Rentals

Set Talk

If you’re new to the Film and Video industry, there are a variety of terms that may come up that you haven’t heard before…acronyms, jargon aka “nick names”, that may show up on quotes or mentioned on set. Many of the terms became popular years ago and have been used ever since. We’ve attempted to mention some of the common terms. However, there are many, many more. Please share them with us and we will update our website.

Lighting	Grip	Electrical	Expendables
Inky = Mole 200w Fresnel	Pigeon = Baby Wall Plate	Stinger = Extension Cord	C47 = Clothes Pin
Tweenie = Mole 650w Fresnel	Floppy = 4x4 Flag w/ Flop Down Panel	Hand Squeezer = 1,000w Dimmer	Trick Line = #4 Black Rope
Baby = 1,000w Fresnel	Pancake = 1/8 Apple Box	Cube Tap = 3 Way Outlet
Junior = 2,000w Fresnel	Candle Stick = Pipe w/ Junior Receiver	Quad Box = 4 Way Outlet
4x4 Kino = 4ft 4 Bank Kino Flo		Bates = 60a or 100a Stage Pin
Zip Light = 2,000w Soft Light