| prompter |
A person who supplies actors with the correct lines from the script if they forget. |
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| prop |
Anything an actor touches or uses on the set |
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| prop |
e.g. phones, guns, cutlery, etc. Movie animals and all food styling (food seen or eaten on set/screen) also fall into this domain. See also property assistant and set dresser. |
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| property assistant |
Responsible for the placement and maintenance of props on a set. |
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| property master |
The person responsible for buying, acquiring, and/or manufacturing any props needed for a production. The property master is responsible for all aspects of prop use on the set and, in conjunction with the script supervisor, for maintaining set continuity. Contrast with set dresser. |
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| prosthetic appliances |
Makeup that requires gluing additions (prosthetic appliances) made of a material such as latex or gelatin to an actors skin. May be applied by someone other than the designer. See also squib. |
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| Public Service Broadcast |
PSB |
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| publicity assistant |
Assistant to the publicity director. |
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| publicity department |
The section of a production's crew responsible for promoting a movie. Individual positions within in this department include: unit publicist, publicity assistant, and stills photographer. |
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| publicity director |
Person employed by a studio to conceive and oversee the publicity campaign that opens a movie. In many cases, this person never even appears on the set -- especially if the movie is a pickup and didn't have a releasing studio at the time it was produced. In other cases, this person is frequently on the set and directly supervises the efforts of the unit publicist. |
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| puppeteer |
Someone who operates puppets; these may be either physically controlled (e.g., worn) cable operated, or radio controlled. This may also refer to remote-controlled portions of a costume. |
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| pyrotechnician |
A member of the crew with expertise in fire or explosions. |
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| quid |
Slang for a pound sterling (UK) |
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| quota quickies |
Low budget, short subjects made in the UK in the 1930s. The Cinematographic Films Bill, passed in April 1927 stipulated that all UK cinemas would have to include a proportion of British films in their programmes. The percentage varied, rising to 20% at one time. The "Quota Quickies" were generally of a quite low quality but there are some gems hidden in their midst, notably those by Michael Powell. |
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| R |
A certificate issued by the MPAA indicating that persons under the age of 16 would only be admitted when accompanied by an adult. The age was later raised to under 17 years old, and varies in some jurisdictions. See also NC-17, PG-13. |
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| railroad consultant |
A person who advises a production on railroad history, architecture, business practices, economics, equipment, locations, and strategies to attain maximum on-screen production/artistic values. |
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| railroad coordinator |
A person who advises a production on railroad history, architecture, business practices, economics, equipment, locations, and strategies to attain maximum on-screen production/artistic values, and then locates/scouts/evaluates railroad equipment and locations; coordinates railroad equipment assembly/dispersal at a filming location; plans and executes for camera railroad operations; exercises overall set safety management (in accordance with US Federal Railroad, Transport Canada, and Ferrocarill de Mexico regulations) is responsible for equipment and railroad operations budget development and management. |
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| Rating Pending |
RP |
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| Re-recording mixer |
A member of the sound crew responsible for mixing the final sound elements (dialogue, music, sound effects and foley) In most feature films and some television shows there is a crew of three re-recording mixers (one for dialog, one for sound effects and foley and one for music.) Sometimes in television the music mixer mixes the foley for expediency. There are also two-person crews in which the dialog mixer (generally considered the lead mixer) mixes music as well, with the other person mixing sound effects and foley. |
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| reel |
A strip of film wound on a metal wheel. Typical reels hold 15-25 minutes of film. |
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