Empty Sealed Food Cans Used in TV, Film & Stage Productions
This page shows examples of how our empty sealed food cans have been used in professional TV, film and stage productions, and the practical problems they helped solve.
Promocan has supplied empty sealed cans, lids and related equipment for use as props, set dressing and demonstrative items across a range of productions. In each case, the requirement was for cans with an authentic appearance, consistent dimensions and reliable availability rather than food packaging.
THE PROBLEMS PRODUCTIONS NEED SOLVED
- Sealed cans with no food content
- Authentic appearance appropriate to period or setting
- Safe handling for use on set or stage
- Consistent size, finish and repeatable supply
- Ability to supply small or large quantities at short notice
- Props suitable for background use, handled scenes or set dressing
TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS
Canned Laughter & Sound Bites – Breakfast TV
Empty sealed cans produced as visual props for a UK breakfast television programme, including branded tin designs used on set.
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Wartime Farm (BBC Two, 2012)
Historically accurate tin cans and lids supplied for BBC Two’s Wartime Farm, enabling period-correct demonstrations of food preservation using an original hand-operated can seamer.
FILM PRODUCTIONS
Dark Shadows (2012, Pinewood Studios)
Consultation and supply of era-specific cans and canning equipment for a large-scale film production at Pinewood Studios, including the design and dressing of operational fish-canning production lines used as part of the set.
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The Infiltrator (2016)
Supply of open tin cans, lids and semi-automatic seaming equipment for use in a feature film production, where canning machinery formed part of a scripted scene.
STAGE & EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTIONS
Royal College of Music – Opera Studio
Replica tins supplied for a stage production by the Royal College of Music Opera Studio, used as props within a mid-20th-century theatrical setting.
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ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION CLIENTS
In addition to the examples above, empty sealed cans have also been supplied to a range of professional production organisations, including:
- Glyndebourne Productions Ltd
Internationally recognised opera and theatre production organisation. - Nottingham Playhouse
Regional producing theatre based in Nottingham, United Kingdom. - The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
National opera and ballet company based in Oslo, Norway. - Lion TV
UK television production company specialising in documentary and factual programming. - Fremantle Media
Global television production and distribution company. - Original Six Productions
Independent UK television and film production company. - Pinewood Studios
Major UK film and television studio complex.
WHY PRODUCTIONS CHOOSE PROMOCAN
- Empty sealed cans with no food content
- Consistent dimensions and appearance
- Suitable for background and handled props
- Historically appropriate formats available
- UK manufacture and supply
- Repeat orders from professional users
Related pages
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Empty sealed food cans
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TV, Film & Stage Props
Information for TV, film and stage productions