Glossary

The few script pages you read from at an audition — not the whole script.

A video audition you record yourself and submit, instead of going in the room.

A second audition. They liked you enough to want another look.

A one-off fee to use your performance, instead of ongoing usage payments.

An actor hired by the day for a small role, not the whole shoot.

The time you must arrive on set, ready to work.

The head of the lighting department on a film crew.

A short contract setting your rate, dates and terms before a shoot.

A one-sheet of your best photos plus stats, kept by casting directors.

An audition pairing two actors to see if the spark reads on camera.

The end of a shoot day — or the whole production. 'That's a wrap.'

A request to keep dates free while a production decides on casting.