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C-stand

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, C-stand means: A sturdy stand with three legs set at different heights, commonly used with a grip head and arm to support light-shaping equipment on a set.

In Turkish: C ayak, century stand

How it is used

Crews use C-stands with grip heads and arms; the name comes from century stand.

Example sentences

  1. The grip positioned a C-stand to hold the flag beside the window.

    The stand supports a tool that controls unwanted light.

  2. We moved the C-stand because its leg appeared in the wide shot.

    Support equipment must remain outside the recorded image.

Common collocations

  • C-stand arm
  • position a C-stand
  • 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.

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