prop master/prop mistress
Prop masters/mistresses setup, prepare, check and maintain objects used on stage by actors or other small movable objects called props. They cooperate with road crew to unload, set up and prepare the props. During a performance they position props, hand them over or take them back from the actors.
Also called: prop supervisor, property coordinator, property master, property technician, prop mistress, prop coordinator, prop master, property mistress
- 27
- essential skills
- 34
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3435
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
27- adapt props
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- build devices into props
- change over props
- define prop building methods
- develop prop effects
- ensure visual quality of the set
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- hand props to actors
- maintain props
- manage stage effects
- organise resources for artistic production
- prepare personal work environment
- prepare stage effects
- preset props
- prevent fire in a performance environment
- safeguard artistic quality of performance
- set up pyrotechnical equipment
- translate artistic concepts to technical designs
- understand artistic concepts
- use personal protection equipment
- use technical documentation
- work ergonomically
- work safely with chemicals
- work safely with machines
- work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision
- work with respect for own safety
Optional skills
34- advise client on technical possibilities
- assemble performance equipment
- assemble scenic elements on stage
- assemble the rehearsal set
- consult with stakeholders on implementation of a production
- define prop materials
- design props
- develop professional network
- document your own practice
- draw prop sketches
- draw up artistic production
- instruct on set up of equipment
- keep personal administration
- maintain stage weapons
- manage consumables stock
- manage personal professional development
- mark the stage area
- modify scenic elements during performance
- obtain pyrotechnic permits
- obtain stage weapon permits
- operate pyrotechnical control
- organise stage
- perform first fire intervention
- plan pyrotechnical effects
- plan weapon use on stage
- prepare stage weapons
- purchase props
- purchase stage weapons
- set up equipment in a timely manner
- store performance equipment
- store pyrotechnical materials
- store stage weapons
- train actors in the use of weapons
- work safely with stage weapons
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