Equipment

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• Reflex viewfinder

  An optical viewing system that diverts lens-forming light to the camera operator during part of the shutter cycle.

• Registration pin

  A precision pin engaging a film perforation to stabilize frame position during exposure or printing.

• Rem-jet backing

  A removable backing on certain motion-picture stocks that provides antihalation, lubrication, and static protection.

• Remote camera head

  A powered pan-and-tilt head operated away from the mounted camera.

• Remote focus handset

  A handheld controller used by an assistant to operate mapped lens motors away from the camera.

• Rewind bench

  A pair of hand rewinds and supports used to inspect, wind, measure, or prepare film on reels.

• RF scanner

  An instrument or receiver function used to observe radio-frequency activity across a selected band.

• RF splitter

  A device that divides a radio-frequency signal among multiple destinations with known loss or gain.

• Ribbon microphone

  A velocity microphone whose thin conductive ribbon moves within a magnetic field.

• Ripstop

  A reinforced fabric whose grid construction helps limit tears in flags, silks, and scenic elements.

• Rocky Mountain leg

  An independently adjustable stand leg used to level support on stairs, curbs, or uneven terrain.

• Roller stand

  A wheeled lighting or grip stand intended for controlled repositioning on suitable level floors.

• Rolling shutter

  An image-sensor readout that exposes or reads different rows at slightly different times.

• Sandbag

  A weighted bag placed on stands, cables, or temporary structures to reduce movement and tip risk.

• Sash cord

  Braided cord commonly used for tying textiles, securing lightweight expendables, and other non-life-safety grip tasks.

• Scoop light

  A lensless floodlight with a lamp in a broad ellipsoidal or paraboloidal reflector, producing a wide soft-edged field.

• Scrim

  A partially transparent material used to reduce or reshape light while preserving its direction.

• Scrim set

  A fitted group of wire screens that reduces a conventional fixture’s output without changing beam shape substantially.

• SDI cable

  A coaxial cable assembly used to carry serial digital video over a specified distance and data rate.

• Short end

  Unexposed film remaining from a previously opened roll and retained for later use.

• Shotgun microphone

  A highly directional interference-tube microphone used to emphasize sound arriving along its axis.

• Shoulder rig

  A camera support configured to distribute operating weight across the shoulder and hands.

• Shutter angle

  A motion-picture exposure setting expressing exposure time as an angular fraction of each frame interval.

• Slate

  A board or electronic device that identifies a shot and helps synchronize picture and sound.

• Slider stand

  A low or wide stand designed to support the ends or center of a camera slider.

• Snoot

  A tube or cone fitted to a luminaire to narrow spill and reduce off-axis light.

• Socapex cable

  A multicore cable assembly commonly used to carry several lighting circuits between dimmers and fixtures.

• Softbox

  A fabric modifier with diffusion material that enlarges an apparent light source and softens shadows.

• Sound bag

  A wearable equipment bag organizing a field mixer, recorder, receivers, batteries, and cabling.

• Sound cart

  A mobile workstation carrying production sound recorders, mixers, receivers, power, and monitoring.

• Space light

  A cylindrical multi-lamp fixture designed to provide broad ambient illumination over a stage or location.

• Speed rail

  Aluminum pipe in standard outside diameters used with purpose-built fittings for temporary camera and grip structures.

• Split reel

  A two-part flanged reel that opens so core-wound film can be mounted for handling or projection preparation.

• Stinger

  Set slang for a portable extension cord used to bring power to a temporary production position.

• Suction-cup mount

  A vacuum attachment used to mount lightweight camera or rigging accessories to suitable smooth surfaces.

• Super 16

  A 16 mm camera format that expands the image area toward one edge for a wider frame.

• Super 8

  An 8 mm motion-picture format with smaller perforations and a larger image area than Regular 8.

• Super clamp

  A compact jaw clamp that accepts pins or studs for mounting small fixtures and accessories.

• Supercardioid microphone

  A directional microphone pattern narrower than cardioid with a small rear sensitivity lobe.

• TA4F connector

  A four-contact miniature female connector used on many wireless microphone bodypack cables.

• Take-up spool

  The reel or core that receives film after it passes through a camera or transport.

• Teleconverter

  An optical adapter that increases a lens’s effective focal length while reducing transmitted light.

• Three-axis gimbal

  A motorized camera support that stabilizes roll, tilt, and pan axes.

• Tilt-shift lens

  A lens that shifts or tilts its optical axis to alter framing, perspective, or the plane of focus.

• Timecode box

  A device that generates or distributes synchronized timecode to cameras and sound equipment.

• Timecode slate

  An electronic slate displaying timecode while providing a visible and audible synchronization mark.

• Tone generator

  A device or built-in function producing a known audio signal for alignment, identification, and troubleshooting.

• TRS connector

  A tip-ring-sleeve phone connector used for balanced mono, unbalanced stereo, or control wiring.

• Tungsten fixture

  A hot-filament fixture with a warm native color temperature and predictable dimming behavior.

• Turtle base

  A removable C-stand base that lets the riser separate for transport or low mounting.

• Ultrabounce

  A large reflective fabric used to redirect sunlight or fixture output into a broad source.

• Underwater camera housing

  A pressure-rated enclosure that lets a camera and lens operate below water.

• Vectorscope

  A scope that plots color direction and saturation to evaluate chroma balance and signal limits.

• Wall spreader

  An adjustable beam system braced between structural surfaces to support approved lightweight production equipment.

• Waveform monitor

  A video scope that graphs signal level against horizontal image position to assess exposure and legality.

• Wind-up stand

  A geared crank stand that raises compatible fixtures or support bars under controlled mechanical advantage.

• Wire scrim

  A metal mesh placed in a compatible fixture to reduce all or part of its light output.

• Wireless follow focus

  A remote motor and controller system for repeatable lens-focus or iris adjustments.

• Wireless microphone receiver

  A device that selects, demodulates, and outputs audio from a compatible wireless transmitter.

• Wireless microphone transmitter

  A bodypack or plug-on device that modulates microphone audio onto an assigned radio-frequency carrier.

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