The goal of movies and TV series is to make scenes look realistic. When it comes to prop guns, they don't just look dangerous. Such was the case in the death Thursday of Halyna Hutchins on the set of ...

CNN — The goal of movies and TV series is to make scenes look realistic. When it comes to prop guns, they don't just look dangerous. Such was the case in the death Thursday of Halyna Hutchins on the ...

The moment a gun appears on screen, the mood shifts. Even in a quiet scene, that object carries weight, history, and ...

Questions remain after a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin discharged on Oct. 21. The producers of the movie "Rust" told crew members Monday that they were pausing production. At the same time, the ...

Does your movie call for a golden, diamond-encrusted Furby or replica nuclear missile? The prop master will find one for you – or even make it from scratch ...

Prop weapons bring a sense of realism to the set of a movie or TV show, allowing actors to portray more convincing fight scenes involving guns, knives, spears, swords, or bows and arrows. Prop weapons ...

A veteran prop master said he turned down a job on the Alec Baldwin film "Rust" over warning signs on a production where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed last week by a prop gun fired by ...

And while prop guns on sets generally use blanks instead of live ammunition, Oates explained that they all use powder as a charge agent to create the noise and visual of an actual gun shot. "Even at ...