Glossary #5

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Production(aka Principal Photography)

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Anyshooting with the full crew.

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ShootingSchedule

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Theday to day schedule of what scenes will be shot each day, what actors will berequired and where shooting will take place.

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CallSheet

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Writtennotice issued daily during production detailing the next day’s shoot. Contains suchinformation as the address of the location, call times, scenes to be shot, etc.

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DailyProgress Report

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Adetailed record of a day’s shooting. It lists elements like hours worked,scenes completed, footage shot, accidents, etc.

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CostReport

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Ananalysis of expenditure to date and cost to complete the film. Compiled weeklyduring production, it monitors costs and compares costs to the productionbudget.

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MainUnit

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Theprincipal film crew. The term is used to differentiate it from the second unit.

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SecondUnit

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Anadditional and separate film crew to the main unit who film shots which do notrequire the services of the full shooting crew.

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Set

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Theinterior or exterior location where the film is being shot.

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Set-up/Shot/Take

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ASet-up is shooting from a particular camera position. Different Shots can betaken from the same setup (e.g. a wide shot and then a close-up). Each shot isrepeated with different Takes until the Director is satisfied artistically andtechnically.

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Slate

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Clapperboard used to synchronise image and sound and identify shots. Used at the frontof every take or as an end slate.

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SecondCamera

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Theaddition of another camera to the main unit which will then shoot at the sametime as the main camera but from a different angle.

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Pick-up

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Ascene or shot or sound recording which is done some time after it wasoriginally scheduled. It may be done during Principal Photography or inPost-Production.

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Rushes(aka Dailies)

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Thefirst screening of synchronised shots from a day’s work.