Beloved Props Beloved Props Shape Formation, Inc. manufactured polystyrene props for the movie "Beloved" with Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover and the movie "Step-Mom," starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon. Work on these props was completed in the Fall of 1997 and consisted of a 3'9'' hanging jug for "Beloved" and five 16' columns for "Step-Mom," simulated to appear as ornamental cast iron. Shape Formation, Inc. currently has 17 movies on its list of credits along with props used locally by the Gainesville Theater Alliance and Channel 18.