How Fake Money Is Made For Movies And TV | Movies Insider

How Fake Money Is Made For Movies And TV | Movies Insider

¿Cómo se crea el dinero de utilería para películas?

Introducción al dinero de utilería

  • Se presentan dos billetes de $100, uno real y otro de utilería, ambos con características similares como la cinta de seguridad azul y tinta texturizada.
  • Los billetes de utilería deben estar en blanco por el reverso para evitar problemas legales con el gobierno estadounidense.

El incidente en "Rush Hour 2"

  • Gregg Bilson Jr., CEO de ISS Props, relata que imprimieron $1 billón en dinero falso para "Rush Hour 2", pero algunos extras intentaron gastar los billetes falsos.
  • La intervención del Servicio Secreto resultó en la confiscación y destrucción del dinero falso, lo que supuso una pérdida financiera significativa para ISS.

Dilemas en la industria del cine

  • La industria ha desarrollado dos tipos de dinero de utilería: estándar y alta calidad, cada uno con sus ventajas y desventajas.
  • Los billetes estándar son adecuados para tomas a distancia pero tienen diferencias notables al ser observados de cerca.

Detalles sobre los billetes

  • Los billetes estándar incluyen alteraciones evidentes como un retrato de baja calidad y textos modificados (ej. "for motion picture use only").
  • Para tomas cercanas, se utilizan billetes de alta calidad que son idénticos a los reales pero impresos solo por un lado.

Uso estratégico del dinero real

  • ISS utiliza pilas de billetes reales mezcladas con notas en blanco para simular montones completos sin riesgo legal.
Video description

Prop money is everywhere in film and television, but people don't realize how difficult, complicated, and risky it is to print prop movie money. Gregg Bilson Jr. is the CEO of ISS Props, one of the biggest prop houses in the world. In 2000 he got his biggest order for prop money ever: a trillion dollars for "Rush Hour 2." However, after the fake money got into the hands of some extras who tried to spend it in the real world, the Secret Service ended up serving ISS with a cease and desist and confiscating all of the prop money from the movie. These days only a handful of companies print prop money because of the inherent risk. The companies that do still print prop money generally offer two major types of bills, "standard" and "high-grade." The standard bills are printed on both sides, and they look great from far away. However, up close, the differences become apparent. So for close-ups, high-grade bills are used. These bills are identical to real cash, but they are printed on only one side so they can't be used as real currency. Movies and television also occasionally use real bills on camera. Bilson and ISS lend out real cash as often as they can because it looks great on camera and it avoids issues with the Secret Service. However, the ultimate irony of printing prop money is that it actually isn't very profitable. MORE MOVIES INSIDER VIDEOS: How Bodysuits Are Designed To Look Realistic In Movies & TV | Movies Insider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVqgzW2V9OA How Pixar Animates Human Characters | Movies Insider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsSF3jypX1U Netflix Shows Are Full of Brands — But Is It Product Placement? | Movies Insider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIKs0SCTxA4 ------------------------------------------------------ #Money #Props #Insider Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: https://www.insider.com Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insider/ Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insider/ Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisinsider Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Insider/4020934530 Insider on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/v/thisisinsider Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insider Insider on Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/INSIDER How Fake Money Is Made For Movies And TV | Movies Insider