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The Actors Encyclopaedia - CThe Actors Encyclopaedia - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZCABARET Entertainment presented to any audience in night-clubs, hotel-restaurants or at dinners. Emphasizes skits, songs, magic and comedy acts. CABARET AGREEMENT Union/producer agreement for cabaret theatres. CABLE NETWORK Nationally distributed programming provided by a cable hookup (such as Showtime, ESPN, CNN, HBO.) CADENCE Pitch and rhythm of a vocal pattern. CALL BACK OR CALLBACK OR CALL-BACK Follow-up casting call for select talent who appeared at a previous call. CALL BOARD Bulletin board for posting audition notices, casting calls, rehearsal schedules and the like. CALL SHEET List of actors and crew required for various scene rehearsals. Includes when various actors will be required. CALL TIME The time an actor is to be on the set ready to work. CALL Alert announced to technicians and actors when they are needed on stage. CAMEO A bit part played by a notable actor who would normally only perform larger roles. CAMERA CREW Crew members involved with operation of the camera . CAMERA LEFT actor's right when facing the camera. CAMERA LOADER (Clapper-Loader, Clapper Loader) The person who loads film and operates the clapboard at the beginning of a shot. CAMERA OPERATOR (Cameraman) Member of the camera crew who operates the camera. CAMERA PRESENCE an actor's presence and sense of energy on camera. CAMERA RIGHT actor's left when facing the camera. CAMERA A device for recording images. CAMP Comedic parody where the dramatic form is deliberately exaggerated to the point of ridiculousness. CANNED Pre-recorded effects interjected into a performance. CANS Headphones. CARD: Refers to how an actor's name appears in the credits "separate card", appearing alone on the screen, "shared card", appearing with other names on the screen. CAST ALBUM An audio recording featuring music from a live musical production. CAST PARTY Party for the cast (and often crew) of a production. CAST The talent hired to play the characters in a production. Also, the process of selecting talent for a production. CASTING COUCH Refers to the highly unethical practise of pressuring talent into providing sex in return for a role. CASTING DIRECTOR Producer's representative responsible for pre-auditioning performers for consideration by the director and or producer. CASTING SOCIETY OF AMERICA (CSA) A professional organization for Casting Directors. CASTING Process of selecting actors to play the characters in a production. CATTLE CALL An audition during which a large number of actors are moved in and out of the audition area as quickly as possible. CATWALK A narrow walkway suspended above the stage and/or house from which lights and scenery can be hung and accessed. CD Compact Disc. Can contain digital text, music and images. CEL A sheet, usually made of a clear material, upon which an image is drawn and which is then used as an animation frame. CENSORSHIP Mandatory changes to content of a performance imposed upon the producers of a production by an outside person or organization. CENTER LINE A line (real or imagined) that divides the acting area into two equal parts. Runs from upstage to downstage. CENTER STAGE The middle of the performance space. CGI Computer generated graphics and special effects . CHANGE PAGES Changes made to a script during production. Changed pages are usually printed on a colored paper stock that is different from the original pages. CHANGES The different clothing that is worn for a performance. CHARACTER ACTOR An actor who specializes in playing a particular personality type using mannerisms, speech patterns and physical appearance. CHARACTER BREAKDOWN Concise description of a character for casting purposes. CHARACTER LOOK Physical appearance of a character type. CHARACTER MAN/WOMAN Talent who specializes in mature roles or roles that require specialized physical or vocal skills. CHARACTER MODEL A model who has unusual an look or skill. CHARACTER OBJECTIVES The goal a character is trying to achieve. CHARACTERIZATION The physical attributes of a character as performed by an actor. CHEAT When an actor turns toward the audience or the camera a small amount so as to show more full-face. A common technique used in theatre and film. CHECKING THE GATE To check the lens on the camera before proceeding to the next shot. CHEWING THE SCENERY An actor who gives an over-the-top (hammy) performance. CHIEF ELECTRICIAN Gaffer) The