Episode description
What links the lightsabre, Scream mask and Wilson the volleyball?
They’re all film props - objects that help bring stories to life on screen. Behind the scenes, they support a whole industry of specialist expertise.
We speak to prop masters about the pressures on budgets and safety, following the death of Halyna Hutchins, who was killed on set by a prop gun.
Produced and presented by Laura Heighton-Ginns
(Image: Harry Potter's glasses on display in June 2021 at Prop Store in California, US. Credit: Getty Images)