Film Set Lingo for Beginners 

Do you have a favorite film set word or phrase?

i like,”it's a wrap ”

Some film Lingo - Crossing: this is just a polite way that the camera operator know or anyone viewing the monitors know that you'll be passing in front of the lens of the camera back to one: simultaneously letting the cast and crew know that we need to reset back to the beginning of what we just shot everyone immediately knows where we are starting from and we reset Martini: Last shot of the day In the Can: he shot has been successfully captured and it's time to move on Flying in: Bring something on set and in the scene Stinger: Heavier duty extension cord dif: short for difusion C-47s / Bullets: handy and familiar closepins are used by the truckload on film sets to help secure things Hollywood: holding it by hand, under the gun and have to be quick or movement is required Cutter / Flag: a handy little device that can be set up on a stand or Hollywood-ed to help control lights spilling onto unwanted areas of your scene these come in all shapes and sizes but generally they are rectangular Cookie (cucoloris): essentially a flag with a pattern cut into it well in place over a light it produces a shadowed pattern over the subject or background Striking: a way of letting everyone around you know that you're powering up a bright light fixture and to look away from the source Lock it up: sually the first assistant director they are letting everyone know that it's time to be quiet and secure any potential spots around the set where an accidental disruption may occur anyone who doesn't comply will draw immediate ire from the AD and you don't want to be on the AD's bad side Banana: Coming in at a curve

Thank you for the tips. I've worked on sets and have heard these terms and there's plenty more I don't know. Please compile a dictionary of current set lingo. Other than that, this was a really great video. By the way I thought striking was when they were breaking down the set and moving on to the next location.

This is among the many MANY reasons we really Dig (LIKE) B & H Thank you for this and Yes/Oui we here have a fave saying on a set ... we just can't cuss on this channels comment section.

Excellent, very interesting!

Very enjoyable! This should be helpful in the future thanks!

Don't forget "You're Caging". Something you say to an actor who is overdoing it. As in acting like Nicolas Cage. Another one is "Rolling a Tom" any scene involving the hero running or riding a motorcycle. OK I made those up but they should be phrases.

make another list plz!!! can u guys talk about what people on set want from makeup costumes props etc

Camera department lingo prank: Tell the green AC to bring a bag of t-stops. Hilarity ensues.

Backround 💥✨🍿

Revealing the slightly sexist (read ' lonely nerd') side of 1940s filmsets: many lights have nicknames due to the strength, dimension and color temperature of them: blondes (2-3K), redheads (800W) and broads (around 1-2k, but the're wide, rectangular fill lights). I'm sure giggling ensued when people were told to 'strike a redhead' or 'kill the blonde'.

Tortellini! Every fuxxing clamp that a director/DP don't know the name for...

but what is a skyhook?

Action.

I'm ten one in the can..

Cookie? I’m sorry that’s a gobo

C47's... Hahaha!

Creating sausage is never attractive. The same can be said for film/video.

Cringe content.