Production

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• Chippy

  British and Commonwealth trade slang for a carpenter, including carpenters working in construction or scenic departments.

• Choker

  Informal name for an extremely tight close-up, commonly framed around the face from near the neck or chin upward.

• Chrome-ball reference

  A reflective sphere photographed to record surrounding light directions and environment for visual-effects reference.

• Circle take

  A take marked in reports as a preferred or especially useful selection.

• Civilian

  Informal set slang for a person who is not working as part of the production crew or cast.

• Clean pass

  A repeat of a setup photographed without selected performers or foreground elements for post-production use.

• Clean shot

  A composition without a foreground obstruction, over-the-shoulder element, or other intentionally intruding subject; the opposite is often called dirty.

• Clean single

  A single-subject shot without another performer intruding into the intended frame.

• Clear the eyeline

  A request for off-camera people or distracting movement to leave the direction in which a performer must look during a take.

• Clear the lens

  A set instruction for crew, equipment, or unplanned movement to leave the camera’s field of view.

• Clip number

  A camera-generated or production-assigned identifier for an individual recorded media file.

• Clocking

  Rotating an object, performer, fixture, or camera around an axis to present a different face or angle without changing its general position.

• Close-up

  A tight shot that emphasizes a face, object, or detail while excluding much of the surrounding space.

• Closed set

  A controlled set with attendance limited to people essential for the work, commonly used for intimate, sensitive, confidential, or safety-critical scenes.

• Clothing rustle

  Unwanted noise transmitted to a concealed microphone by fabric, body, cable, or mounting contact.

• Color chart shot

  A recorded chart reference made under scene lighting to support color and visual-effects interpretation.

• Color temperature

  A Kelvin description of the chromaticity of an ideal black-body radiator, used as a lighting reference.

• Company move

  A relocation of the production unit and its equipment from one filming setup or location to another.

• Company wrap

  The announced end of work for the entire shooting company on a production day or unit assignment.

• Continuity

  The practice of maintaining consistent action, eyelines, props, wardrobe, and screen direction across takes.

• Continuity log

  A record of action, eyelines, props, wardrobe, camera, and take details used to match coverage.

• Continuity photograph

  A reference image documenting approved wardrobe, hair, makeup, props, dressing, or physical state.

• Continuity reset

  The restoration of action and visible elements to their recorded starting state.

• Controlled descender

  A rigging device used to lower a performer or load at a managed speed.

• Coverage

  The set of shots captured to provide editorial options for constructing a scene.

• Coverage pass

  A planned run capturing one component or angle of a scene’s editorial coverage.

• Cowboy shot

  A medium-long framing that typically shows a performer from around mid-thigh upward, historically leaving a holstered gun visible.

• Craft services

  The on-set provision of snacks, drinks, and light food for cast and crew.

• Crane shot

  A camera shot made while a crane moves the camera through vertical or sweeping space.

• Crash mat

  A purpose-built energy-absorbing mat positioned to reduce injury during a planned fall or stunt.

• Crew call

  The stated reporting or work-ready time for the crew or a specified department on a production day.

• Cross coverage

  Simultaneous or paired cameras filming opposing sides of a dialogue or action.

• Crossing

  A brief warning spoken before a person passes through the camera’s field of view or another crew member’s working line.

• Crossing the line

  Placing the camera across the established axis of action so screen direction or eyelines reverse, potentially confusing spatial continuity.

• Cue

  An instruction triggering a rehearsed action, line, effect, playback, or movement.

• Cut

  A call to stop recording and end the current take.

• Cut-in shot

  A closer view of part of the action already visible in a wider shot.

• Debris hit

  A practical effect producing a localized burst of dust, fragments, or material at an apparent impact point.

• Dirty shot

  A composition in which part of another performer or foreground object deliberately intrudes into the frame.

• Dirty single

  A single-subject shot that retains part of another person or foreground element in frame.

• Dolly in

  A camera move physically traveling closer to the subject along the viewing axis.

• Dolly out

  A camera move physically traveling away from the subject along the viewing axis.

• Doorway dolly shot

  A camera move made with a compact platform dolly that can pass through standard doorways.

• Dual-system sound

  Picture and production sound recorded on separate devices for later synchronization.

• Dutch angle

  A composition with the camera roll axis intentionally tilted from level.

• Edge light

  A source creating a narrow highlight along a subject’s outline.

• Effects pass

  A separate recorded pass isolating a practical, atmospheric, lighting, or visual-effects element.

• Establishing shot

  A shot that introduces the spatial, temporal, or contextual setting of a scene.

• Extreme close-up

  A very tight framing isolating a face detail, object, or small action.

• Extreme wide shot

  A very broad framing in which environment or geography dominates individual subject detail.

• Eye light

  A small controlled reflection or illumination intended to add life or definition to a performer’s eyes.

• Eyeline

  The apparent direction from which an on-screen subject looks toward another subject or point.

• Eyes and ears

  A warning to use assigned eye and hearing protection before a loud or debris-producing effect.

• False start

  An aborted beginning in which a take stops before meaningful action is completed or formally reset.

• Fill light

  Illumination used to control shadow density or contrast created by other sources.

• Film jam

  A failure in which motion-picture film stops or travels incorrectly through a camera movement.

• Film scratch test

  A camera-department check for scratching or abrasion along film traveling through a magazine or camera.

• Final checks

  The last department opportunity to correct visible details before cameras roll.

• First positions

  A call directing performers and relevant crew to the starting marks for a take.

• First team

  The principal performers and key creative participants used for the main rehearsal or camera setup.

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