior Decoration for TV
• Set dresser
• Set dressing
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Set Design
• Sketch of set, usually from above, drawn to
scale
• May also be sketch from camera’s point of
view
• Director uses design to mark walls, doors,
and furniture on rehearsal floor
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Furniture
• Needs to be solid and not too soft
• Sofas and chairs must be firm enough for
talent to sit down and stand up gracefully
• Cushions—seat of talent should be above
knees
• Avoid swivel or rocking chairs
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Furniture Placement
• Do not put furniture talent will sit on
against set wall
• It will be impossible to backlight
• Many distracting shadows will occur
• Place any furniture at least six feet from set
wall
• Furniture not used by talent is considered
set dressing and may be placed wherever
decorator likes
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Surfaces
• Beware of shiny surfaces that will cause
light hits
• To dull shiny surfaces:
• Lightly apply crème makeup on surface
• Spray area with very inexpensive hair spray
• Spray with photographic dulling spray
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Props
• Furniture is normally set dressing—not
prop—even though it is handled by talent
• Furniture is only considered a prop when it
is used in a way for which it does not
appear to be designed
• Armchair that traps someone who sits in it
• Bookcase that swings open to reveal secret
room
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Discussion
• Scenario: Set has easy chair, lamp, end
table with newspaper, drink coaster,
reading glasses, and TV remote control
on table.
• Action: Man walks in, sits, turns on lamp,
opens newspaper to crossword puzzle,
puts on reading glasses, takes pencil out
of shirt pocket and begins working
puzzle.
• Identify which items are props and which
are set dressing.
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Scenery
• Flats
• Curtains
• Backdrops
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Curtains
• Curtains may hang loosely in attractive
folds, creating interesting texture and
shadow pattern, or
• They can be pulled and stretched tight to
form featureless background for limbo
shooting. This is called cyclorama (cyc).
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Curtains (Cont.)
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Rigid Cyc
• Cyc can also be
made of rigid
material
• Corners where walls
meet each other
and meet floor
become curves, so
set is completely
featureless
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Backdrop
• Painted with scenery, unlike curtain, which
is one color
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Skyline of London
Polynesian island
The Alps
Grand ballroom
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Creating 3-D
• Set dressing should be arranged so that
there are items in foreground, middle
ground, and background of shot
• Creates depth in three dimensions for 2-D
television screen
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Colors and Patterns on Set
• Contrast ratio limitations must be
considered when determining color for set
walls and set dressings
• Consideration should also be given to
choosing colors complementary to
costumes worn by talent
• Be wary of patterns of fabrics and
wallpapers that may cause moiré
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Striking the Set
• When set is no longer needed
• Large set pieces often saved for use on
future sets
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Career Page
• Set Decorators Society of America
• www.setdecorators.org
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Review Question
What factors should be considered when
choosing chair or sofa for set?
No shiny surfaces, seat doesn’t compress to
the point where it is lower than talent’s
knees, contrast ratio, moiré, colors, not
placed against a wall if talent will sit on it.
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Review Question
If talent must sit on a piece of furniture, why
must it be placed no closer to a wall than six
feet?
No backlight can be used if chair is against
wall. Unattractive and multiple shadows will
be created on wall by rest of lighting
instruments.
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Review Question
When is a piece of furniture a prop and not
set dressing?
When furniture is used in way that it does
not appear to be manufactured to be used.
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Review Question
How can video image be affected by
patterned material?
Certain fabric patterns can cause moiré,
which is when television system reproduces
pattern with rainbow of colors or moving
lines displayed in patterned area.
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Glossary
• cyclorama (cyc): An indistinct, solidcolor background that is typically used
for limbo shooting and chromakey
shooting.
• moiré: An effect caused by certain
fabric patterns in which the television
system reproduces the pattern with a
rainbow of colors or moving lines
displayed in the patterned area.
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Glossary
• props: Any item handled by the
performers during a production, other
than furniture.
• set design: A scale drawing of the set,
as viewed from above, that illustrates
the location of furniture, walls, doors,
and windows.
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Glossary
• set dresser: The person responsible for
selecting the furniture, wall and window
coverings, accent accessories, and all
the other design elements that complete
a program’s set. Also called a set
decorator.
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Glossary
• set dressing: All the visual and design
elements on a set, such as rugs, lamps,
wall coverings, curtains, and room
accent accessories.
• strike: To dismantle or tear down a set
that is no longer needed.
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