Breakaway
A Breakaway is a prop or set element designed to break safely during stunts or action sequences, constructed from materials like sugar glass or balsa wood.
Company Move
A Company Move is the relocation of an entire film or TV production from one shooting location to another during the same production day.
Craft Services Table
The Craft Services Table is the on-set snack and beverage station available to cast and crew throughout the production day, distinct from formal catered meals.
Cue Cards
Cue Cards are large physical cards displaying an actor’s lines, held off-camera during filming — commonly used in live TV, talk shows, and commercial productions.
Day for Night
Day for Night is a filming technique where daytime exterior scenes are made to appear nighttime through camera settings, filters, and color grading in post-production.
Diegetic Sound
Diegetic Sound is audio that originates from within the story world — sounds the characters themselves can hear, like dialogue, music playing in a scene, or ambient noise.
Dutch Tilt
A Dutch Tilt is a camera technique where the camera is rotated on its axis to create a diagonal horizon line, conveying unease, tension, or psychological instability.
Event Series
An Event Series is a limited television format — typically two to ten episodes — telling a complete contained story rather than continuing across multiple seasons.
Forced Call
A Forced Call occurs when a production schedules cast or crew before their required rest period has elapsed, triggering mandatory penalty payments under union agreements.
Foreground Cross
A Foreground Cross is a staging technique where a performer or object moves through the foreground of the frame to add depth, visual interest, or create a natural screen transition.