.READY-TO-WEAR: Clothing that is not custom-made. Customers can buy ready-to-wear right off the rack in a store. The opposite of ready-to-wear is wildly expensive couture clothing.
REEL: A videotape montage of an actor or a model's work. This could include clips from movies, TV shows, commercials, industrials, student films, etc. Directors and cinematographers have reels of their work too.
REFLECTOR: A big, silvery flat disc or umbrella that is positioned around the photographer's subject to reflect all the light onto it.
RELEASE: A document or contract signed by the model or actor that specifies how the client can use the photographs or film.
RESIDUALS: Additional money paid when a piece runs in repeat, rates dictated by the unions.
RESUME/CV: Your education, training, and professional history and experience condensed onto one page, neatly formatted and typo-free.
ROUNDS: Calling on prospective clients for photography and television work.
RUNWAY: A narrow raised platform on which the model ‘shows’ the clothing.
SAMPLE: A one-off piece of clothing from a line made by a designer for the model(s) to wear.
SCOUT: To search for prospective models from other, smaller agencies, other locations or even in the street or while on beaches. Scouts find potential models in a crowd.
SCREEN TEST: A few minutes of film shot to see how an actor looks and sounds on film under different circumstances, in various lighting and make-up, etc.
SET: The place where a film or commercial is filmed, either in a studio or on location OR the arrangement of props and furniture in a TV or photo studio.
SHOOT: Photo session.
SHOWROOM: Where clothing designers display their collections to buyers, sometimes using models. Showrooms are usually not open to the public.
SHOWROOM WORK: Manufacturer's showcase a clothing line to buyers using live models when the seasonal clothing designs are being shown.
SIGN-IN SHEET: Used on cattle calls to list the order in which each model is expected to arrive to audition.
SLATE: To state your name on camera before your commercial audition.
SPEC SHOT: Test photos taken for a specific job. The photographer will take the photos hoping to sell them to the client.
SPOKESPERSON: A model chosen to explain the features of a product/service.
SPORTS SHOT: A photo of a model playing a sport.
‘STATS’: Short for statistics. These include all the specific sizes and measurements a model needs to print on his or her composite card. The ‘stats’ required depend on the type of model (fashion, commercial print, male or female). A female fashion model must list her height, waist in inches, hips in inches, bust in inches, cup size, dress size, shoe size, hair color and eye color. A male fashion model must list his height in inches, chest in inches, waist in inches, inseam in inches, shirt size, collar size, sleeve length, suit size, shoe size, hair color, and eye color. Adult models do not list their age or their weight. Children list hair color, eye color, their height in inches, size, and date of birth. For infants and babies, weight, length in inches and date of birth are all that's required, as well as a photograph taken within the last six months. Children under five need to have new photos taken every six months (these can be Polaroids).
STILL: A still photograph, as opposed to photography for film and television
STROBE STUDIO: A very brightly-lit studio that is suitable for certain photo shoots (as opposed to a daylight studio).
STUDIO: The controlled environment photographers use for photo shoots. The opposite of a studio shoot is a location shoot.
STYLIST: A professional hired to style the clothing, hair and makeup for the models on a photo shoot. The stylist can choose the clothing, add accessories, design the set, and design the look of the hair and makeup (but not actually do the hair and makeup - usually the stylist will direct the hired hair and makeup artist.
ADVERTISING AGENCY: A company that specializes in creating ads for big brands. Almost all of the ads you see on TV or in magazines are created by an advertising agency. The account executive is your main contact at the ad agency. The creative director, art director and the copywriter come up with the concept. Someone from the ad agency will then co-ordinate the booking: casting the models, hiring a photographer who will secure the location and hiring a stylist and make-up artist for the shoot.
ADVERTISING: The industry that promotes products and services to the general public in hopes that people will buy or use those products and services.
Source: Model's Direct
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