#1: The first actor listed on the callsheet, generally the highest-paid and highest-billed
50/50: (Fifty-fifty); shot in which the two characters face each other
A
A side: In editing, the part of a shot right before the cut
“A” story: The basic plot of the show
Abby Singer (the Abby): The second-to-last shot of the day
above the line: The producer, writer, director, and actors who are above the dividing line in a budget
act: The formal division of the parts of a play, teleplay, or screenplay; in TV, the segment between commercials
act-in: The beginning of the next segment after a commercial
act-out: The end of the segment before it goes to commercial
action: The command that indicates to the actor when to begin
actor’s director: A director ...
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