Faux Depression Era Microphones

Here is a cool tutorial found over at Instructable on how to make your own depression-era radio microphones.  The perfect thing for anyone needing to recreate those glory days of old time radio shows for their next film or play.
Full tutorial here. 

(h/t to Propnomicon for this amazing find!)

Build a Time Machine

It's no Tardis but It Can Still Time Travel

It may not be the Tardis but this is a cool prop to build for your next time travel film or anything else sci-fi.

Full details on the build can be found here.

Here is a vid of it in action:

Categories of Props

Prop designer and maker Eric Hart has posted a fantastic article on the categories of props and their definitions. 

It's a impressive list and quite helpful for those wanting a bit of knowledge of the innerworkings of props for film and stage. 

It's a highly recommended read to anyone who loves crafting props or has any interest in the field. 

Read the article here.