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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 10149488, member: 79705&quot;]Sometimes they are gifts. The director, main actors, and producers will often request props or costume pieces as wrap gifts. They may not always get their request, or they may get a double and not the hero, but it&#039;s common.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once had a lead actress climb a fence into the prop lockup to steal a prop after we had wrapped. She admitted it much later (on social media i think) but not before prop dept got in trouble for &quot;losing&quot; a key item that had needed to be used in later marketing shoots. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie64" alt=":meh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Real weapons are used in film for certain shots. They&#039;re the &quot;hero&quot; props used for close-ups, static moments, etc. Then we have doubles for stunts made of different types of foam and rubber, depending on the use. For LotR Weta made them and they have a blacksmith for their swords, daggers, etc. We do try to blunt certain things, but sometimes a sharpened edge is necessary for a stunt where the item actually needs to cut!</p><p><br /></p><p>Low budget and/or non-union is known for making interesting decisions if you are hiring cheaper, less experienced crew... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie63" alt=":mask:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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