Day-Out-Of-Days Schedule
A Day-Out-Of-Days Schedule maps which cast members are required for each filming day — using work status codes to show when performers start, work, hold, and finish across the production schedule.
Development Deal
A Development Deal is a contract paying creatives to develop a project from concept to production-ready form — most projects in development are never produced, making development the industry’s primary discovery and filtering process.
Greeking
Greeking is the replacement of real brand names, logos, and text in props and set dressing with fictional substitutes — avoiding trademark clearance requirements and unwanted brand associations.
High Concept Idea
A High Concept Idea is a story premise summarizable in a single compelling sentence — immediately communicating its appeal and commercial potential, making it easy to pitch and market.
Location Agreement
A Location Agreement is the legal contract granting a production the right to use a property as a filming location — defining permitted use, compensation, liability, and restoration obligations.
Location Release
A Location Release is a signed document granting filming rights at a specific location — simpler than a full location agreement, used for brief appearances or locations where comprehensive contracts are impractical.
Music Clearance
Music Clearance is the process of obtaining legal permission to use recorded music in a production — requiring separate licenses from both the music publisher and the record label for composition and recording rights.
Read Through
A Read Through is a rehearsal in which the entire cast reads the complete script aloud together — establishing character relationships, revealing script issues, and giving everyone their first experience of the complete story.
Recce
A Recce is a location reconnaissance visit in which key creative personnel evaluate potential filming locations and begin planning how scenes will be shot — essential pre-production work before any filming begins.
Rehearsal Dates
Rehearsal Dates are scheduled pre-production days during which cast work with the director to develop performances and blocking before filming begins — more common in theater but increasingly valued in film for complex ensemble work.