head of the electrician crew. CHILD LABOR LAWS Government regulations (vary from state to state) covering the employment of children. CHILDREN'S AGENT An agent who specializing in the representation of child performers. CHOREOGRAPHER One who creates dance movements and supervises dancers in a production. CHORUS CONTRACT Used for those actors who are primarily performing chorus work. CHORUS PERFORMER Performer hired as a group of singers, dancers or actors. CHORUS In ancient Greek theatre, a character or group or characters who comment on the action, provide exposition and advance the plot. Also, a group of singers and dancers in a musical production. CINEMATOGRAPHER Person responsible for all aspects of filming. CLAIMS Those things a character knows or believes about themself (such as social status, tastes, habits, foibles, strengths, temptations, position in family or business, birth place, age, tastes in food, etc.). CLAPBOARD (Clapper, Slate) A small board which holds information identifying a shot such as working title of the film, the scene and number of take, the date, and the time. Filmed at the beginning of each take, a hinged stick (attached at the top) sharply snapped shut which creates a quick clapping sound that is used to synchronize the sound to the image. CLAQUE People hired for the purpose of initiating and sustaining applause, cheering, whistling, or other enthustic displays of appreciation for a performer or a performance. This is done to solicit up a more enthusiastic response from the audience than they might otherwise be spontaneously offered. CLASS A COMMERCIAL the most lucrative remuneration for performance in a commercial. CLAYMATION Animation using three dimensional figures figures made of clay or plasticine. CLEAN SPEECH A take in which dialogue is performed without error. CLIENT A person or company who hires a model. CLIFFHANGER A moment of high suspense, frequently used at the end of a serial drama. Leaves the audience wanting to know what happens in the next installment of the series. CLIMAX The most powerful, dramatic moment in a script. Action which follows proceeds to the final resolution. CLIP a brief excerpt from a filmed ot taped performance. Also, to abruptly cut off the beginning or end of a syllable, sound or musical note. CLOSE CAPTIONED: AKA: Close-Captioned, CC A system which displays the current dialog on screen for deaf or hard-of-hearing viewers. Contrast with subtitles, intertitles . On the web National Captioning Institute CLOSE-UP (CU) Detailed shot in which the subject extends beyond the boundry of the frame. CLOSED POSITION To face away from the audience. CLOSED TURN To turn away from the audience. CO-STAR A supporting lead role. COLD READING Unrehearsed reading of lines. Commonly done at auditions. COLD SUBMISSION Sending an unsolicited headshot and resume to a casting person. COMEDIAN Actor who specializing in comedy. COMEDY A performance primarily meant to amuse. COMIC RELIEF A comedic line or scene included in what is otherwise a serious production. Used to provide relief of tension. COMMENTARY A script used by the commentator (or announcer) to describe fashions for a fashion show. COMMENTATOR One who comments on the action of a film. COMMERCIAL ACTOR Actor (male or female) who performs in commercials. COMMERCIAL AGENT Agent or agency who represents talent who work in television, radio or movie commercials. COMMERCIAL ARTIST One who does artwork for advertising purposes. COMMERCIAL MODELING Modeling something other than fashions. COMMERCIAL SOUND STUDIO A studio that provides space, equipment and engineers to ad agencies, producers and others for a fee. COMMERCIAL THEATRE Professional theatre productions developed with the goal of making money for investors. COMMISSION Percentage of a performer's earnings paid to agents or managers. COMMUNITY THEATRE Local, non-commercial, amateur acting group that performs theatrical productions. COMPANY Cast, crew and other staff associated with a production. COMPOSITE A variety of photos printed on one sheet; represents an actor's different looks. COMPOSITION Placement of people or objects within the performing area or film frame. COMPS Complimentary tickets. CONFLICT Dramatic tension created by opposing forces. in a play. CONFLICT (AGENCY) When an agency has too many of an actor's "type". CONFLICT (COMMERCIAL) Contractual limitation preventing, for a set amount of time, an actor who represents one client's product, from representing a competing product. CONFLICT n. A