A fee or allowance paid to a crewmember for providing his/her own equipment or other specialized apparatus for use in a production. (Production)

A lighting style in which the light sources imitate existing sources, such as lamps or windows. (Lighting)

Extras who are staged and photographed to portray normal human traffic needed to add detail in various script situations. (Production)

A perforated material which is used to break up light or create a shadow pattern. Also known as a cucoloris. (Grip/Lighting)

A method of remotely powering the preamplifier or impedance converter which is buitlt into many microphones by sending a voltage along the audio cable. (Audio)

Used in scoring and sound effects editing to identify the specific scenes or points where music cues or effects cues will take place. Usually, this will include information on length and style.

This term generally refers to a disk-based audio recording and editing system.

Refers to the creative elements of a production such as the writer, producer, director and actors. Literally, these are the elements which appeared above a bold line which divided standard production [..]

Alternating Current. An electric current with periodically changing polarity (i.e. 60 times a second for 60Hz power). (Electricity)

A light unit that emphasizes one subject. This might be a key light, a kicker, or a backlight. (Lighting)