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Hot set

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, hot set means: A set that must remain undisturbed because filming will continue with the same arrangement.

In Turkish: dokunulmaması gereken set

How it is used

Crews label a hot set to protect prop positions and other continuity details.

Example sentences

  1. Do not move the cups; this is a hot set until tomorrow's close-ups.

    The arrangement must survive a break between shooting days.

  2. The art team photographed the hot set before leaving for the weekend.

    Photographs document positions that must remain consistent.

Common collocations

  • hot set sign
  • leave a hot set untouched
  • 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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