National Public Radio (NPR) has broadcast a radio feature about the world of the prop master, talking with principals from History for Hire, ISS Props, and The Handprop Room and others.
The archived audio broadcast portion of their feature can be found at NPR.org:
The published written article can be found via the link below:
NPR’s Susan Stamberg has produced a number of pre-Oscar “Hollywood Jobs” stories in the past:
- Belief On The Big Screen: Secrets Of Special Effects
- How Hollywood Gets Fed: A Lesson In Craft Service
- At 91, Shoemaker To The Stars Is Still In Business
- A Movie’s Look, From Toilet To Villain’s Lair
- Hollywood Makeovers, Frame by Frame
- Hollywood Jobs: You Thought Actors Were Trouble?
- When Continuity Counts, Call A Script Girl — Er, Guy
- Costume Designer Dips Into Hollywood’s Closet
- How Hollywood Makes Noise
- An Actor’s Best Friend? The Casting Director
- On The Set: Decoding Film Production Jobs
Jason DeBord