Properties
Overview
- Properties and costume research and sourcing through library and other resources such as retail and wholesale suppliers and custom fabricators.
- Role and responsibilities of the properties head including script analysis and breakdown, cost estimation, crew scheduling and supervision, safety, records and accounting.
- Specialty construction techniques including materials and procedures for hand, dress, and trim properties.
- Related topics including the props person’s role in the film/tv industry set decorator, props department, props buyer, unions and associations.
Students will receive 1 to 1 ½ hours of lecture/demonstration followed by 2 ½ to 3 hours of studio per week, including independent work and one-on-one instruction.
Attitude as indicated by work habits, safety, cleanliness and housekeeping | 10% |
Research assignment x 2 | 30% |
Construction projects x 3 | 30% |
Final project that combines the elements of instruction | 30% |
TOTAL | 100% |
Upon completion of the course, the successful student should be able to:
- Learn and demonstrate safe working procedures when using equipment, tools and materials common to the properties and costume shop.
- Learn and demonstrate research skills and techniques for specific properties with an emphasis on non-traditional sources.
- Learn and demonstrate a variety of properties and costume construction techniques.
- Have a basic understanding of the role and responsibilities of the properties and costume head.
- Have a basic understanding of properties for film/tv, unions and associations.
A list of recommended textbooks and materials is provided on the Instructor’s Course Outline, which is available to students at the beginning of each semester.
Example: Gillette, Michael. Theatrical Design and Production. 3rd ed. Toronto: Mayfield Publishing, 1997
Requisites
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers to Other Institutions
Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.
Institution | Transfer details for STGE 2307 |
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU ARTS 2XXX (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | No credit |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO VISA_O 2nd (2) |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV THTR_V 2nd (3) |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | No credit |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV THEA 1XX (2) |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC THEA 2XX (1) |
Course Offerings
Fall 2025
CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
32676
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Thu | Instructor last name
West
Instructor first name
Danica
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Course status
Open
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