Adding props, scale and pictures

Add a prop

1. Click + Add Prop

   It’s at the top right of the Props tab.

2. Name it

   Use the name the crew will say, such as Kessler's revolver.

3. Pick a category

   Hero is the default. The six are listed below.

4. Give it a scale

   Scale is optional. Type an everyday object of the same size, such as a paperback book, a shoebox or a car.

5. Save

   Click Save.

Script import can also make props for you. See Props vs Breakdown vs Scouting.

Why scale matters

An image model can’t tell size from words. Ask for “a brass key” three times and you may get a charm, a door key and a doorstop.

The Scale field goes into the prompt apart from the description, so every picture of the prop comes out the same size. On a row it reads Scale: followed by your text. Click it to change it.

The six categories

Category	What goes there
Hero	Props the camera lingers on and actors handle
Set Dressing	Things that fill the frame and are rarely in close-up
Product	Branded or placed products
Vehicle	Cars, bikes, anything driven or ridden
Practical	Things that must work on camera, like a lamp that lights
Other	Anything else

The list

The All categories menu shows one category at a time. Script sorting puts the props used in the most scenes and shots first.

Each row shows the category, a Breakdown badge if it came from the Breakdown tab, and how many scenes and shots it is in. Click the name to rename it. Props have no Combine. Everything else works as on the list screen.

Tag props to scenes

1. Open the Scenes tab

   Find the scene the prop is in.

2. Click Props

   The button on the scene’s row opens Props in this scene, a list of every prop with a tick box.

3. Tick the props

   Each tick saves right away. The button then shows the count, such as Props (3).

The Props button stays grey until the project has at least one prop.

Prop pictures

Click a prop’s picture to open its image window. Props default to a 1:1 square.

When you make a storyboard panel, the pictures of the props tagged to that scene go along as references. A prop that is tagged to the panel’s shot narrows it further: only that shot’s props are sent. So the revolver looks like the same revolver in every frame.