Filmclusive Encyclopedia
Pre-production
Film production roles, equipment, workflows, and terms.
Pre-call plan
A schedule of department or individual work required before the main unit call.
Prelight
Lighting work performed before the principal cast or scheduled photography arrives at a set or location.
Premise
The foundational situation and dramatic proposition that makes a story possible.
Prep day
A paid or scheduled workday assigned to preparation rather than principal photography.
Presale
A license or distribution commitment for a project made before the completed work is delivered.
Privacy review
A legal and production assessment of personal information, private facts, consent, and data handling.
Producer fee
Compensation budgeted or contracted for a producer’s specified services and production responsibilities.
Producer offset
An Australian refundable tax offset for eligible expenditure on qualifying screen productions.
Product placement
The planned inclusion of a branded product or service within screen content under agreed creative and commercial terms.
Production board
A visual planning surface for tracking scenes, days, locations, cast, and department constraints.
Production brief
A shared summary of objectives, scope, constraints, owners, schedule, and approvals for a production.
Production budget
A structured estimate and control plan for the costs required to complete and deliver a project.
Production calendar
A date-based overview of preparation, shooting, post-production, delivery, and contractual milestones.
Production contingency
A budget reserve for eligible unforeseen costs rather than known but omitted work.
Production insurance
Insurance coverage arranged for the people, property, liabilities, and risks of a screen production.
Production investment agreement
The principal contract stating a screen investor’s contribution, rights, approvals, recoupment, and delivery conditions.
Production overhead
A budgeted allowance for approved general production-company costs not charged as direct line items.
Production rebate
A public incentive reimbursing eligible production expenditure under a jurisdiction’s rules.
Project format
The planned form and technical or editorial structure of a screen project.
Proof of concept
A limited production demonstrating that a creative, technical, or audience proposition can work.
Prop list
A scene-linked inventory of scripted and added objects handled by performers or required for action.
Prosthetic test
A planned application and camera test of prosthetic appliances, materials, adhesion, color, movement, and removal.
Provisional co-production approval
Pre-production confirmation that a proposed international co-production appears to meet an applicable arrangement.
Purchase card
A company-controlled payment card issued for authorized production purchasing within defined limits.
Purchase order
A controlled authorization to buy specified goods or services from a supplier under stated terms.
Purchase requisition
An internal request seeking authorization to buy or rent specified goods or services.
QAPE
Qualifying Australian production expenditure used in calculating eligibility and value for Australian screen incentives.
Qualifying production expenditure
Production spending that meets the definitions and exclusions of a particular incentive or funding program.
Quitclaim
A document by which a person disclaims or transfers any claimed interest in specified material or rights.
Quote
A supplier’s stated price and terms for particular goods, rentals, or services.
Read-through
A rehearsal in which the cast reads the full script or selected scenes aloud.
Recce
A location reconnaissance visit, also called a scout, performed before filming to gather practical information.
Recoupment schedule
A contractual sequence describing how receipts are allocated among costs, fees, investors, and profit participants.
Reference reel
An edited compilation of visual or audio references used to communicate intended craft or tone.
Rehearsal
Planned practice used to develop performance, movement, timing, or technical coordination before recording.
Rehearsal plan
A schedule and method for blocking, safety, technical checks, and performance preparation before filming.
Related-party transaction
A production transaction involving parties connected through ownership, control, family, or another defined relationship.
Release form
A written permission covering a person, property, or location’s participation or appearance in a production.
Remake rights
Rights to create a new screen production derived from an existing completed work.
Research dossier
An organized collection of verified background material supporting story development and production planning.
Revision pages
Replacement script pages issued after a shooting draft, commonly tracked by color and date.
Rewrite
A substantive revision that changes scenes, structure, character, dialogue, or other screenplay material.
Rights option
The exclusive contractual right to purchase or license identified rights during a specified period.
Rights window
A defined period during which a work may be exploited through a particular medium or license.
Risk assessment
A documented review of hazards, likelihood, controls, and responsible people before work begins.
Road-closure plan
An authority-approved plan for temporarily restricting a public road during filming or event work.
Safety meeting plan
A plan for when hazards, controls, emergency routes, and responsible people will be briefed.
Sales agent
A company or representative licensed to sell a screen work’s distribution rights to buyers.
Scene strip
A single stripboard record summarizing one scene’s number, heading, pages, cast, location, and requirements.
Scenic sample
A physical or photographed finish sample used to approve scenic color, texture, sheen, and technique.
Schedule day
A numbered workday in the production schedule used to group scenes, locations, and resources.
Screen credits
The negotiated and approved identification of contributors displayed in or with a completed production.
Screen production grant
Non-recoupable or conditionally repayable public funding awarded under a screen agency or cultural program.
Screen test
A filmed audition or technical test used to assess a performer’s suitability on camera.
Screenplay
A written dramatic work organized into scenes, action, dialogue, and production-facing cues.
Script breakdown
The process of tagging cast, props, wardrobe, locations, vehicles, effects, and other requirements in a script.
Script comparison
A version-to-version analysis identifying additions, deletions, and changed production requirements.
Script coverage report
An evaluative document summarizing a screenplay and assessing craft, audience, production, or acquisition considerations.
Script day
A continuity label indicating the story date or relative day on which a scripted scene occurs.
Script notes
Written observations and proposed changes addressing story, character, dialogue, structure, clarity, or production concerns.
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