#prop master

Watch, listen, but don’t tell people. That’s what my father always said. He worked as a prop master, often bringing me around to his job. He always wanted me to stay quiet about what I had seen, not to spoil the movie or show or whatever he was working on. The younger me was so naive. He wasn’t just there for props, he had something sinister going on.

I remember watching the fall of that famous actor - what was it? Cooper Howard! That was his name. My dad worked on every single movie he’d made. I remember when they fired the original writer of his last movie. For what? I don’t remember.

It was odd to see what was on screen in person. Then later see it again. And again. And again. My sister loved his movies, but she never saw them be made. Maybe I had special clearance. Maybe he thought she was too young.

Or maybe it was about the times I saw him speaking to people - important people - about things that certainly were not related to movies. I should have said nothing, but I did what my father told me - what he always told me - Watch, listen, but don’t tell people.