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Call sheet

Meaning in film & television, with examples

/ˈkɔːl ʃiːt/nounCommon term

In film & television, call sheet means: A daily document sent to the cast and crew that lists the scenes being shot, the location, call times and important contacts for the next shooting day.

In Turkish: günlük çekim programı, call sheet

How it is used

Prepared by the assistant directors and usually sent the evening before. People check the call sheet for their call time (the time they must arrive), the weather, parking, the nearest hospital and the order of scenes.

Example sentences

  1. Check the call sheet: tomorrow's call time is 5:30 because of the sunrise scene.

  2. The second AD sends the call sheet out every night by nine.

Common collocations

  • send out the call sheet
  • on the call sheet
  • call time
  • daily call sheet
  • assistant directorA crew member who organises the shooting schedule and runs the set day to day so that the director can focus on the creative work.
  • crewThe people who work behind the camera on a film or TV production, such as the camera, lighting, sound, art, costume and production teams.
  • locationA real place outside the studio, such as a street, house or forest, where a film or TV show is shot.
  • 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.

More terms: On Set: The Shoot

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