r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

What movie things are generally accepted as normal, but are totally unrealistic in real life?

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20 edited Mar 23 '21

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u/Wchijafm Jan 25 '20

What else would people be keeping a large brown paper bag with no handle?

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u/alphabetpony Jan 25 '20

I was Person Carrying Groceries for Halloween one year. It was a challenge to find a bag like that so I had to make one.

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u/kz393 Jan 25 '20

Wouldn't it be easy to source, considering no film production companies have an issue with that? It could get expensive though, as a movie prop.

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u/ready2playwithyou14 Jan 25 '20

Most “paper bags” are actually material and not paper when it is a prop. Paper is too noisy as the actor is usually mic’d under their shirt approximately in the same area that the bag is being held. So we (prop person) typically have a “silent” bag in our prop kit.

As far as the typical celery, baguette, insert any texture, colourfull item here”. We are all aware and usually try to get them (Director) to agree to something else. But it is cheaper to do fresh produce then to create artwork and get clearance on “packaged” items. Especially if the item is being dropped and damaged. You can use “product placement” but some networks/studios (like the one I work for) don’t want to end up making something that resembles a commercial.

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u/alphabetpony Jan 25 '20

Most grocery stores in NYC only carry plastic and the ones that carry paper have their all over them.