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The Actors Encyclopaedia - U V W X Y ZThe 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 ZUGLY-UP To make less attractive. UNDER 5 A role with five lines or less. UNDER-SIXES Children under 6 years of age. UNDERCUT To speak a line softer than the previous line. UNDERPLAY To speak with a softer tone and act with less energy one might otherwise expect to do. UNDERSTUDY A performer prepared to perform a lead role if the lead actor is unable to perform. UNION CARD A union membership card. UNION SCALE A schedule of minimum payments as defined by a union contract. UNION MEMBER An individual who has joined a union. UNION: A labor organization authorized to protect the rights of members by negotiating pay scales, benefits and work conditions with employers. The main actor unions are: AEA (Equity) Actors Equity Association, AFTRA: American Federation of TV and Radio Artists, AGMA: Associated Guild of Musical Artists, AGVA: Associated Guild of Variety Artists, SAG Screen Actors Guild. UNIT OF ACTION A distinct division of action marked by a significant change in the course of action. UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER Individual responsible for the administration of a specific movie. UNIT SET A set that can represent several different settings by making only slight changes to scenic elements. UNITIES Time, place and action. Three elements of dramatic construction. UPGRADE Promoting an extra performer to the category of principal performer. UPLIGHT Light from below the actors. UPM Unit production manager. UPPER CIRCLE Highest balcony in the auditorium. Also known as the GODS. UPSTAGE Toward the back of the stage. UPSTAGE To draw the audiences attention onto oneself at the expense of another performer in the scene UPSTAGING To deliberately cross to a place upstage of another performer thus forcing the other performer to turn away from the audience in order to talk with the upstager. USE CYCLE any 13-week period during which a commercial is aired. USHERS Members of Front-of-House staff who attend to audience members. V.O. Voice over. VARIETY PROGRAM A production that consists of a mixture of songs, music, dance, comic sketches and specialty acts. VAUDEVILLE Type of American theatre that combined comedy, song, dance, and other entertainment. Faded from popularity in the 1930s with the introduction of sound movies. VHS 1/2" videocassette format. VIDEO AUDITION An audition that is videotaped for review at a later date. VIDEO CLIP A segment of videotape. VISUAL CUE A cue taken from the action on stage rather than being cued by the stage manager. VITAL STATISTICS Personal, physical traits such as date of birth, hair and eye color, body measurements. VOCAL OR DIALOGUE COACH Someone hired to coach performers in vocal or script delivery techniques. VOICE LESSONS Instruction in voice quality. VOICE-OVER (VO) Performance that consists solely of recording a performers voice. VOICE-OVER AGENT A talent agent submitting clients for voice-over work. VOICE-OVER ARTIST An actor who performs solely with his/her voice. VOMITORY An specially designed performer entrance that allows actors to enter and exit through the lower seating areas near the stage. VOUCHER A form used to record arrival and departure times and pay rates. This information is required in order to get properly paid. W/N Will notify. A call sheet notation indicating that an actor will probably work that day though the specific time has not been decided. W A call sheet notation indicating that an actor is working that day. WAITING ROOM Green room. Waiting area for talent before they are called to perform. WAIVERS Union permission allowing deviation from standard contract terms. WALK-ON A small role with no lines. WALK-THROUGH A rehearsal in which the actors go through the blocking. WALKAWAY A meal break in which cast and crew get a meal on their own. WALLA WALLA General background crowd noise. WARDROBE ALLOWANCE A fee paid to talent for the use and cleaning of the talent's own clothing. WARDROBE ASSISTANT Individuals who assis with selection and care of the wardrobe. WARDROBE CALL An assigned time and place for a wardrobe fitting. WARDROBE Clothing a performer wears for rehearsals and the performance. WASH LIGHT A light that illuminates the entire acting area. WEATHER DAY A day during which an outdoor shoot takes place. A half-days wage is paid for each day that shooting does not take place due to bad weather. WESTERN (Oater) A film which is set in the United States late 19th-century "Wild West". WGA Writers guild of America. WHIP PAN An extremely fast pan which blurs motion. WIDE-ANGLE LENS A lens that has a focal length shorter than normal. This allows a wider than normal area to be photographed. WILD SPOT A commercial that runs on a non-network station on a station-by-station basis in different markets across the country. WILD Recorded out of sequence or isolated from the rest of the scene. WIND MACHINE A large fan for creating wind on the set. WINGS Backstage areas left and right of the acting area. WIPE A transition device in which a new image replaces an existing image as the new image fills the screen from left to right or right to left of the screen. WORK LIGHTS lights that illuminate the stage when there is no performance. WORKING TITLE Name by which a production is known while it is being made. This can be different from the title given to the production when it is released. WORKSHOP An acting class which is not part of a formal actor training program. WRANGLER One who is responsible for the care and control of animals used for a production. WRAP PARTY A party following the completion of principal photography. WRAP To complete a day's filming. WRITER Someone who creates a written work. XFADE CROSS FADE. XXX A designation for a production that features a large amount of explicit sex. YOUTH THEATRE Theatre performed by young people. Z-CARDS Composite. ZED CARD A composite card used by a commercial actor or model. frequently contains multiple shots showing the actor or model demonstrating different looks. ZOOM To change the field of view through the use of an adjustable lens. The 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 Z |
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