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ARMED COMBAT

STABBY THINGS

"Combat-ready" vs "live"

        Live = serrated, sharp, burred, pointy, etc

 

Stage combat-ready weapons are still dangerous

 

NEVER TOUCH A PROP THAT IS NOT YOURS 

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Naomi Floro as Madam Malaika with katana
in Mrs Hawking: Gilded Cages
Andrew Prentiss as Roland, Cari Keebaugh as Mrs Hawking with kukri
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Pro Tip:

Knives are sometimes metal,
sometimes rubber, depending on the choreo. But rubber doesn't shine correctly under stage lights.
The prop katana (above right) and combat-ready kukri (left) shown here are metal.

SHOOTY THINGS

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Guns are typically props (and not functional) because even blanks can kill you. It has happened.

 

Muzzle flashes and "bangs" done in film by SFX artists - no muzzle flash onstage, typically

 

Proper etiquette is to not point the weapon at a castmate unless running a scene or fight call

Prop Guns from
Soul Injection Studio's
"Repentance"
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