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

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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 re …...more
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How Fake Money Is Made For Movies And TV | Movies Insider
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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    • How Bodysuits Are Designed To Look Re...   How Pixar Animates Human Characters | Movies Insider    • How Pixar Animates Human Characters |...   Netflix Shows Are Full of Brands — But Is It Product Placement? | Movies Insider    • Netflix Shows Are Full of Brands — Bu...   ------------------------------------------------------ #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:   / insider   Insider on Instagram:   / insider   Insider on Twitter:   / thisisinsider   Insider on Snapchat:   / 4020934530   Insider on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/v/thisisinsider Insider on TikTok:   / insider   Insider on Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/INSIDER How Fake Money Is Made For Movies And TV | Movies Insider

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