Call / Call Time / Call Sheet

Call time - the time you must be on set (or unit base) and ready to work

You will be issued with a daily call sheet (usually sent out after filming has finished the previous day) it lists everything you will need to know about the next days activity.

They often include:

• Call Time and Locations

• Contact list and numbers of departments

• Weather / Sun rise and sunset

• Filming schedule

• Locations and Bases in use (full address)

• Actors / Case in attendance

• Radio channels

• Meal times and locations

• Scene by scene breakdown of filming

• Special notes / information department by department

• A look ahead a few days to the schedule (note: this is subject to change)

Look out for the PRE CALL section - this is will show you who has been called in before the Call time that day, often medical staff are on a PRE CALL if there is a specific high risk activity taking place e.g. setting up lights / scaffolding etc

IMPORTANT: These are confidential documents and are often watermarked with your name or our company name on them. They must be destroyed at the end of each day and the informaiton held on then is striclty confidentialy, it must not be shared with others or informaiton from it posted on social media etc.

Unit Base

The first place you usually present to daily

• This is where all locations are based from, this might not be right next to where filming is taking place. This is where all the trailers are parked, dressing rooms, catering, mobile production office, toilets etc. Most staff car parking will be here.

• You will usually liaise with the Production Office or 2nd AD (Assistant director), and collect radios etc if required.

• This is where you'll get your breakfast too!

From unit base bright coloured LOC (location) / TECH (technical vehicles/base) / CREW (crew parking) signs will guide to you to the first location. Medical staff tend to follow and park at the TECH base.

On Camera

The time everyone is expected to ready for the first take on set

Rolling / Turning / (at) Speed

Directions shouted usually by the 1st AD (first assistant director), broadcast over the radio and often repeated by runners on set. The usual phrase shouted is "Quiet please turn over" (this means everyone is ready to shoot), this will be followed by "sound speed" or "speed" - meaning sound is recording, followed by "turning" or "rolling" - camera is recording.

At this point stay quiet - the set should be totally silent as they film the take, have your mobile phone turned to silent, and if your radio is not the the production channel, turn it down with an ear piece in stay still and not make any noise where possible. Until you hear the word CUT stay quiet and still.

Cut

Always said by a director - stop

The command used for camera and sound to stop recording.

Hold / Stop (the work)

Usually shouted by an annoyed AD

Usually because someone has made a noise during the filming. They will need to redo the take again!

Lock off

Set to be left untouched, including camera positions

Usually where there is a break in filming, where they want to pick up again soon. Don't go on / in to these sets

Wrap

End of filming for the day

Individuals can also be "wrapped" e.g. Julie is now wrapped - this means Julie is finished for the day, this can be departments.

De-Rig

The time following wrap where everyone packs away.

10-1

Answering the call of nature, not usually announced, but if someone is radioing a person and they are at the toilet the may say "Julie is 10-1"