Ghost crew (VT, film) if you take a camera crew abroad, the trade unions in some countries will insist that you hire a complementary local crew, even if they sit around all day while your own crew does the work this local group is called a ghost crew.
Glass shot (film) a shot that cheats. Part of the scenery in the foreground, rather than being specially built, is painted on glass in suitable proportions. The camera shoots through the glass and picks up the actors, plus all the genuine background view, beyond. Saves a lot of money and elaborate sets.
Glitch (all) an across-the-board word for a little hiccup or fault, used throughout the technological jargon of the world (especially that of computers), has crept into this business since much of the tools used today is computerized, comes from Yiddish, to slide.
Go (BT) an instruction given by whoever is calling a show over the cans, telling the operators of the various tools when to start, e.g. ‘stand by houselights; stand by walk-out music. Kill lectern mike; kill screen-wash and stage lights. Go houselights; go walk-out music.’
Gobo (VT, film, BT)
(1) A sound-proofed, movable flat.
(2) A little black panel which, when put next to a light, creates an exciting lighting effect.
Gods (BT) is a nickname for the highest balcony of seats in traditional theatres.
Foes up (BT) terminology switched form traditional theatre. A show goes up (starts) at a given time.
See also comes down
Grading (film) is the way, and action, of ensuring the correct color balances in prints of a movie. This is done by specialist in the movie laboratory with precisely defined blend of filters and light levels.
Grams (sound) an old-fashioned word for sound; used to refer to sound recording of movies. In the past the director of a shoot
would have instructed ‘Roll grams; roll camera; action!’ Nowadays, though, he or she would just say ‘sound’ the old gramophone, from which grams is abbreviated, has gone the same route as the horseless carriage and the wireless.
Graphics (VT, film, ST) is some part of a production which is, or appears to be, drawn rather than snaps.
See also artwork, computer generated
Green film (film) is a positive – as opposed to negative – copy of a movie, fresh back from the laboratory and probably not even totally dry.
Green room (BT) is a room anywhere nears the backstage area of a venue where crew members and actors can sit, relax and have meals or drinks while off duty.
Grid (VT, film, BT) is an openwork ‘ceiling’ above a studio or stage area, with a walkway for crew to move around on. Lights, scenery and so on are hung from the grid.
Grind (VT, film) is slang for projecting or showing a movie of program.
Grip (film) a crew mechanic who’s generally known as a highly-qualified handyman (perhaps it should be handyperson). He or she moves tools, including the camera dolly, and provides assistance whenever it’s needed.
See also key grip
Guide track (sound, VT) any soundtrack per-recorded and used to guide a artiste or performer while he or she is adding some new sound. The performer will listen to this through the cans. Sometimes a guide track will be recorded during the shooting of a program or movie, and used purely as a guide during post-synchronization; a whole new soundtrack will then be recorded in the studio.
Gv (ST, VT, film) stands for general view’; a script term. A GV might be used as an establishing shot or to show a general outlook on display while the narration goes over some background points.