

Other popular props include the yellow ball with the blue stripe and red star from Luxo Jr., as well as both Luxo lamps from the same short. The most famous example is the Pizza Planet delivery truck from Toy Story, which has found its way into almost every film. The folks at Pixar are fond of reusing props, sets, even whole characters from their previous movies ( and even from their upcoming ones), usually as a Shout-Out, as well as for practical measures.Compare Stock Footage, Palette Swap and California Doubling. For when video games reuse "models" of the polygonal kind in the same work, see You ALL Look Familiar and New Work, Recycled Graphics.

If it is an illustrated work resuing drawings from another work, it's Traced Artwork. If it's everything in the room, it's a Recycled Set. If it's a real item, then it's Off-the-Shelf FX. While an understandable cost-saving measure, there's something about the practice that just screams "low budget".Ĭan overlap with Whole Costume Reference if the costume is recycled from an earlier work. The prop may be altered slightly by repainting it or adding or removing widgets but it usually remains recognizable, especially if the original production was well known. When elaborate sets, costumes or props are made for one production, they may turn up again and again in other productions that may need elaborate props but don't have the budget to design and build their own. The Hollywood version of "Waste Not, Want Not".
