SOCIALBILITTY • GLOSSARY DEPARTMENT
Production planning, management, scheduling, set operations, producing, assistant directing, coordination, production documents, and the practical workflow of making film, television, and commercials.
A Second Unit Director directs photography assigned to the second unit under the overall creative requirements of the production. The role may involve action, stunts, inserts, establishing material, plates, or other sequences and coordinates with the main Director, producers, department heads, and second-unit crew.
View Definition →A Production Accountant manages the financial records and day-to-day accounting operation of a film or television production. Duties can include cost reporting, payroll coordination, accounts payable, purchase orders, petty cash, vendor payments, reconciliations, and financial reporting to producers, studios, financiers, or production management.
View Definition →An Assistant Production Accountant supports the Production Accountant with payroll, invoices, purchase orders, expense reports, petty cash, data entry, reconciliations, filing, and other production-accounting functions. Specific responsibilities vary by production size and accounting structure.
View Definition →A Reshoot is photography performed again after earlier material has already been filmed, usually because creative, technical, performance, continuity, story, or editorial needs require replacement or additional footage. Reshoots can range from a small setup to substantial additional photography.
View Definition →A Second Unit is an additional production unit that photographs material separate from the main unit. It may handle action, inserts, establishing shots, plates, crowds, vehicles, stunts, landscapes, or other material that can be produced more efficiently in parallel or at a different time or location.
View Definition →Craft Service provides snacks, beverages, coffee, water, and light food to cast and crew during the production day. It is distinct from catering, which typically provides scheduled full meals.
View Definition →A Lockup is a controlled area or position used to keep people, vehicles, noise, or other activity from entering or disrupting the camera’s field of view, sound recording, or active production space during a take. Production Assistants and other authorized crew commonly staff lockups under the Assistant Director department.
View Definition →Pre-Production is the planning phase before principal photography. It can include budgeting, scheduling, casting, hiring crew, scouting and securing locations, production design, construction, wardrobe, equipment planning, permits, insurance, rehearsals, tech scouts, safety planning, and other preparation required to begin shooting.
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