Custom Props for Theater, Immersive Games, Cinema


Prop maker and set constructor based in Montreal (Quebec, Canada), I craft custom props for your immersive games, performances, movies or any other project.

 

What I do:

Design and craft objects that answer the best to your needs and constraints (aesthetics, realism, solidity, lightness etc.) using the following technics:

 

  • Sculpture & Molding: creating props out of various materials (foam, wood, resin, fibre glass etc.)
  • Wood working: puzzles, games, secret boxes, wood objects
  • Welding
  • Painting & Faux painting techniques

 Available for collaboration projects. Feel free to contact me.



my Props:

Sculpture: SAPE Emperors - 2018

Eminent representative and ardent defender of the Sapology movement in Antarctica, this first penguin of the Serie "SAPE Emperors" proposes a reform of the acronym to Society of Ambiancers and Elegant Penguins

 

Discipline: Sculpture

Materials: Styrofoam & Resin

Photography: Jean-François LeBlanc


Faux Marble - 2018

Materials & Techniques: Paint & Faux Finish


Magnetic Stones & Smilodon teeth - 2017

Materials & Techniques: Resin ; Wood ; Faux painting

Inspired from previous damaged  model


Resin Statuette Replicas - 2017

Statuettes duplicated by molding previous broken/ damaged models

Materials & Techniques: Silicone Molding ; Charges Polyuréthane resin casting ; Weak points reinforcement


Fake Fire Stones - 2017

Produces sparkles by skraping the metal pieces (removable)

Materials & Techniques: Resin & Charges; Wood; Faux painting


Horse-drawn Caravan & Cooperative game space - 2016

Result of a two-year project with  La Caracole (NGO).

-Building of the horse-drawn caravan

-Conception & building of a geodesic ultra-light structure

-Numerous cooperative games (wood & recycled materials)

-Creation of a Live Escape Game

 


Theatre Drop - 2018

Reproduction from unknown artist

Discipline: Scenic painting


Faux Stone Wall - 2018

Materials & Techniques: Styrofoam sculpting ; Paint & Faux finsh


Wood Puzzle Boxes - 2017

Four manipulations are required  to find it's hidden secret

 

Constraints:

Resist repeted falls and players manipulations


Harpoons (Raw Ash) - 2017

Constraints: Resistance to manipulation


Fake Primitive Arrows - 2017

Rubber arrowheads with flint faux painting which enable to shoot the arrows without damage

 


Cooperative Puzzle Machine - 2016

To solve labyrinth hidden inside the machine, players must ask for help from the outside (often strangers) if they want to trigger the right mecanisms.

 

Constraints:

Maximize cooperation, Ultra-light, removable, resistant to players manipulations



set construction (creation z - 2018)

Nezha : l'Enfant Pirate  - 2018

Set consctuction & sculpting for Cirque Eloize show at Cité de l'Energie of Shawinigan.

 

 

Production : La Cité de L'Énergie
Scenography : Pierre Labonté
Set construction : Création Z - Jean-François Touzin inc.


Vendetta - 2018

Production : Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal
Scenography : Olivier Landreville
Set Construction : Création Z - Jean-François Touzin inc.


Fame Musical - 2018

Production : Juste pour Rire Production II Franco
Scenography : Pierre-Étienne Locas
 Set Construction: Création Z - Jean-François Touzin inc.


On joue au Docteur - 2018

Production & Realisation: Canal Vie ; Datsit Studio ; Version Dix

Set Construction : Création Z - Jean-François Touzin inc.

Année: 2018




References

Atelier Jean-François Touzin - (2018)

Set construction (Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Eloize, Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, Just For Laughs etc.)

Prizoners Grenoble - Live Escape Game (2017)

Custom ingame props

La Caracole (2016)

Interactive content, cooperative games & environment