Guest Star
A Guest Star is a television role credit for a significant named character appearance — above a co-star and below a series regular — often central to a specific episode’s storyline.
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.
Line Cut
A Line Cut is a live television editing technique where a director selects and cuts between camera feeds in real time during a broadcast.
Medium Close Up
A Medium Close-Up (MCU) is a camera framing from approximately the chest up, combining the intimacy of a close-up with enough body to capture physical performance.
Multi-cam
Multi-cam is a production format using multiple simultaneous cameras to capture performances in a single pass, standard in sitcoms, talk shows, and live television.
Procedural
A Procedural is a television genre featuring self-contained episode stories — typically investigations or cases resolved within each episode — with recurring characters providing series continuity.
Top of Show
Top of Show is the maximum pay rate a television production will offer for a specific performer category — the ceiling beyond which the production will not negotiate.
Executive Producer for TV
The Executive Producer for TV is the most senior producer credit on a television series — typically the showrunner with overall creative and financial responsibility for the production.
Script Coordinator
A Script Coordinator manages the administrative flow of scripts in a TV production — distributing drafts, tracking revisions, and supporting the writers’ room and production logistics.
Booking Conflict
A Booking Conflict occurs when an existing commitment prevents an actor from accepting a new booking — a common scheduling challenge managed by actors and their agents.