factor or person that opposes the protagonist and causes tension. CONTACT MIC (Boundary Mic, PCC, PZM) A microphone designed to pick up sound vibrations transmitted through a solid material. CONTACT SHEET A print sheet made up of all the shots from a roll of film. CONTINUITY Attention to progression of story-line and acton, expression of dialog, and matching the details of set dressing, props, and wardrobe to prevent discrepancies in same from shot to shot. CONTRACTS Legal agreement entered into by a performer and agents, managers and/or producers which defines the services to be rendered and the type of compensation to be paid. CONTROL BOOTH Room used to house equipment to operate lights and sound for a production. CONVENTION A widely used and device or technique that an audience traditionally agrees to accept as part of the theatrical production. For instance, a "stage whisper" is one which can, in reality, be heard by all the characters on the stage and by the audience. It is a convention accepted by the audience that the characters who are not the intended recipient of the whisper do not hear it and do not react to it. COPY the written words of a script or advertisement. COPYRIGHT Legal rights to control reproduction and sale of intellectual property. CORNER The "prompt corner"; the place from which the stage manager communicates with the actors and the production crew. COSTUME DESIGNER A person who designs the costumes for a production. COSTUME FITTING the process of getting measured and trying on costumes for a production. COSTUME PARADE A process during which actors, wearing their costumes, parade and pose in front of the director and costume designer who approve or suggest changes to the costumes. COSTUME Clothing and accessories worn by an actor for a production. COUNTER When an actor moves, another actor may shift their own position to balance the composition of a scene. COUNTERCROSS A cross by an actor to re-establish visual balance of the acting area after another actor's cross. COUNTERWEIGHT SYSTEM A system used for raising and lowering scenery and lights which uses heavy weights to counterbalance the weight of the scenery and lights. COVER To block the audiences view of stage action or of another actor. COVERAGE All camera shots except the master shot. COWBOY SHOT A shot framed from mid-thigh up. A common framing used for the filming of many westerns. CRAFT SERVICE The catering company that feeds the cast and crew. CRANE SHOT A shot, usually from overhead, taken by a camera mounted on a crane. CRASH BOX Metal box filled with broken crockery which is dropped offstage to simulate breaking glass. CRAWL Screen credits or written text that slowly move into the screen from one side and off the other side of the screen. CREATIVE DIRECTOR Person in an advertising agency who creates and develops advertisement concepts. CREDITS The names of the people responsible for a film or TV production; also a list of performance experience included on a resume or in a program. CRITIC Journalist who writes reviews of recorded or live productions. CROSS ABOVE To move upstage. CROSS BELOW To move downstage. CROSS-FADE To bring lights down in one stage area of the stage while bringing lights up in another stage area. CROSS To move from one area of the performance area to another. CUE A verbal or physical signal that indicates when actor is to move, speak a line, execute stage business or execute a technical effect. CURTAIN CALL The final appearance of the by cast at the end of a performance to receive applause and take bows. CURTAIN LINE 1) the line on the stage floor where the front curtain touches when brought in. 2) the final line in the play. Also called the tag line. CURTAIN LINE Imaginary line across the performance space marking the point where the front tabs / curtain is flown. CURTAIN LINE The last line of an act or play. Also, the place where the act curtain meets the floor. CURTAIN SPEECH Introduction given from the stage just before a performance starts. CURTAIN TIME Advertised start time of a performance. CURTAIN A drape across the stage to conceal some or all of the performance space. CUT AND HOLD A verbal cue to have all principal action stop and freeze in position until told to release. CUT A direction given by the directo to stop the action of a scene. Also, the point at which one shot is changed for another. CYC (CYCLORAMA) A curved wall at the back of the stage. Frequently painted light blue. |
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