SOCIALBILITTY • GLOSSARY DEPARTMENT
Soundstages, studios, practical locations, scouting, base camp, facilities, and the infrastructure and spaces that support physical production.
A Location Agreement is a contract granting a production permission to use private property or another controlled location for filming and related production activity. It commonly addresses dates, areas of use, access, fees, insurance, restoration, signage, parking, utilities, alterations, liability, and other conditions negotiated with the property owner or authorized representative.
View Definition →A Film Permit is governmental or other official authorization required for certain filming activities on public property or within regulated jurisdictions. Permit requirements can address locations, street or sidewalk use, parking, traffic control, special effects, generators, drones, fire safety, hours, public notification, and other production impacts.
View Definition →A Tech Scout is a production visit to selected filming locations by key department heads and production personnel before shooting. The team evaluates creative and technical requirements such as camera positions, lighting, rigging, sound, power, access, parking, safety, art needs, transportation, and schedule logistics.
View Definition →Base Camp is the production support area established near a filming location for functions such as cast trailers, wardrobe, hair and makeup, production offices, restrooms, transportation coordination, catering, and other support operations. Base camp is typically separate from the active shooting set when space or logistics require it.
View Definition →A Location Manager oversees the practical locations used by a production. Duties can include scouting, negotiating access, permits, agreements, neighborhood coordination, parking, base camp, logistics, site protection, restoration, and communication between property owners, government agencies, production, and shooting departments.
View Definition →A Location Scout researches and photographs potential filming locations that meet a production’s creative, logistical, budgetary, and technical requirements. Scouts evaluate factors such as access, light, sound, parking, power, neighborhood conditions, permitting, geography, and the ability of a location to support cast, crew, and equipment.
View Definition →In screenwriting and production, Exterior indicates that a scene takes place outside. Scene headings commonly abbreviate the term as EXT., followed by the location and time of day.
View Definition →In screenwriting and production, Interior indicates that a scene takes place inside an enclosed location. Scene headings commonly abbreviate the term as INT., followed by the location and time of day.
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