Set of tools and tools that are used at the request of some activity or trade
The concept of props has several uses, on the one hand, as such it is called the set of tools and tools that are used at the request of some activity or trade. And on the other hand, the word is used to designate the set of objects and elements that are used to create a scenery.
Set of objects and elements that are used to create a scenery
Undoubtedly, the second reference turns out to be the most widespread use of this word in our language and it is at the request of theater, cinema and television where it is frequently used to refer to the staging and the elements that are required. in these, and that will appear on the scene or close-up, to set the scene for a movie, a play or a television program. A jug, a painting, a table, a set of chairs, a mirror, a lamp, a bed, an armchair, are some objects that are often referred to as props.
Relevance in the staging
The props have enormous relevance in the staging of a television program, a play or a movie because they help to contextualize and many times they can even have their own weight in the story that is told. Then, the props, together with the actors' costumes and the scenery, are fundamental pillars of any artistic performance.
Meanwhile, the props can be real and physical, and consist of common objects, in common use, such as those indicated above, or be created by a professional who is dedicated to it and who is known in the jargon as props. .
Prop classes
The staging typifies three kinds of props, the emphatic (it encompasses all those fundamental objects in the development of the action and that have a leading role per se in the story or in the psychology of a character), hand or character ( It implies all those objects and elements that the actor manipulates on stage) and on stage (they are all those objects and elements that make up the set and that normally remain still throughout the performance).
In sport: elements that players use in their training or in a tournament
The concept also has a use in sports to designate all those elements that players use in their training or in a tournament, such as shirts, sneakers, shorts, balls, among others. It is also popularly known as a utility person who is in charge of preparing these elements and always having them in a condition to be used.