MODELING PROFESSIONAL TERMS GLOSSARY |
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PRODUCER - person responsible for the day to day decision making on a production
PROMOTION - publicity to advance a product, service or person. PROOF - intermediate stage of photo development from which you can chose best pictures. PUBLIC RELATIONS - creating an image of a product or service in the eyes of the public, mainly through newspaper articles. RATES - fees charged by the model. RESIDUALS - additional money paid when a piece runs in repeat, rates dictated by the unions. ROUNDS -calling on prospective clients for photography and television. RUNWAY -a narrow raised platform on which the model shows the clothing. SAMPLE - piece of clothing from a line, one?of?a?kind. SCALE WAGE -minimum wage set by the unions. SCOUT - person looking for prospective models. SET - arrangement of props and furniture in a TV or photo studio. SHOOT - photo session. SHOWROOM WORK - manufacturer's showcase of a clothing line to buyers using live models ? when the seasonal clothing designs are being shown. SIGN-IN SHEET - on cattle calls, lists the order in which each model arrived to audition. SLATE - to state your name on camera before your commercial audition. SPEC SHOT - photographer's idea of a comp which he/she hopes to sell to the client. SPOKESPERSON - person/model chosen to explain the features of a product/service. STAGE PARENT - an adult who pushes and watches too closely over a child performer, gets in the way of the shoot. STATS - statistical information of a model, including measurements, size, height, etc. STORYBOARD -artwork that shows each scene of a commercial. STROBE - light unit used by a photographer. STYLIST - coordinates the fashions and accessories, checks fit of clothing, visual scene. TEARSHEET - copy of a print ad that the model keeps in the portfolio as proof of work. TELEPROMPTER - TV-like screen that displays the cue card words. TESTIMONIAL - celebrity declaration to the value of a product/service; improvisational endorsement of a product or service that the actor has officially tested, used and approved. TEST SHOTS, TEST PHOTOGRAPHY - photos used to build a beginning portfolio 3/4 SHOTS - photo from head to mid thigh. TRADES, TRADE PAPERS - trade publications such as Variety, Backstage, NY Casting, Actor's Resource Network, Ross Reports, Drama-Logue, Billboard, Hollywood Reporter. TRADE SHOWS - industry promotional display of products/services usually in a hotel or convention center TRANSPARENCIES - the slide forms of a photograph. TRUNK SHOW - informal modeling of one specific designer line, usually in a store or small boutique. USAGE - additional fees for higher exposure, like a billboard or national use. VOICEOVER - background voices for radio or video recorded separately in a recording studio and dubbed onto visual. VOUCHER - three-piece form with a model release on which client acknowledges hours worked by the model, agency copy used to bill and get paid. WEATHER PERMIT - a location job that is dependent on fair weather, may be canceled the day before or that morning. |
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