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The ScenePaper glossary

Every ScenePaper term, mapped to plain language.

ScenePaper uses film-set language everywhere. Here's what each term means.

Looking for the industry's own terms — page eighths, stripboards, Day Out of Days? That's the film production glossary. This page covers ScenePaper's names for things.

Places in the app

  • Base Camp — your dashboard / home screen.
  • Crew Card — your professional profile (if you're crew).
  • Production House — your company profile (if you're a production).
  • Scout — search and discovery for finding crew.
  • The Booth — settings and account controls.
  • Screening Room — who recently viewed your Crew Card.
  • Production Office — the admin area (staff only).

Work

  • Crew Call — a job posting.
  • Submission — an application to a Crew Call.
  • Call Sheet — a shortlist of crew for a project or a shoot day.
  • Comms — direct messaging.
  • Call Times — your notifications.
  • Dailies — the community activity feed.
  • Wrap Report — a peer review filed after a project wraps.
  • Lookbook — a saved scouting search.
  • Slate — to save/bookmark something ("slate it").

Statuses

Your clearance (verification): - In Development / Draft — not finished yet. - In the Gate — submitted for review. - Cleared — verified. ✅ - Pick Up — needs another take (changes requested). - Struck — removed.

A Crew Call: - Now Casting — open and accepting submissions. - Crew Locked — filled. - Wrapped / In the Can — closed.

Your submission: - SubmittedFirst / Second HoldOn the Call SheetBooked (hired) or Released (not moving forward).

Micro-copy you'll see

  • Rolling… — loading.
  • That's a take! — success.
  • Cut! — something went wrong.
  • Quiet on set — nothing here yet.
  • Back on Set — log in · Join the Crew — sign up · Wrap for the Day — log out.

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