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.
Wrap means that a day’s work, a scene, a performer, a department, a location, or an entire production has completed its scheduled work. “That’s a wrap” commonly signals the end of photography or the end of work for a specific unit or person, after which equipment, sets, paperwork, and locations may still require strike, return,…
View Definition →A Call Time is the time a cast or crew member is instructed to report and be ready for work at a specified location. Individual call times can differ from the general crew call and are communicated through the call sheet or other authorized production communication.
View Definition →The Martini Shot is the final planned camera setup or shot of the production day. The expression is traditional industry slang and signals that, once the setup is completed, the shooting company is approaching wrap for the day.
View Definition →A Day Player is a cast or crew member hired for a short engagement, often a single production day or a limited number of days, rather than as part of the continuously employed core company. The specific contractual meaning, rates, guarantees, and conditions depend on the applicable agreement and job classification.
View Definition →A Company Move occurs when the production unit relocates from one shooting location to another during the workday. The move requires coordinated transport of cast, crew, vehicles, equipment, and production support, and the time involved can affect the day’s schedule and labor calculations.
View Definition →Principal Photography is the main period during which a film, television episode, commercial, or other production records its primary scripted or planned scenes with the principal cast and production crew. It follows pre-production and is distinct from later pickups, reshoots, inserts, or second-unit work.
View Definition →A Stunt Coordinator plans, designs, rehearses, and supervises stunt action for a production with an emphasis on safe execution. The coordinator works with the Director, Assistant Directors, performers, stunt performers, department heads, special-effects personnel, medical and safety teams, and production management to prepare action sequences and assess risk.
View Definition →A Production Assistant (PA) is an entry-level or early-career production worker who supports the operational needs of a film, television, commercial, or other production. Duties vary by department and may include lockups, communications, paperwork, runs, crowd control, office support, equipment movement, and assisting more senior crew under supervision.
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