{"id":67638,"date":"2016-02-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=67638"},"modified":"2022-04-01T11:16:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T16:16:42","slug":"how-to-create-fake-props-for-gangster-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/how-to-create-fake-props-for-gangster-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Guns, Guts, and Gin: Creating Props for Gangster Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authenticity is key when your film is set in the seedy underbelly of the criminal world. Here are a few ways to create realistic props for gangster movies.<\/h2>\n

Images via Shutterstock<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Crime movies like The Godfather<\/a><\/em>, The Departed<\/a><\/em>, and Scarface<\/a><\/em> are heavy on edgy vibe. Tough guys like to smoke and drink \u2014 and occasionally murder and maim. Obviously, live firearms and high-powered whiskey can lead to real trouble on a film set, so how can you maintain an air of criminal authenticity? Here are a few prop and art direction ideas<\/strong> to help keep your actors and crew safe and sober. Well, at least until the wrap party.<\/p>\n

1. Cigarettes<\/h3>\n

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Technique By:<\/strong>\u00a0Doorway Films<\/a><\/p>\n

Sometimes it won’t be that big of a deal for your actor to smoke a real cigarette\u00a0on set, but oaccasionally\u00a0\u2014 whether it’s because your actor isn’t old enough or simply doesn’t want to smoke a real one \u2014 you’ll need to create a fake cigarette.<\/strong> In this tutorial,\u00a0we’ll take a look at how to create fake cigarettes\u00a0using parsley. Yeah, you read that right. If you want to give your fake cigarette\u00a0realistic smoke, simply fill an empty cigarette with dried\u00a0parsley and compact it.<\/p>\n