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Base camp

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, base camp means: The support area near a filming location where production vehicles and facilities are gathered.

In Turkish: set destek alanı

How it is used

Used on location shoots for facilities such as costume, makeup and catering vehicles.

Example sentences

  1. The actors changed at base camp before taking a van to the farmhouse.

    Preparation happens away from the actual filming location.

  2. Our base camp needs more space for the wardrobe trailer.

    The support site must accommodate production facilities.

Common collocations

  • production base camp
  • return to base camp
  • shootTo record a film, scene or shot with a camera. As a noun, a shoot is the period or the day when the filming happens.
  • crewThe people who work behind the camera on a film or TV production, such as the camera, lighting, sound, art, costume and production teams.

More terms: On Set: The Shoot

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